My mom is a very thoughtful woman. I remember when I was 17 and on an international trip for two weeks to Australia and New Zealand my mother made sure I was greeted with messages from her at each new hotel stop. Mind you this is the pre email era, right at the beginning of the explosion 💥 of the internet. So she called each hotel and left messages with the desk for me to receive upon arrival. As the only black kid on the trip, who was designated as the group “Aborigine,” (Native tribal people of the Australian bush) knowing that I was loved that far away made me feel special and gave me what I needed to not let social and economic factors ruin a trip of a lifetime.
Read MoreAnd while it may seem hard, don’t complain about what you don’t have or what you can’t do! Be grateful and make preparations to be in a better position; be it mentally, physically, financially or spiritually because trails come! You however, even in this time get to decide how you respond to the trails of life.
Read MoreI found a peace within and felt centered as I began to head back down the trail so I could get home. The decent is where the real fun started, and I understood immediately why ice shoes were a requirement. As I went to take my first steps down the trail and almost found myself in a full split, I thought “oh boy, I am in trouble.” And then a calm came over me again. I thought I made it up here, I will certainly make it down. I sat on my butt and began to slide down the trail. I laughed with joy and nervousness and felt like a kid again.
Read MoreFloating saved me…
It’s #float Friday!!! Today will be my first float of 2019 and I cannot wait to disperse this energy in the water! 💦
I remember my first floating experience like it was yesterday. I was in Brooklyn with my best friend. She booked us an appointment Lift Floats and my life was positively altered FOREVER.
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