“I am deliberate, and afraid of nothing.” ~Audre Lorde

I spent most of my weekend empowering, and being empowered by, black women. While my clientele is diverse, the coaching sessions and back to back vision board events I facilitated kept me in spaces filled with women of color. This does not happen very often, and when it does, I am immediately recharged. Being in a room full of women of color is a magical experience. I am so proud to be black.

Love is a beautiful thing to witness.
 
Like most Sundays, I was sitting at a café that I had recently discovered in Silver Spring, MD, blogging, people watching, writing horoscopes, and preparing for the week ahead. The Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse in Leo had just passed, and yet, I could still feel the remnants of this powerful cosmic event. The Moon was set to enter Libra and conjunct a retrograde Jupiter, so of course, my mind was on relationships (Libra is the partnership sign in Astrology). Two couples caught my attention right away. They were eye gazing, holding hands, and kissing affectionately. Ten years ago, I would have thought to myself, “Please, go get a room.” On this day, I thought to myself, “How beautiful. That is exactly what I desire.”

I’ll take a love that stays, over a love that stays for only one night. I’ll take a love that stays for only one night, over no love at all.
 
I saw the movie “Moonlight” over the weekend, and was moved throughout the entire film – the entire film. It was a story about identity, loyalty, inner wounds, healing, and love; there were several elements of the film that touched me deeply. What struck me the most, however, was the name of the main character – Chiron. In the story, Chiron to me is both protagonist and antagonist. His vulnerability could make you weep with awe, while his internal battles made you question his judgement. Never have I felt so many conflicting emotions for one character – an array of emotions that made me appreciate the human spirit.