Blessed & Curvy

What made me write was the death of my mother! I had so many emotions pinned up that I felt I was in it alone and no one could understand. I took out my journal and the words bled onto the pages. Flooded by tears I went through not just grieving her, I went back to my childhood and memories that I had hid in the back of my mind came forth. I grieved a part of myself that I left in Connecticut, I grieved relationships that were gone, and I grieved a job that was my life. I wrote so much until my family begged me to stopped. I was drowning in my grief and I needed to come back. It was through the ministers at my church that prayed for me, called me,  on occasion had me to come out of the house and talk. Talking through my feeling that I had lost my mother on my watch! I had prepared all appointments, I had taken her to the doctors, and yet I was caught off guard. She had Alzheimer's, I remember the doctor saying if she wants cheesecake let her have it, ...

C.G. Sturges Info Imagine an adult tale that blends goddesses and mermaids with a creation story that embraces the feel of a Greek myth, but with a distinctly Nubian flavor...one that posits female Goddesses in a philosophical and spiritual reflection of humanity's evolution and influences. Read the Excerpt Now. Solution:  We, the merbeings /mermaids/merfolks, are on the side of the Jungle Beauty Goddesses. We want to preserve the natural beauty of Earth and all of its life forms that are capable of adapting to Earth’s natural environment causing the least amount of damage to the cosmos. We, the Mermaids, do not need to me be monitored like humans. We do not need the assistance of other worldly guides, angels, or higher order omnificent beings to exist and coexist peacefully with like-minded beings on planet Earth. We will not use or create industrialized products or services, technology, or substances that will destroy the Earth’s natural resources. The Earth...

Times have changed from Helen Reddy singing I Am Woman Hear Me Roar ! Women are working in Corporate America, some are the breadwinners for their homes  and the men are stay at home dads. There are more conferences to attend to inspire  the women on how to be heard, to be taken seriously and to not have to sleep our way up the ladder. I attended a workshop and the guest speaker said have you ever been in a room and  there's a discussion where you know the solution but no one hears you? Yes!  Then five minutes later a male coworker paraphrases what you said and everyone hears them? Yes!  Do you feel invisible? The women young and old responded. YES!   In the year 2019 we still have women getting paid less than their male counterparts.  You have more and more women coming out and saying that they were sexually harassed,  sexually assaulted, and were told that they can only move up if they accept advances from males  who...

As a child no matter what age your parent will always think of you as their baby! I became a caregiver in October 2004 to my mother who was diagnosed with dementia. The fear of the responsibility of making sure medicines were taken correctly, all the finances were handled, and most important my mother was comfortable. It was determined that she would live with my sister and within two months realizing that was overwhelming and a group home would be best with 24 hour care. Since I worked from home it was also easier for myself to be active within her daily care with visits, taking her out, and also monitoring her activities.  I learned so much within the two years that she had relocated to California, There were new doctors to find, adult daycare to locate, and still maintain her dignity as the parent. Yet our roles were reversing and I was becoming the parent. I was bathing her, surprising her with stuffed animals and when she couldn't remember who I was I didn...