An impassioned voice is enough to awaken hearts and encourage others. Together, they will serve to amplify a message and rally the masses. In a democracy, where both hardened and enlightened hearts exist; can silence […]
Mel Hopkins
The Thriving Writer | Turning thoughts into Matter
A Mystery Awaits
Each day is a gift. It’s amazing how easy we forget. We wake-up to our present. We push it aside and, look back on the past. We sneak a peek at our neighbor’s present. We […]
Course Correction?
We must begin to pay closer attention to our natural laws, such as cause and effect. It’s nipping at our heels while showing it doesn’t discriminate. We’ll all fall victim even if we didn’t contribute because we did […]
Amid Hurricane destruction, School is Open
In Virgin Gorda, The British Virgin Islands, a 13-year-old girl started her own a school despite the once beautiful island, where she lives, is now in ruins. She wants the younger children to be prepared to […]
Right to Drive? Women and girls, HIV and AIDS
Women are often vulnerable to HIV due to unequal gender relations which affects their ability to negotiate condom use. Great, women in Saudi Arabia are “allowed” to drive. In West Africa, girls and women (10-24 […]
Be a Legend in Any Era
Oh Stewardess: Expiring Hotel Reward Points
Heads up! Choice hotels sent notice that my rewards points are set expire. I hate to lose anything so it sent me into a panic. OK, I’m exaggerating. I have options and if you find […]
In Case of Emergency Break Down
“Thank you for flying, United,” I said to every one of the passengers as they deplaned onto the jet bridge leading into LAX, Los Angeles’s bustling airport. Before deplaning the Airbus 320, an elderly couple […]
