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The sun shining brightly in a deep blue sky with scattered white clouds and the silhouette of a tree reaching upward on the summer solstice.

Solstice Softness: Feel the Light, Don't Chase It

A reflection on the Summer Solstice, permission to slow down, and choosing presence over performance. Discover the Blessings of the Sunday R's and why feeling the light matters more than...

Solstice Softness: Feel the Light, Don't Chase It

A reflection on the Summer Solstice, permission to slow down, and choosing presence over performance. Discover the Blessings of the Sunday R's and why feeling the light matters more than...

The Long Game: What the Knicks, Lewis Hamilton, and a Life in Full Bloom Taught Me

The Long Game: What the Knicks, Lewis Hamilton,...

The New York Knicks. Lewis Hamilton. And a Jamaican-born woman counting up to 62 who watched both and felt it in her bones. On the Long Game, earned success, and...

The Long Game: What the Knicks, Lewis Hamilton,...

The New York Knicks. Lewis Hamilton. And a Jamaican-born woman counting up to 62 who watched both and felt it in her bones. On the Long Game, earned success, and...

The 21k Mindset: Stepping Over the Artificial Blocks of Life and Business

The 21k Mindset: Stepping Over the Artificial B...

We often spend years pacing a circle, never realizing the ‘wall’ holding us back is just a line of ink on the floor. At 61, I’ve learned that the most...

The 21k Mindset: Stepping Over the Artificial B...

We often spend years pacing a circle, never realizing the ‘wall’ holding us back is just a line of ink on the floor. At 61, I’ve learned that the most...

Two paperback novels, Beloved by Toni Morrison and Webs, Love & Fireworks by Marcia Melody, resting side by side on white bedding in soft morning light.

You Are Your Best Thing: On Visibility, Worth, ...

I woke up at 4:30 AM to a house filled with stillness and a question that has haunted me for years: “Me? Me?” As I celebrate one week of my...

You Are Your Best Thing: On Visibility, Worth, ...

I woke up at 4:30 AM to a house filled with stillness and a question that has haunted me for years: “Me? Me?” As I celebrate one week of my...

Ending Well: An In-Between Reflection

Ending Well: An In-Between Reflection

In this contemplative reflection, Marcia shares a quiet moment from her family’s hilltop home in Jamaica on the final day of 2025. Observing a gate that stands neither fully open...

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Ending Well: An In-Between Reflection

In this contemplative reflection, Marcia shares a quiet moment from her family’s hilltop home in Jamaica on the final day of 2025. Observing a gate that stands neither fully open...

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A beautiful woman smiling while seated at a wooden desk with her laptop, wearing a white sweatshirt that reads “Bold Bougie Bright.” On the left side, the text reads “Where Do We Go for Belief? A Reflection on Believing Above the Noise.”

Where Do We Go for Belief

Last week I shared about rising above the noise and believing louder. I’ve also been reflecting on another side of belief: Where do we go for belief when the happenings...

Where Do We Go for Belief

Last week I shared about rising above the noise and believing louder. I’ve also been reflecting on another side of belief: Where do we go for belief when the happenings...