Too often we romanticize love. We talk about the good feels, the gifts, the baecations, or the dinners at the top of Burj Khalifa (oh, that’s just me!). Anyway, love is complex. It’s complicated. I used to wonder why “It’s complicated” was an option for describing a relationship. Suffice it to say, I get it…
Category: Divorce
Yesterday’s Price…
The truth is that the price has gone up to engage with me in all areas of life with the exception of my relationships. I’ve been separated for seven years and divorced for five. Believe me, I have had a phenomenal time and met some very interesting characters, to say the least. As I approach…
To Be Whole
I am whole. I want to remember this feeling for the days when I feel like a fraction of the being that I am. I want to remember what it feels like to be content in the present moment without going back or to the future. I want to remember that state of equilibrium where…
Playing vs Playing to Win
“What the f**k are you doing?” is what I heard on the other end of the phone as I sat in my car 15 minutes before my fifth panel interview for a principal role. The caller, a mentor who has been the CEO of several urban school districts, had gotten wind of my lackluster performance….
Soft
“She’s an upstanding citizen! She’s the assistant principal of our school!” That’s what she said before I was cuffed and placed inside of a Metropolitan Police car headed to the 3rd District police station. My charge: two-days expired license plates. How the fuck did I get here? Yes, l let a few “You motherfu**kers!” go…
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