Thinking Kinky : The Nappy Haired Diva

Charlie Hebdo Cover, Charlie Hebdo  I was having a conversation with someone about Hurricane Harvey and the person I was chatting with blatantly said that they had zero intention of donating to Houston. I was told that Texas has an enormous amount of racism within it, a high number of Trump supporters, and they just will not be donating. After googling my way around the net, I came to find that there are a few others who share this decision albeit for different reasons. The Women's March wanted to focus monies raised for the relief of minority ethnic groups. A co-worker of mine stated that they would rather contribute toward relief efforts for the stranded animals in Texas. I found another article about yet another woman who had more interest in the animals and less interest in Trump Supporters. Is this a choice? Reverse racism? Both? As Americans, it would be ideal to help our fellow man. We often dabble in the affairs of those overseas, however with the political climate a...

I've been blogging for five or six years now. If you think I am rolling in dough by now you may be right... if I were having a kinky moment with a pizza maker. Blogging can be lucrative, but more often than not it just isn't. Making money on a blog takes a lot of things that people typically don't have. The first thing? Time. You need to spend a lot of time when you are blogging. Why? Because people don't give a crap about what you have to say. In the land of social media where everyone has a voice the views of the blogger are often well,...lost. You have to find a way to speak over all the noise that blares across super highway that is the internet. So, it's going to take time for you to learn what you need to say to make people actually pay attention and then keep their attention so they want to come back to your blog and see what else you have to say. Be prepared to spend endless hours just figuring out your messaging and approach toward your audience. That a...

Who do you call on when you need help coming to a decision? Many of us call our best friend, a parent, or seek spiritual revelation. Some of us find ourselves on the couch of a high priced therapist hoping for direction instead of reflection. I'm writing this blog to tell you that you don't need to look to anyone else for your answers. The answers are within you. Each of us are equipped with internal wisdom. We have the gift to discern our life's direction. This isn't to forsake the God you serve, this is to say if you in fact believe in the God you serve, you should believe your God dwells inside of you and therefore you can seek answers from within. Don't feel guilty about it. Following your heart takes training however, I'm a firm believer that your heart doesn't lead you wrong. The conflict of the mind and heart is what steers people in the wrong direction. When your heart says "yes" and your mind says "maybe" the signals cross ...