Last year this time while others were happily preparing for the holiday season, my family had just received devastating news. Just two weeks after surviving what could have been a tragic car accident and only two days before Thanksgiving, my beloved Mother had been diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer. Unlike two years prior when … Continue reading
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What Happened?
See, what had happened was… LOL! I know you’ve been wondering what happened after the start of the new year. I was a posting fool in December. After posting a 30-day countdown to a new start at the end of last year, I haven’t posted one thing since I began this new journey (other than … Continue reading
Before I Die
Candy Chang is the creator of the Before I Die project, which started when she stenciled the words “Before I die I want to _______.” on a chalkboard wall on an abandoned house in New Orleans. Overnight it became a place for people to pick up a piece of chalk, reflect on their lives and … Continue reading
Mellanie Kai Lassiter 