Dinner with the girls. Actually, not girls any longer. We are women, deep in our thirties, forties, and fifties. Sitting around the table are lifelong friends, friends of a friend, and some just met for the first time. If you were looking on you would've never known. There was a feeling of camaraderie at the …
YOUR TERMS
Love on your own terms. What does that mean? How can one love on their own terms in today's society? There seem to be many rules on how to love and how to express that love. Everyone is a critic and judgemental. Does social media have an influence on our love relationships? Of course, it …
Reunite!
A few days ago I was furious and deep in my feelings. I'm not so sure if those feelings have subsided or if I've learned to better manage my furiousness. I cannot fathom how we the United States of America, the strongest most advanced country on the planet could possibly be in a situation that …
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY
What a glorious day! Today we pay homage to all the fathers in our lives. I feel like fathers get the short end of the stick. Let's vow not to let that be the case this year or the years to follow. What defines your dad as a good father? It cannot be just about …
LEMONS TO BLOG POST
Have you ever created what you believed was a masterpiece? You were proud and could not wait to share. Subsequently, just as you are ready to share, it's revealed there was a technical malfunction and what you wanted to present is not the masterpiece you envisioned. You are not alone. I had what I believed was …
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY… IS IT?
The flood of mother's day wishes is somewhat overwhelming. It's not that I am not thankful or appreciative that so many people are thinking of me. Overwhelming because it's been 32 years since my mother passed. Her absence continues to gnaw at my core with so much pain, it's as if she left me yesterday. Historically today was the …
FOR THE LOVE OF AGING
A dear friend thought it would be clever to share comical insight into the aging process as women in their fifties experience it. I was sworn to secrecy, one of those swearing-ins that threatens your well-being. It went something like this, “If you mention my name on that blog about aging I’m going to have …
Build Your Circle
As a young girl, my mother would tell me on a regular basis that I only needed a few good friends. Friends that were loyal and committed to our friendship. My mother would point out characteristics in my friends that she deemed questionable and explain in detail why she thought as such. She would remind me often, "everyone …
BLACK PANTHER LOVE
The phenomenon of Black Panther has hit and hit hard. People rushed to the box office to grab a piece of Marvel's reappearance of the Black Panther. This Marvel character was born in July of 1966, first appearing in Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966) in the Silver Age of Comic Books. Black Panther's real name is T'Challa, king, and …
Season of Love
Now that the season of love is over, does the love and show of love or affection end? I certainly hope not. I just love love, the idea of love, and being in love. This year I decided to do a bit of research about Valentine's Day. A day that is celebrated with expensive flowers, candy, …
TRACI J. HINDS 