The Second Half

It is the 2nd half of the year What goals were chosen to achieve or make progress towards making it happen and marking it done? Usually, when one thinks of the 2nd half, it is a sports game of some type. What game are you playing to WIN? Winning is different for each game becauseContinue reading “The Second Half”

Some things take time

There are some who say time is a healer. However, it takes more time than one thinks to heal, grow, and adjust to the healed part of you and the version of you that has grown. it is necessary to LET IT ALL SETTLE Each person has different experiences that shape them. There is workContinue reading “Some things take time”

Awareness

Today is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day PTSD is a disorder under the umbrella of Anxiety disorders. The symptoms of PTSD are always in response to an event when one feels or perceives their life is threatened or the individual witnessed the event. So it is direct and indirect exposure. These events that contributeContinue reading “Awareness”

Community Schools

On Tuesday, 6/21/22 these are my words I shared at the Newark Board of Education meeting. Peace and blessings The Board must embody its governing power with its only employee, the Superintendent, Chief Academic Officer.  Poor governance will lead to Newark losing it under QSAC and NJDOE will appoint a superintendent.  You all are responsibleContinue reading “Community Schools”

The only NJ Public Hospital, University Hospital in Newark

LILO H. STAINTON, HEALTH CARE WRITER | JUNE 23, 2022 | HEALTH CARE Unused federal pandemic funding, unexpected state revenue could give Newark hospital $1B shot in the arm it needs to meet health care demands While New Jersey lawmakers decide how to spend billions in unanticipated revenue, they are facing a growing push to fund majorContinue reading “The only NJ Public Hospital, University Hospital in Newark”

What matters most

what matters MOST? One’s deeds do matter, however little they may seem. At the time when one does what one does, commitment and discipline make the difference. The difference is a matter of life or death for some. There is no count of the deeds performed because…it is simply a matter of the person beingContinue reading “What matters most”

QR code

Scan the QR code and see where it takes you socialwork #socialworker #phd #msw #lcsw #lcadc #professor #academic #organizer #advocate #activist #mentalhealth #wellbeing #blog #linkedin #addiction #counselor This is about connections.

Juneteenth ❤️🖤💚

Juneteenth is a day that commemorates June 19, 1865 when the enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they were emancipated from slavery. We celebrate freedom!! ❤️🖤💚 Opal Lee is the Grandmother of Juneteenth At the age of 94, Ms. Opal Lee’s efforts came to fruition, and Juneteenth became a national holiday in the UnitedContinue reading “Juneteenth ❤️🖤💚”

Which way?!?

I learned the hard way about… #submission to a greater purpose #surrender to a better plan #obedience to a wise method It has made a major #difference in my #life with a sense of #wellness for my #soul

Self talk Tuesday

Today and each #moment of the #day you’re given another opportunity, speak positive #affirmations and affirm the #truth that God made you beautiful and wonderful Self-talk daily

one thing, just one thing

one thing at a time is needed to focus on and do just ONE THING I am one who always multitasks. Yes, I watch or listen to something while I’m working. Honestly, it helps me focus and get into a groove. Some people tell me when I talk to them I’m not listening although IContinue reading “one thing, just one thing”

The measure of one’s worth

Let’s define VALUE Value according to dictionary.com is relative worth, merit, or importance being LIKED is of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc according to dictionary.com Based on the definitions being valued is always better than being liked. It is the VALUE that sets you apart since being liked is considered the sameContinue reading “The measure of one’s worth”

Memorial Day

By Sewell Chan, May 26, 2018, The Unofficial History of Memorial Day The official history of Memorial Day goes like this: In 1868, three years after the Civil War ended, a group of Union veterans established a Decoration Day for the nation to adorn the graves of the war dead with flowers. A retired Union major general,Continue reading “Memorial Day”

The WORK

Being an advocate, activist, and organizer is righteous WORK. It is on behalf of the voiceless, disenfranchised, marginalized, vulnerable, poor, and needy. Yes, God’s work. God’s plan and purpose for my life There are some who believe righteous WORK is only within the context of religion and anything connected to it. However, righteous WORK isContinue reading “The WORK”

Watch Yeshiva University – Wurzweiler School of Social Work 2022 Commencement

MY GRADUATION Fact: Black women are the most educated demographic in the USA. Check out the commencement https://vimeo.com/706327635 That was a great day, history was made. Hard work pays off. #PhD 🧑🏽‍🎓 Feeling great that I made it over the finish line. Like the Legend of the Phoenix, it all ends with beginnings. Now, theContinue reading “Watch Yeshiva University – Wurzweiler School of Social Work 2022 Commencement”