msladydeborah

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  1. THE NIGHT I MURDERED THE STRONG BLACK SUPERWOMAN INSIDE OF ME

    7/9/10 10:05pm by msladydeborah
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    Tonight I am going to kill the strong, Black, superwoman inside of me. This was the opening line of a journal entry that I wrote about twenty years ago.  It was one of the wisest decisions that I have made regarding my sense of self and well being. On the night that I scripted that particular entry I had come to a point of realization.  That  female identity was doing me more harm than good.  We weren't working like one person.  She were working against my best interests in life. Only I didn't realize this until I was almost completely drained.  Read more >

  2. STOP TRYING TO BOX ME IN! THOUGHTS ON MAKING CHANGES IN MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE

    4/14/10 11:19am by msladydeborah
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    Who taught younger generations of people that older people do not have the ability to change?    I have found myself asking this question a lot over the past few weeks.  I am in the beginning stages of re-directing my work career.  I do not honestly want to return to teaching in an Early Childhood setting.  I love working with children.  I have done so for well over two decades of my life.    There comes a time when going through the change of life is not menopause related.  It is a matter of looking at things  Read more >

  3. FACEBOOK 'WORM' STRIKES AGAIN!

    3/3/09 3:36pm by msladydeborah
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    I read this article and felt the information was worth passing on to others.  Read more >

  4. What A Way To Begin The Year!

    1/2/09 9:16pm by msladydeborah
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    I made a discovery today that may change my life. There is a small lump underneath my left breast.  I felt it today while I was conducting my self examination for the month. I am the daughter of a Breast Cancer Survivor.  I have lived with the awareness that at some point in my life this might happen.  Do I believe it is cancer?  No.  I will not lay claim to the disease.   Read more >

  5. How We Will Heal Over As A Nation?

    10/11/08 9:52am by msladydeborah
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    The outpouring of racially aroused rhetoric during this week has made me feel very uncomfortable with the turn of events regarding the election. I am not politically naive by a long shot. I know that American politics has a history of being dirty and lowdown. We have been conditioned to not only expect this type of interaction, we often expect our respective camps to be actively engaged in this type of behavior.  Read more >

  6. Dear Body

    7/22/08 8:46pm by msladydeborah
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    Dear Body, I decided to take time to write you a love letter. That's right a love letter. Which will be posted for others to read and comment on if they wish. Even if no one posts one word, I am okay with the lack of response. The most important person in this equation is you.  Read more >

  7. Where Are The Village Elders At?

    7/19/08 9:43pm by msladydeborah
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    Where Are The Village Elders At? We are all familiar with the African Proverb: It takes a village to raise a child.  It was once a widely used slogan during the Clinton Administration.   Being a product of this type of nuturing, I will vouch for the truth in the statement.   Rearing a child requires that the entire adult population (the elders) be involved in the process. It takes our combined resources to help raise the children within our communities.  Read more >

msladydeborah

Full Name
msladydeborah
Member Since
May 2008
About Me: 

I am still a work in progress. One that is now wiser and grateful for the seasoning of time.

I'm just a woman who is living a life up under the sun.  Watching as the day close  out across the skyline while making plans for tomorrow in the hours before the dawn.

By my own defintion, I am simply just a global citizen.  Which could mean nothing or everything in the moments of time. It will always depend on how I do or do not respond.  Keeping silent during times of distress and grief, is not a pact that I have ever been able to make with anyone.  I will speak out. My thoughts will not be secluded or fearful of different opinions. I am strong enough to endure the difference because of this American life that I am living.

 

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