“We accept the love we think we deserve.” -Stephen Chbosky Part 3 [Final]: I know that this is long overdue and for that, I apologize. I’ve been suffering from what you may call “writer’s block”. It wasn’t that I couldn’t write anything… however, I don’t believe in writing something that isn’t genuine just for the sake of […]
Read moreThe love you deserve? [Part 2]
“We accept the love we think we deserve.” –Stephen Chbosky Part 2: If you’ve read the previous post, then you are familiar with my friend ‘Casey’. If you haven’t read the post, I suggest that you do so that this article won’t be confusing to you. Casey and I have another friend named ‘Ashley’. We met Ashley […]
Read moreThe love you deserve? [Part 1]
“We accept the love we think we deserve.” -Stephen Chbosky PART 1: Recently, I caught up with a friend who informed me of some things she and another friend of ours had been facing. With respect to her identity, I will call her for the sake of this article, ‘Casey’. I met Casey my freshman year of […]
Read more“Have enough courage to trust love one more time, and always one more time.” -Maya Angelou
My Royal Sargent, Kris
When I was 15 years old, I met Kristopher Gibson. An overly critical man with a tailored blazer, cowboy boots and a BMW. He was not my cup of tea, what-so-ever. But I had to suck it up and proceed because he was now my assistant Royal Court advisor. For those of you who aren’t […]
Read moreLife is a gift.. Cherish it
The realities of life are pretty simple. What goes up, must come down. What goes around, will come back around. And if someone is born into this world, one day they will surely leave it. If we know these universal truths, why are they still so hard to grasp? When a baby is born, we […]
Read moreI want to hear from YOU…
Have you ever questioned your existence? Maybe you’ve thought to yourself, “Why am I here?”. Guess what? We’ve ALL had these thoughts, and if someone says they haven’t, trust me, they will eventually. It’s easy to question your purpose when everyday becomes a routine. Wake up, go to school/work, eat dinner, sleep, wake up and […]
Read moreDo Good…& Don’t Stop
During my freshman year of college I stayed in Wheatley dorm, which was definitely not one of FAMU’s best housing facilities in more ways than one. But I was told that the residents would compensate for whatever the dorm may have been lacking in, including but certainly not limited to: Hot water Mold free walls […]
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