Get Some Good Sister-Friends

Dear sweet girls,

Once or twice a year, I spend the weekend with my sister-friends. Our weekends are filled with great discussions, delicious food, laughter, new experiences and relaxation. 

I hope you will witness and experience REAL friendship and sisterly love – and not that mess on reality TV. In the meantime, I am already counting down to the next get-away weekend…

Love You Much,

Auntie

You CAN Make a Difference

Hi, girls.

Here are some activities you can do – on a daily basis – to make a difference in the lives of women and others:

• Support other women. Stop competing with them. Instead, compete with yourself.

• Mentor other women.

• Stop bashing strong, outspoken and courageous women. Instead, focus on the quiet, sneaky and back-stabbing ones. They are the true threat to other women.

• Encourage other women when they are getting “beat down” by the world. A kind word goes a long way.

• Speak up when you see another woman being wronged. The next one to be wronged could be you.

• Use your platform to speak for other women who do not feel they have a voice. Your courage will “carry” them until they have the confidence to find and use their own voices.

• Limit your interactions with men and women who do not value women. They are like a cancer. Do not allow them to invade your life, space, thoughts and spirit.

You are loved and cherished – by me and many others.

#WomenMatter

#BlackLivesMatter

#DoYourPart

True Friendships are like Family

To my sweet girls,

I am active with the African-American alumni group of one of my alma maters, and I look forward to the annual reunions. I spent many years in the city where my alma mater is located and loved my time there. The city is like home and is the place that I go to at least once a year to reconnect with my close friends, sorors and classmates. 

The older I get, the more I value true friendship and unconditional love. When I spend quality time with my close friends, sorors and classmates, we pick up right where we left off – despite the miles and months between us. 

I hope you too experience this type of love, friendship and sisterhood.

I love you.