Archive for the ‘perspective’ Category
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The Sound of Silence
Monday, January 4th, 2010
In hit movie Precious, a story of abuse, Monique plays Precious’ mother and delivers in a powerful scene that comes near the end. In this scene she confesses to a caseworker played by Mariah Carey that she didn’t want her boyfriend to abuse daughter Precious; yet by her own admission, it happened because he, in essence, ordered her to [...]
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60 Seconds of Fame
Friday, December 4th, 2009
Louie Jones of The Louie Jones Show on Blog Talk Radio once told me to look for the gray cars. Translation: Pay attention to the opportunities around you. Like gray cars, they blend into the atmosphere. Once aware of them, though, they are easily seen.
In October I identified one when I stepped off the elevator of the visitors’ bureau in my [...] -
Gratitude Attitude
Monday, November 30th, 2009
If you’re on Tyler Perry’s mailing list you know about the childhood memories he shared. Horrific accounts of the kind of verbal and sexual abuse that could have made him bitter, but made him thankful, instead, for all he has overcome, as well as the new life it has led him to. Evidence you can see in his life and his work. He’s [...]
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You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Monday, March 30th, 2009
Six months ago my daughter’s hair hung just below her shoulders. But massive breakage left her with not much to show for it. To protect what was left and camouflage the damage, I put her in braids. She liked them until someone teased her for wearing extensions, and passed the pressure on to me to remove them.
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don’t miss your moment
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
In 1991 I recorded my own cassette album (yes, cassette) featuring seven songs I wrote under the name Karen Metcalf. The title was Don’t Let it Show. A disc jockey at Louisville radio station WLOU, then secular, was gracious enough to play one of my songs (I’m the One) on the air for me.
He also [...]
