“We held on to hope that better days were coming. And when we did, we were right.” – The Mountain Goats Dear Fellow Warrior, Today is World Suicide Prevention Day (initiated by the International Association for Suicide Prevention and endorsed by the WHO) and September is National Suicide Prevention Month. One in 100 deaths is…
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PS: I Shouldn’t Be Alive Right Now…
“The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die.”— Juliette Lewis Dear Fellow Warrior, I have been struggling a bit, with signficant mental, emotional, and physical pain. But hanging in there. How about you? You okay? It’s September now. Summer is gone. I feel like I lost my summer, even…
Say My Name… Say My f***ing Name…
“Names are the sweetest and most important sound in any language.” – Dale Carnegie Dear Fellow Warrior, Do you have any pet peeves? We all do, am I right? I don’t talk or write about my pet peeves too often. But this one pet peeve I had for a long time now is something that has been bothering me…
Happy Juneteenth! Towards a New Freedom and Writing Adventure…
Featured Photo: Juneteenth Painting. June 19th 2023 Dear Fellow Warrior, Happy Belated Juneteenth! I wanted to share this in this space, because I do feel it belongs here too. This is a piece I wrote on Medium (my third article there) which I had written in honor of Juneteenth this past Monday. I just intended…
Supporting Mental Health for the Children of Palestine
Photo Credit: UNWRA. DC Gaza 5K 2018 – crossing the Finish Line. Dear Fellow Warrior, I was very excited to hear the UNWRA Gaza 5K fundraiser supporting Mental Health services for Palestinian Refugee, is back in Washington, DC! I learned about it just in time to sign up this past weekend. The last one I…
Navigating Intersections…
“If light is in your heart, you will find your way home.” – Rumi Dear Fellow Warrior, I hope this finds you doing well, in faith, spirit, and fight. Thank you for returning to my page as I take a moment of my life to share with you another piece of my heart in this…
Finding Your Voice …
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along’.” Eleanor Roosevelt The struggle to “find your voice” can be a lifelong battle…
Dance… and don’t mind who’s watching…
“When you dance, you can enjoy the luxury of being you.” – Paulo Coelho Last month, I attended the Comparative International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference in Washington, DC. The conference coincidentally fell on the same week I attended the National Youth Leadership Forum of Defense, Intelligence and Diplomacy back in 2002, my final year…