MICHELLEISMS

“A woman has many faces as she goes through her life. It’s like we need more than one hair-do. We have many, many changes in the evolution of our lives. We have, we learn, and we grow; we view life differently, and life views us differently.” ~  Sharon Stone

At any period in my life, I’ve been a daughter, sister, friend, girlfriend, wife, landlord, employee, super hero, arch nemesis….the list goes on and on. It’s changed and evolved throughout the years, but the fact remains that I am a constant work in progress. This year has been the most difficult since it has forced me to totally change my way of thinking. That old saying “think outside the box” has never rang so true! I’ve found myself realizing that some things don’t have to be so cut & dry and Read more…

I apologize for my lack of posts here and over there…. but for the past few days my heart just hasn’t been in it. Hanging around all these cut throat “A”zz bloggers and media folk can get to a person sometimes. Especially when you aren’t used to playing these silly games. Most people who know me know that I’m a pretty upfront type of chick who tells you like it is and moves on. I share alot of myself, maybe a bit more than I should, but I feel that most people share a common human experience and I’m not phased or embarrassed Read more…

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.” ~ Proverbs 18:21

You speak it and so it is. Therefore you have to be mad careful about the things that come out of your mouth. I was speaking with a good friend of mine today and shared a bit of “how to” info with her when she suddenly spoke ill of me. I don’t wanna go into too much detail, but my friend said something about me that I took offense to…and I don’t offend easily.

Now don’t get me wrong, her opinion of me is hers and hers alone and she’s entitled to it. However, I’m not the one to sit by and allow ANYONE to speak ill of me, joking or not. And because of the intensity of the words…they were no joke. During our call, instead of getting angry and uncommunicative, I attempted to share with her exactly why I felt her words were inappropriate. Before I knew it I was quoting bible verses. Although my version wasn’t 100% accurate I was close enough when I told her to slow her roll… “you hold the power of life and death in your tongue…” I said, “so please don’t speak that on me…that’s NOT cool at all!” Read more…