A year ago, my life changed forever; I received news that still shakes me to my core to this very day. I remember being at work getting a phone call. I remember not being able to breathe. I remember every stride I took with my head down low downstairs to…

Today the United States crossed a grim milestone, 500,000 Americans dead from COVID-19. In my life, another milestone, the loss of another family member. I have lost family members and friends through this pandemic from chronic illnesses and COVID-19 and, it has shifted my perspective on the meaning of life…

When I think of this moment four years ago, I think of fearing the unknown that would come from his administration and allowing myself to believe that there is a possibility that change can come once Trump realizes the games are over and it was time to get to work…

The most crucial relationship in your life is the one from within and to say that I have abused the hell out of myself would be an understatement. …

Writing has always provided me a sense of peace. A sense of peace that is hard to achieve. A little over three months ago I had to take a break from my writing. I felt my writing was insufficient and people were not afraid to notice and tell me the…

No one could have predicted that 2020 would be a challenging year. I am sure we expected challenges, however, we did not expect complete catastrophe. We are battling numerous of fights at the same time that show a unique link to each other: COVID and inequality. The link is that…

For the past couple of weeks since the death of George Floyd, we have all witnessed the revitalization of anti-racism in a way we have not seen since the days of MLK. While it remains to still be going strong it has managed to change me as I still feel…

Like most people, I wrote a New Years resolution list for 2020. I remember vividly when I wrote this list, I was on a plane from Frankfurt flying back to the states reminiscing on the past 10 days I had spent by myself in Germany and how I felt so…

I have struggled the past couple of days mentally in a way I am not used to. I have this overwhelming sense of sadness and pain for our country. At first, I could not decide if I wanted to write on this or not because I know the potential backlash…