Pact of Souls

At the beginning of time, two souls were created among all other souls, destined to one day collide. The souls were reborn throughout the ages, passing each other over time. Until by spiritual design, the souls crashed into each other while on two different paths. A force with strength of the universe pulling them nearer. Through the...

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I Got Lost Somewhere

Everyone feels like family and I am back in the city that I love. - Chris Noth And before I knew it, a whole year and a half had gone by before I realized I hadn't written anything. The truth is I forgot about my little humble blog as other things in my life started taking over in my life. I have a website for my law office and I started a travel...

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Bucking the Trend

Watch carefully the magic that occurs when you give a person just enough comfort to be themselves.   – Atticus It’s a new year, it’s a new day, it’s a new dawn…ha, I like that song. However, it is a new year and I’m the same me, but with some added new things. Everyone’s out making their resolutions and goals list for the new year and I’m...

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What Happened to All Her Words?

“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.”  – Rudyard Kipling I’ve been struck by the longest streak of writer’s block and I’ve been suspended in a perpetual state of limbo ever since the block gripped me. I’m floating, watching everyone shine and sparkle from the shadows. Meanwhile, my penmanship remains dusty and littered...

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It Only Happened Once

I had a bad dream…and then I forgot about it. I’m a lawyer and a Gemini. I rationalize everything. I visualize scenarios and play out conversations in my mind. Rational analysis is key. The wheels never stop turning. My mind never shuts down. I’m a lawyer and have practiced criminal law for the better part of my legal career. I have represented a...

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Perspective

There is no footprint too small to leave an imprint on this world. – Unknown  I have nothing to say, so I wrote it all down.  When you hold a child, they capture a part of you. They can pull out all the joy and happiness you could ever want with their pure innocence. When they put their tiny hands in yours, hearts swell and soar...

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New Month, Who This?

Why does this keep happening?! Lol I have no idea, but it's been months! Why can't I be consistent with this whole writing thing? This is what happens when you neglect your blog. I come back to see the template I was using has vanished! I've spent the better part of last night trying to tweak the look of the blog. It's still a work in progress...but...

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From Across the Room

He walked through the door, her eyes found him. Knots tightened in her stomach.  Butterflies waltzed here and there. She had waited all night to see him. Flushed skin, sweaty palms, but she never left her spot.  Rooted in place, no moves made. She had waited all night to see him. Eyes locked. A heart skipped a beat. Smiles of...

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The Year in Review

“Now that she had nothing to lose, she was free.” Eleven Minutes, Paulo Coelho 2015 is most definitely in the rearview mirror now and what a year it was. My social life exploded in the last few weeks leading to the end of 2015 and has continued to be a flurry of activity into 2016. I’ve been meaning to post this blog for weeks, but I’ve literally...

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I was Chosen. I was Wanted. I was Cherished.

“She wasn't tracking down her father to learn more about him. She was tracking him down to learn more about herself.”  ― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle I’ve known I was adopted since I was 5. I thought it was the coolest thing in the world. I felt special because I was picked out of all the children that my parents could have taken home...

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When You Wish Upon A Star

“So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.” – The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho I used to read voraciously. A book was a gourmet meal. Back in middle school, I lived in the school library. I was the accelerated reader queen. I escaped to a world of orphaned children turned investigators, wizards and warlocks, escaped...

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They’re Calling Me to Come Back...

I had someone tell me I fell off, ooh I needed that. And they wanna see me pick back up, well where’d I leave it at. – “Headlines” // Drake  Tell me I don’t know myself lol I knoooow. It’s August and A LOT has transpired since March. I meant to write months ago. Life happened. I’m currently sitting in my office contemplating what life...

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Life: The force from which we ebb & flow

 “I’m going on an adventure” – Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit On the last episode of the Days of Tifanee’s Life, we learned that I’m planning to take on the task of a travel blog.  I’m extremely excited about the concept. I’ve finally nailed down a name after agonizing over it for a week, but I’m pleased. I’ve already gotten my first...

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The Strange Case of Two Blogs and an Active Mind

“In the days before automobiles, people in horse-drawn wagons used to sleep if they were tired. They didn't worry about getting lost, because the horse knew the way home. Your heart knows the way to your gifts. You can trust it to take you to them.”  ― Barbara Sher, What Do I Do When I Want To Do Everything?: A Revolutionary Programme...

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Wanderlust Now, Wanderlust Forever

"Not all those who wander are lost." -J.R.R. Tolkein, The Fellowship of the Ring On Christmas morning, I woke up to an instagram notification on my phone from Raven, one of my awesome friends. She had tagged me on a Travel Noire picture. Although I missed out on the awesome travel deal for a plane ticket to Abu Dhabi, this was the beginning...

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