The timing of this post fell very nicely in with MLK Day, which I’ve often thought should’ve been dedicated to Coretta Scott as well because Martin would not have been able to have the impact he did without the stability from being with her, where she sometimes got the short end short end of the stick. I’m trying to be generous here. We know how sexist men were back then (and now).
I haven’t written an MLK-related post since the blog began, but as a few people are celebrating I thought this would be a good time to tie this in with BWE of course. One of my most important posts close to my heart acknowledges the sacrifices of African-American women and how they helped secure our futures by advocating for the passage of the Civil Rights Act.
Perhaps it’s time to look at the big picture and remember green is the only color that matters. It’s high time blacks dump their collective inferiority complex and focus on black achievement. Continue reading My Dream For You: Reflections on MLK Day
I’m getting the jump on an upcoming post discussing 2012 blog memes and sharing this one early. The Revisiting series will highlight one or two posts whose content garnered a lot of interest and deserves a review to accommodate newer readers and long-time blog friends alike. It’s another tool for evaluating your education and preparedness in the new millenia. Continue reading AOFB Revisits: Financial Acumen
The feeling of being harried is not usually the result of living a full life and having no time. It is, on the contrary, born of a vague fear that we are wasting our life. When we do not do the one thing we ought to do, we have no time for anything else – we are the busiest people in the world.
~~ Eric Hoffer
Hoffer wrote about the relationship with self-esteem and the impact of trying to live a full life in absence of it. He observed societal change and authored several books including, “Reflections On the Human Condition” and “The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements“.
Continue reading Inspirational Quotes Series: Eric Hoffer
This is a good time to review some of the lessons we’ve learned and how to continue putting new insights into action. At the very least, seeing behavior from its source in all it’s glory – and infamy – has been very useful.
EVAM #1
People who need people. Our relationships fuel the quality and experiences of our lives. Why not have the best? I conceived of this series because the blog didn’t have one official category for discussing how men and women relate, and this is of course from the woman-supportive perspective. It was inadvertently called Vetting Men, but was too similar to another blog. Also, I know every woman isn’t focused on marriage, doesn’t date men and may not be single. We all need friends however and delving under the surface of unexamined feelings about men to root out negativity is important. Plus, since we’ve discussed the foul behavior of so many males I wanted to steer our focus towards building good relationships.
Some of the discussions across several blogs at the time of the original post were focused on defining “alpha males”. I shared a wonderful site written by an older gentlemen who tells women what they need to hear instead of what we think we know. Knowledge is power!
Continue reading Evaluating Men For Alliances & Marriage Series #14: Pop Quiz
Like Pam, I want to wake up to find Bobby in the shower so I can forget all about this ridiculous season. Only this isn’t “Dallas” and “The Good Wife” returns after its winter hiatus with another eleven or twelve episodes. Whether they will inspire cheers or jeers remains to be seen. So far the season ranks a C-.
I can now relate to other viewers who complained about Season Two. Except I liked Season Two, barring the character lobotomy they performed on Eli Gold to make him more personable when Alan Cumming was added to the cast full-time. I’m also still salty over destroying Kalinda’s character as a plot device but am hopeful for an adequate pay-off. The interplay between her and Eli in episode #2 The Death Zone was fun to watch. Whether it goes out with a bang or a whimper has yet to be revealed, but I’m detecting the stench of a good show gone stale.
Continue reading “The Good Wife” Season Three Has Me Hoping I’ll Find Out It Was All A Bad Dream
I had to do it some time. While I’ve asked for a few tidbits here and there, this time it’s real. I want details people and I suspect that can only be had behind the peep wall. I’ve got quite a few goodies lined up and I NEED you!!! Lay it all out!!
As always, thank you to the graduating class of readers. We’ve got newbies to initiate so all of your participation is vital. Click on the link to the AOFB Reader Survey. It’ll be some of the most useful few minutes you spend today…….xoxo.
HAPPY 2012.
Consider every day a new baby day to nurture with the slate wiped clean. We may have the outward appearance of being together. Like with the assumption that every thin person is in superb health, our beliefs may hold inaccuracies. We may intellectually be able to identify our acumen, attractiveness or career trajectory and may even be aware of segments of our purpose.
We may be driving with an empty tank inside.
Continue reading Preparing Yourself For Prosperity Plus In 2012 & Beyond
You might have looked at that title and asked, “WhAat….?”. CHILL folks. I’m revisiting two previous post where I featured a musical ‘battle’ of songs titled “Angel” and some of my favorite Holiday Music. I’m very fond of Ave Maria which are actually sung prayers and considering Schubert, Bach and Caccini wrote compositions I’d say it holds meaning.
Don’t miss the Denyce Graves performance. Ring in the New Year with joy, reverence and a little deference. In gratitude. We’ve got a few Higher Power assists looking out and rooting for us.
More after the jump!
Continue reading Angels & Virgins
Hold onto dreams
For if dreams die
Life is like a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow
~~ Langston Hughes
As we move into another new year and (re)new(ed) you, let’s take this quote as seriously inspired chow for the soul.
This poem is intended to be hummed as a song would be, but without musical accompaniment. Langston Hughes was a key member of the Harlem Renaissance. This is a crucial part of African-American history that must not be forgotten. Some of you may be familiar with his That Powerful Drop from “Simple Takes A Wife”. Given how he spoke of his father’s disdain for blacks, I wonder about the irony at play with a piece that exemplifies the strength of race as a social construct and cultural tie.
Continue reading Inspirational Quotes Series: Langston Hughes
This is the last three days in December (yipes) and I swear I could blink and it was a year ago and we were about the start 2011. Instead 2012 is but a mere breath away. Doesn’t it feel as if time is speeding up? It’s like Daylight Savings when the sun sets by 5pm and it’s still dark at 7am – unless you’re close to Greenwich Mean Time where it gets dark around 330pm! Anyway, the point is the days are shorter and you have to make the most of your time if you’re trying to do significant things.
These changes don’t have to come from a big splash of activity or a sense of foreboding from carrying heavy mental loads about how serious things are. Except if you’re in any type of physically tenuous situation [living in an unsafe neighborhood or health concerns], then take care of yourself! We can literally spend 15 minutes a day doing things unemotionally, by rote, with consistency and be able to look back months from now and notice the huge shifts in whatever direction we had pointed to.
Continue reading What We’ve Learned In 2011
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