The “welcome to the real world” came complete with a new email system to manage and although my titles have changed several times since I transitioned to life as a full-time professional, these four features within Microsoft Office have helped me save time and stay organized through each of them.
Read MoreJasmine's Journey: Pandemic Life 2020 /
Living through a pandemic in 2020 has been everything but simple. No one expected or planned to spend a quarter of the year social distancing and wearing masks in public spaces, but we’re here and we’re surviving. Although that, for many, is a win in itself, for others the pandemic has been a period of rest, reimagination of possibilities and a resurgence of energy to be reallocated to projects that continued to get pushed down growing to-do lists, hobbies we’ve always wanted to pursue or never thought we would, opportunities we couldn’t imagine and much more.
Outside of Work Life, I too have picked up some new hobbies and added some boxes to my personal to-do list. Keep reading to learn more.
Read MoreMaking sense of what matters /
If you’ve ever sang along to a song written or performed by a black artist
If you’ve ever celebrated a touchdown, putt, shot, home run or score from a black athlete
If you’ve ever quoted words from a black poet, speaker or author
If you’ve ever felt feelings for a member of the black community you know that
Black Lives Matter.
Say it, write it, post it or don’t, but know that it is true.
You saying it doesn’t make it more true.
You not saying it doesn’t make it less true.
It is the truth and although the words coming from your mouth or being displayed on your page or story or paper doesn’t make it more or less true here’s what it does…
Read MoreJasmine's Journey: Life after loss /
For 363 days a year I tell myself to be strong and grateful. Sometimes I have tough days and moments, but I pull myself together and move forward. Every year on April 21 and Mothers Day I give myself a pass to be weak, to think all the thoughts and feel all the feelings that come with losing a parent. After 15 years without my mom three feelings are most prominent. I’ve shared a raw picture of what that looks like and why in words below.
On most years I spend the anniversary of her death with family or doing something active, but in the midst of the pandemic and sheltering in place I’ve been coping in a cycle: think, pray, cry, sleep, eat, repeat, but this too shall pass.
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