This post actually took the form of a very, very long private Facebook post earlier. Nonetheless, I wanted to share it a little bit more widely. Thus, here we are. I’m not even sure where this status is gonna go, but the TL;DR is: give praise where praise is due. Recognize people, positively. It’s Actively …
Category: Life
The little things.
Today isn’t even over yet and I already can realize that it has been a practice in “the little things.” We all know them – the little things. The things that can make your day absolutely awesome and fantastic, but aren’t magnificent, huge, or world-shifting. 2 of them happened to me today. First. First was …
I’m predicting the beginning.
Prime Day. I’m here to tell you… It’s. a. trap. They know what they’re doing. And, yes, they got me. Amazon Prime is a savior in this first-world of mine. I always say “Own your privilege,” and “Privilege itself isn’t bad, it’s what you do with it.” Well, when it comes to the beauty that …
The Prison of Your Mind by Sean Stephenson.
I write this blog post from the comfort of my bed at 7:30 a.m. on a “#TeleFriday” as I like to call it – the second day of the week that I’m super grateful to be able to work my day job from home. I often spend days like these cleaning, surfing the internet, and …
It feels good.
“Add. New. Post.” Those are 3 words that I haven’t read together in a very, very long time. “Categories.” That’s a part of this website that I haven’t looked in a very, very long time. If you’re a frequent reader and follower of HESONWHEELS, you know that lately I have broken the number one cardinal …
Real talk. It feels great.
This whole motivational speaking thing was never truly planned, you know. When I was in middle school, and I was just chatting it up with classmates, my teachers would always tell me to quiet down. That was when I learned the term “Justin, your voice carries!” Oh wow, did I really NOT like that. When …
The New Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
As an African-American, as a sociologist, and as a person who really values culture and other’s backgrounds, I’ve learned much about exactly those two topics over the course of my life. There is much AA history that is taught in public schools, and lately a lot of folks have considered that to not be the whole …
Stranger Dinner: September 2016. (& The Flanagan Wedding)
One of the most important goals for me during rehab last month was to get out in time to make it to a wedding. This was the 3rd wedding I’ve attended this summer alone, and each time it was the result of me working my butt off in a hospice-recovery setting to try and make …