THE TRUTH HURTS

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The Truth Got Teeth

  They turn away. They call it harsh, rude, unnecessary. But the truth doesn’t come to coddle. Truth got teeth, and those teeth bite deep. Have you ever noticed how quickly people become defensive when the truth exposes something they’ve been hiding from themselves? It’s almost instinctual — that jolt, that shock, that emotional recoil. Truth hits like lightning: sudden, bright, and impossible to ignore. It shakes the ground beneath their excuses and rattles the walls they’ve built to protect...

I’d rejoice in knowing exactly who my ancestors were!

  • February 9, 2023
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I’d rejoice in knowing exactly who my ancestors were and where they came from. However, that is an impossible task to complete. Why? My ancestors were property and not considered …a human-being! Shackled and made to feel inferior for being born BLACK. Listed in slave owners…wills along with the furniture, pigs, cows, dogs, and such! Families were broken up due to ownership of the enslavers. (Yes, I found my Great, Great  Great Grandfather in his slave owner’s will.) They were...

THE TRUTH HURTS: Nevertheless IT’S WORTH IT.

The Truth hurts…at least, that’s what I tell myself when I’m feeling down about something. If you’re like me, you might find yourself in a similar situation from time to time. Generally speaking, in our society today, the truth may be hard to swallow, but to be happy, you must be comfortable with it, even if it hurts. I’m no expert; however, I feel that people should look for the silver lining in every situation because it’s usually where the...