This week has been a very inspiring week for me.  I’ve been very receptive and sensitive- receiving, internalizing, and observing everything around me.  Things that I typically wouldn’t fully receive, like art and conversations, really moved me this week.  It seemed as if I was fully in tune with the world.  Let me give you a few examples.  First, during a phone conversation with my grandma, she mentioned me opening up a clothing store, which she has done before, but this time I actually received it.  I began to envision the store.  I saw specifics.  I even thought back to a business plan that I created for a clothing store.…

If you’ve never seen the movie “B.A.P.S”, you’re missing out on some good laughs.   “B.A.P.S” is a comedy from 1997 starring Halle Berry.  The movie is directed by Robert Townsend, who also starred in the movie “The Five Heartbeats.”   “B.A.P.S” is a comedy that unfolds the story of two young, black waitresses from Georgia that end up ‘living large’ and experiencing the finer things of life in Beverly Hills. With scenes ranging from one of the girls screaming and running out of the pool when she got her hair wet, to Halle Berry fighting a burglar, this movie is sure to keep you laughing! Although it is a…

“Running For My Life” is the inspiring story of Lopez Lomong, a lost boy in Africa who ultimately finds himself running in the Olympics.    This book takes you on a journey, beginning with 6-year-old Lopez Lomong being yanked from his mother’s arms while attending church. The book is packed with descriptive and sometimes grueling scenes, while unfolding the life of Lomong.  When taken from the church, he described being picked up and thrown into the back of a truck.  He then bounced off another boy and landed on a hot, dirty, metal truck bed.  The truck was full of children from his church. Despite the circumstances, Lopez stayed positive.  While poor and hungry at the refugee camp,…