Don't Sabotage Your Own Greatness By Succumbing

Sometimes I Cheat And Buy Things I Used To Make From Scratch And Just Doctor Them Up.

Being A Lifetime Wife And Mother Has Afforded Me The Luxury Of Having Multiple Careers: I've Been A Teacher. A Chauffeur. A Chef. An Interior Decorator. A Landscape Architect, As Well As A Gardener. I’ve Been A Painter. A Personal Shopper. An Accountant And A Banker. I’ve Been A Beautician. Santa Claus. The Tooth Fairy. A Movie Reviewer. A Nurse. A Psychologist. A Negotiator. An I Have A Ph. D In How To Pretend Like You Don’t Mind.

I Don't Trust White Critics' Judgment About Most Things That Deal With Black Life, Particularly When A Black Person Is The Creator.

I Been Saying It For Years: Church Is Full Of Sneaky Men Posing As Honest Souls, And They Are Perpetuators Our Here Looking For Women Just Like You, With Giant Holes In Your Hearts, And They Can Smell When You Got A Good Job And When You Lonely As Hell.

Now, I've Been Known To Be Attractive On Special Occasions, And I Do My Best To Project As Much Beauty As I Can Muster From Deep Inside, Though I Often Fail.