I'm A Mother. Mothers Multi-task.

My Dad Worked Two Jobs And Moved Us To The Suburbs, And Just Being A Black Person, I Went Through A Lot Of Racism And Being Called Names And Being Bullied Every Single Day. And It Was Hard. I Didn't Have Any Friends.

The Best Piece Of Advice Someone Has Ever Given Me Was 'do It Scared.' And No Matter If You're Scared, Just Go Ahead And Do It Anyway Because You Might As Well Do It Scared, So It Will Get Done And You Will Feel So Much Better If You Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone.

My Mom Passed Away At 41 From Diabetes. And I'm 42, Thank You. I Didn't Want To Do That To My Son. So Any Time I Was At The Gym, That Thing That Helped Me Do That Last Squat Was My Son Calling Some Other Woman Mommy. And That Would Just Give Me That Extra Oomph To Do That Last Squat. I Want To Be Around For Him.

I Don't Think Anything Predated Christians.

Write Yourself A Permission Slip To Be Surprised By Someone's Potential. Who Knows? One Day That Person Could Be You.