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The Ingredients of True Love

“To truly love we must learn to mix various ingredients – care, affection, recognition, respect, commitment, and trust.”– Bell Hooks Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others … Continue reading

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Black women

““Black women have not focused sufficiently on our need for contemplative spaces. We are often ‘too busy’ to find time for solitude. And yet it is in the stillness that we also learn how to be with ourselves in a … Continue reading

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The Experience

Hooks Ain’t I a Woman blew my mind because I read it at a time when I’d never had a close friend who was a woman of color. Now I turn to memoir a lot when I want to understand … Continue reading

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