My Awakening – Dear BHD…

The numerous challenges and changes that seemed overbearing weren’t without reason. When you log on to BHD you are witnessing my growth, which is essentially how BHD came to be. I figured if I kept writing I would get over my then heartbreak and post by post my laptop and wordpress would nurture me into...
I Am Not My Hair
There’s a big difference between being self-absorbed and being aware of who you are, loving the good and the not so good within. I wasn’t always aware of who I was. I can recall myself at the age of 5 playing with my dolls, wanting to be just like them: long straight hair and a...
A gym diary from a non-gym girl
I’m no personal trainer or gym rat. In fact I’m the furtest thing from it, but it’s time to get sexy. I want to look toned and shapely, so I’ve been forcefully dedicating my free time to the Gym. Despite my love hate relationship, it’s my only solution for when I looked in the mirror...
I’m Ready
Why am I taking this path again? I know where it took me last time. I feel my legs moving forward but my heart says stop, so many craters on this path. I walk in fear, with no happy place in sight, and things out of sync. My heart screams caution so I take smaller...
To know or not to know: self worth
A good friend once told me “If you don’t know what you want, at least know what you don’t. If something isn’t good for you in the morning it won’t be good for you at night”. I thought I knew what I wanted. Him. Having a man (him) in my life was so important because...

