It’s Monday!: Understanding Stress

For much of the country, it’s been a weekend full of civic engagement, either directly or indirectly.  You may have watched or been a part of Trump’s inauguration, or the multiple women’s marches that occurred across the world.  Either way, now...

Connecting Wellness to The Dream

As I reflect on the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on what would have been his 88th birthday, I consider what King might have had to say about our current socio-political realities.  In conversing with a group of Black Christians yesterday on the state of...

Baby Steps

Greetings!  I hope this post finds everyone safe and warm in the wake of the wintry storm so many of us have been experiencing over the past day or two.  Perhaps some down time at home has given you a chance for additional reflection on your goals for the New Year....

A Fresh Start!

  Happy New Year!  As 2016 ended, I was grateful to be in the company of my Union Baptist Church family for Watchnight service.  I was inspired by amazing testimonies from my brothers and sisters in Christ, exuberant music from our Sanctuary of Praise Mass Choir,...