This week I want to acknowledge Safe Passage Heals nonprofit; they are making a difference in our community here in California. During COVID-19, a lot of women and children were victimized by domestic violence. Safe Passage Heals is a...
Schooling is an important part of the American experience. Some people find elements of school to be fruitless. There is endless memorization and this can lead to the thought that the things learned in school do not translate into boosting readiness and confidence...
No matter what your relationship is with your father it’s a great thing when you take the time to honor him. We all have different stories and different backgrounds. But we also must remember that no one is perfect. I challenge everyone to...
We all should be taking time out to build our relationships. It’s very important to think about and ask ourselves how we are building our relationships. What did you do to strengthen ties with your community, your friends, your family?...
As they say, you may have to kiss a few frogs before you meet your prince. Before I met my husband, I felt like I was dating the wrong people. Finally, one day I decided that I will write a letter to God, describing exactly what I wanted in a husband. I was incredibly...
I always ask myself “How I can stand up for someone else who is struggling to find the conviction to self-advocate?” I know sometimes it’s hard to stand up for someone you know but is perhaps not your best friend, or to fight for a...
Hard to believe it has been more than a year since the shut down in March. What can we do to rise up and usher in a return to normalcy? Well, it’s already happening. It’s exciting to see so many people taking their vaccine. We are all rising up doing our part to help...
If you are here with us on this beautiful planet you’ve been tested. Covid-19, loss of a job, divorce, political instability, death, the list is exhaustive. Since some of these things happened to us without our consent we have to learn to be resilient. Tragedy...
A lot of us don’t think about this since we’re focused on our day-to-day lives. But this week my husband, my daughter and I want to say our goodbyes to “Pa-Pa.” He was my husband’s grandpa, and his full name is Paul Barbarin Sr. While I...