Victoriously Broken Podcast Interview: Sitting Through Your Pain
"if I was to see someone that I considered a friend and they came up and kicked me…there would be the physical pain, but there will also be the pain of betrayal from a friend, which is its own pain. And so, I think that part of the nuance of it all is that, you kind of accepting the pain feels like you're saying it's okay but now I'm getting to the understanding it doesn't mean that you accept the pain, it doesn't mean that you accept what happened to you, it doesn't mean that you accept the b
Intermission – Building Dreams
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Nobody Does it Alone
I covered a story once about a program called Meals on Wheels in Ypsilanti. It was a timely reminder that nobody is as independent as they think they are. We […]
Photography Club Throwback Thursday
In honor of Throwback Thursday, and as a teaser for my new blog series beginning soon, I present to you my first photograph taken and developed as part of the […]
True Heroes Live With a Purpose
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Thankful Thursdays: Keep Your Thank You’s Fresh
Photo courtesy of: Quadell How many times have you heard or read the words ‘thank you’ this week? Better yet, how many times a day do you say, write, or type ‘thank […]
Ashe – A Real Writer By Guest Blogger Karen Simpson
Tru Story Exclusive: Back by Popular Demand Please accept this invitation to tune in for an exclusive series about real-life leaders, both personal and professional, that will share their own […]
Thank You Veterans
Veterans’ Day, unlike Memorial Day, is for all (this world and the next) those who sacrificed their freedom at any point to secure ours. My Promise to myself, my country, […]
Who Do You Say No To the Most?
Quit Telling Yourself No How many times do you tell people no in the course of a day? Once? Dozens? Or..never. Recently, I was speaking with a friend about my […]
Remembering Rwanda
“22 years ago marked the start of 100 of the darkest days in human history. 1 million people were killed in the Rwandan Genocide.” – Join the #Kwibuka20 Orbit What a difference twenty years makes. I believe […]
TRU STORY EXCLUSIVE: A Seventy Five Year Old Lie pt 2
Tru Story Exclusive: About Elbert Williams A Seventy Five Year Old Lie: Part II by Leslie McGraw Elbert Williams Historical Marker Unveiling on June 20 Photo courtesy of Sharon Hayes. […]
Thankful Thursdays Spring Edition
As I often remind myself, Thanksgiving is a mindset. Today is the first of May, The National Day of Prayer, and…Thankful Thursday! Each Thursday in May, I will focus on […]
Just four little words
Ever since my third grade librarian helped me to form my first publication, I considered myself a writer. At the wild and brazen age of 9, I didn’t understand how […]