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Continue reading →: Good News!
I just received an update regarding my stem cell recipient. She has engrafted (my cells are making new, healthy cells for her), is recovering well and should be discharged from the hospital soon. She has experienced some level of graft versus host disease – initial incompatability of her cells and mine-…
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Continue reading →: The Power 20
This past election made history on many levels: legalized non-medical marijuana, gay marriage, Obama and the Power 20. On Thursday, a record number of women were sworn into the US Senate, including Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) and they “have had it with gridlock and the way Congress works.” Gillibrand was sworn…
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Continue reading →: HTTR, Not Really…
I’m not a football fan- never been a Redskins fan. BUT… I am excited for the African American rookie quarterback known as RG3. A humble leader, imagine that. I am also excited for the fans. They stick with that team as sorry as they have been, for soooo long. It’s…
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Continue reading →: On the Edge
Will we teeter over the edge? C’mon folks, let’s get ‘er done… for the people…
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Continue reading →: My Theme Music
Let’s call it my resolution for the fast-approaching New Year. Not there yet, but it is my goal: professionally, emotionally, spiritually. My children are thriving and it’s time to follow suit. Nina is my inspiration. 😉 Birds flying high, you know how I feel…
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Continue reading →: Inspiration
I found my muse. It was buried under layers Of denial, Working long hours and not leaving Time for me. Unleashed, My words tumble from my soul. Words of joy, love, sorrow and hope. Wanting to be near you, In your space Breathing the air that you breathe. Unwilling to…
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Continue reading →: From the Mouths of Babes
No matter your position on “gun control,” your heart is made of stone if you do not believe that policy and practical changes are now and have been mandatory. A letter meant for President Obama from Valerie Barden, the older sister of a Sandy Hook victim, was read on-air by…
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Continue reading →: Holiday Songs to Improve Your PR Savvy
Let holiday favorites improve your PR know-how. Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer Good leaders let everyone shine and contribute. Santa Claus is Coming to Town Double-check your lists. Frosty the SnowmanGet ahead of a crisis. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer Foresee the unforeseeable. Twelve Days of Christmas Manage expectations.…
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Continue reading →: A Second Glance
This morning I tweeted that I looked back at my four year-old’s school after I exited; I never have before. My eyes welled up. All the children were running in, laughing and playing while a patrol car and rescure vehicle were posted outside. A sign of the times…
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I’m Ayoka
Welcome to Mule Of The World. Musings and rants from this Black woman. Zora Neale Hurston called the Black woman “the mule of the world.”
