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OCALA’S FIRST SKYSCRAPER
I took this photograph of the Sovereign Building last year and set it on sandstone to create a one-of-a-kind coaster. The Sovereign Building, historically known as the Marion Hotel, sits at 108 N Magnolia Avenue in Ocala, Florida. The hotel has a rich history in the community. According to records obtained from the City of Ocala, the…
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WINNING AT ANY AGE
I didn’t watch the Oscars, but I did hear this statement by the 2023 best actress winner, Michelle Yeoh. Yeoh said during her acceptance speech, “Ladies, don’t let anyone tell you you’re ever past your prime.” Yes! I like this a lot!!! On the contrary, I wonder if Don Lemon is having flashbacks about his…
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PERSONALITY CREATES REALITY
How to break the cycle. Did you know that 90 percent of our thoughts are the same as the day before? No wonder nothing changes until we change. This is why I wrote the 21 days to Your Best Life. The e-book was nothing extraordinary, only an awareness of the changes a person can make…
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FREEDOM
On this Sunday, I pray that those currently captivated by this world will return to the only true God, the Lord-Yehovah. It is time for your tears of shame and pain to return to joy. He is waiting for you. “Turn to freedom our captivity and restore our fortunes, O Lord, as the streams in…
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MORE SKILL AND EDUCATION
“I don’t have a feeling of inferiority. Never had. I’m as good as anybody, but no better.”Katherine Johnson Mrs Johnson’s attitude will take you to the moon. It certainly helped her in her career at NASA. Her mathematical calculations were critical to the space shuttle program. I’m a believer in Mrs. Johnson words. Are you?…
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SKILL AND EDUCATION
Black History is everyone’s history. This fact weighs on my heart as we close Black History Month. Although mainly, Black Americans scurry around like fire ants to build a mound of historical facts for the public and children to learn in a (short) month, our best endeavors will never be enough to encompass all the…
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LOVING YOU IS GOOD FOR US
I am a firm believer that LOVE should start at home. I think so many family dysfunctions (and I had them, too) could have been aborted if children had grown up having good loving parents as role models. I believe that is why television had a more positive effect in the past, regardless of imagery…
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BLACK (EXCELLENCE) HISTORY AND LOVE MONTH: A little ditty about Mac and LJ
My Black American history most intimately begins with these two – Willie Mac Lonon and Lonnye Jenkins Lonon– my grandparents. I am blessed to have known them both (my grandfather died when I was seven, my grandmother lived to see me graduate college), and I lived with them for a while when my mother was…
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BOOK REVIEW OF DAY 3 AND 4 FOR 2023
As I mentioned on Monday, I am planning to revise the 21 Days to Your Best Life e-book. I wrote it at the end of 2020 because the process worked so well for me (someone who had been struggling with illnesses and near-death encounters) I wanted to share it with others. It was not a…
