February 19, 2026Black History Month 2026
Black History Reminders. Did you have to be reminded? I didn’t. Why? Because I am black and I’m proud. Today, many are afraid, complacent, or simply don’t care.…
Reflections
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39 posts · new writing lands here every monthI welcome you to read my Monthly Blogs that will make you reflect, plan, or act. Most of the content will be for women because women have more life to juggle. I have coached and mentored men too over the course of my life, so there may be some who want to participate. Maybe you just need a reminder or a bit of refreshing. I know you can get information from so many sources. You will not be overwhelmed by this space because I want you to not be distracted about where to go next. Consider this reading time for a break, peaceful and calm thoughts, energized planning for your next move. It’s up to you to take something away that you can use even if it’s a memory jog about forgotten information.
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February 19, 2026
November 10, 20258 Words that Changed my Season
“Be still and know that I am God”. Psalm 46:10. I had a fall on August 30th, five years to the date, after I retired from the federal…
Leadership
Resilience Through Reflections, Waiting, and Enriching Experiences
## It’s October 31st, two months after a fall that truly has tested what I can or cannot do. When you have plans to do, whatever it is,…
Leadership
March 28, 2025PUBLISHED AUTHOR ~ Five Generations, One Nation, Under God…Website below ~
https://bit.ly/3SHKbPB Updated 2/26/25 – For some reason this was not posted. We all have written things that we saved in draft and later decided not to publish it.…
Leadership · Reflections
March 28, 2025Women’s History Month Stories, 2025
What a month! Just when you thought you had seen it all, the chaos (to some), and cheers of ‘that’s the way you do it’ (to others), continued…
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February 25, 2025EARLY 2025
How did your year start? Typically, I start the year with leveling up with renewal, refocus, and reorientating myself after the holidays. Already I have been thrust into…
Leadership
GRATITUDE
Today is Veteran’s Day, 11/11/2024. We owe our military thanks and appreciation (my grandfather, my father, my husband, my sisters, my uncle, my cousins, and friends, and strangers),…
Leadership
Four Years Later,…Five Generations, One Nation, Under God
Today is National Women’s Equality Day. Women were granted the right to vote 104 years ago. I am both ecstatic to mark this milestone and to cogitate on…
Leadership
Are You Anxious?
Fight Fear and Hold Fast This Mental Health Blog is brought to you by YouVersion, May 27, 2024 It seems there’s always something to worry about: natural disasters,…
Mental Health Wellness · Spiritual
May 30, 2024Five Generations, One Nation, Under God
Check out my podcast and my newly published book, coming soon to Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and wherever books are sold. I am excited to share my memoir…
Diversity and Inclusion · Gratitude · Inspiration · Leadership · Women in Leadership
May 29, 2024Prioritize Yourself – Mental Health Month
**Pathway to Wellness*** May almost came and went, even though we had 31 days. Did you get the memo that it is/was Mental Health Month? Mental Health has…
Leadership · Mental Health Wellness · Self-Care
April 29, 2024Embracing Diversity in Leadership: Insights from Ms. Cecelia Benford
Leadership Out Loud Blog by Tara Harris. ***Reprinted by permission. *** Tara Harris Apr 21 4 min read Set against the backdrop of organizational leadership, diversity stands as…
Leadership
April 29, 2024Five Months Ago,…
Leadership
Women’s History Month and Holy Week
Combining the themes of Women’s History Month and Holy Week in a blog provides a rich opportunity to explore the intersection of spirituality, social progress, and the contributions…
Leadership · Women in Leadership
Thanksgiving 2023
When we think of Thanksgiving, many reflect what they are grateful for. I wrote this a week before Thanksgiving. The word “pause” came to mind. Pause whatever you…
Gratitude · Leadership · Reflections
October 25, 2023DELAYED SEPTEMBER REFLECTIONS
Reels on TikTok are the way to grow your numbers. Maybe you want to be an influencer. It’s really about the followers to get advertising dollars that pay…
Leadership · Reflections
October 25, 2023PATHWAY TO PURPOSE
And now it is October. Does anyone feel like I do; that time and living just seems to move more quickly each year? Why is everyone overly anxious…
Leadership
March 20, 2023Women’s History Month 2023
Woman-owned businesses in the U.S. top 12 million and generate $2.1 trillion in receipts annually, with female founders representing 22.4% of all small business owners. 1 Celebrating women’s…
Leadership
February 11, 2023Keeping DEI Mainstream Black History 2023
I recently read an editorial where the writer said he was over Black History Month since its inception in 1979. When I read this I “got it”. But…
Leadership
January 26, 2023AK23
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Inspiration · Leadership · Reflections · Spiritual
How’d You Do?
How’d You Do? One of my You Tube exercise leaders gives instructions and demonstrates all of the routines and afterwards he always asks, “How’d You Do?” The question…
Reflections · Self-Care · Spiritual
November 23, 2022Thanksgiving is Every Day
Wow, Thanksgiving again! It came faster in 2022 than it did in 2021. With all the global drama, tragedy, environmental changes, inflation, you name it, the blessings keep…
Leadership · Self-Care · Spiritual
October 21, 2022Seasons Change, What About Us?
Beautiful leaves falling gently Changing colors brilliantly Sun shining brighter Cooler temperatures bringing me to rejuvenation Walking feeling seeing smelling knowing it’s all good. We too have seasons…
Spiritual
REWIRED
Two years after retiring from a career I loved, I’ve learned a thing or two. Most of the first two years we were in a lockdown and when…
Leadership · Productivity in Retirement · Self-Care
Father’s Day Reflections
This children’s hymn gives a simple but deep insight into the role of fathers or maybe just the memories of a relationship with our fathers1. While this points…
Leadership
National Small Business Week
###### May 1 – 7, 2022 About Small Businesses – I know Cinco de Mayo is celebrated this week, but the most impactful celebration is about small businesses.…
Women in Leadership
April 18, 2022Holy Week Reflections
Celebrating Women’s Month 2022
Ain’t I a Woman? was delivered by Sojourner Truth in Ohio, in 1851. She was an American abolitionist and women’s rights activist. Helen Reddy sang, I Am Woman…
Leadership
March 18, 2022Celebrating Women’s Month 2022 – Rights and Achievements and Future
https://unsplash.com/@jmuniz Ain’t I a Woman? was delivered by Sojourner Truth in Ohio, in 1851. She was an American abolitionist and women’s rights activist. Helen Reddy sang, I Am…
February 10, 2022February 2022
Why we must celebrate black history month – If American means all who were born in this country or came later and gained citizenship, or granted citizenship by…
January 27, 2022Featured Blog
Embracing Diversity in Leadership: Insights from Ms Cecelia Benford Tara Harris interviewed me about Leadership and Diversity. I love her Leadership Out Loud page. If you are one…
Reruns
December 30, 2021Reruns, Anyone?
It is the Eve of New Year’s Eve (December 30, 2021). As I watched a morning show interweave previous episodes, I noted that I had seen them and…
Leadership
NO TITLE
BECOMING, FINE-TUNING, EVOLVING. As I mused over a title, I decided on no title. I think it may be that my view on people and labels has become…
Women in Leadership
August 31, 2021Checking Your Diversity, Equality/Equity, Inclusion Leadership*
Is D, E, I a way of life for you, your organization or are you still trying to figure this out? Episode Description: How do you foster an…
Diversity and Inclusion · Leadership · Women in Leadership
July 11, 2021Access to the Seat at the Table
I have read or seen various discussions regarding how women are faring these days and where they fit in the labor pool and job market. Many are good…
Women in Leadership
June 16, 2021JUNETEENTH 2021 Reflections
The 13th amendment ended slavery in January 1863. But slaves in Galveston, TX were the last to be told on June 19, 1865, that they were no longer…
Diversity and Inclusion · Leadership
May 19, 2021Leadership from Home
Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash Invisible; maybe no makeup but I’m up and dressed. Whew! Let me get my cup of coffee and get going. Wherever you…
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April 26, 2021When You Are Ready to Say “I’m Done”
Never ! I realized when I was ready to retire from Government service after 37 years, I would not be retiring. Why? Because I’m a doer, one who…
Uncategorized · Women in Leadership
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