Today, as we formally observe the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Scarlet Says just one simple thing…spend just one day this week doing something selfless for someone else. The simple thing could be in the form of showing: Empathy – understanding and sharing the feelings of another Perspective – consider someone else’s viewpoint of…
Have you ever been dismissed, looked over, counted out, or not given the credit that you rightly deserved? You are not alone! The unfortunate part of being subjected to those things is that while you eventually get over that particular situation, you always remember that undesirable feeling and in future interactions your guard might be up.…
The holidays have surely been a fantastic time to get in touch and reconnect with friends. This past weekend, I had a fantastic time catching up with girlfriends in my home town of Detroit. During our girls time catch up, we always engage in a series of serious questions surrounding annual reflection and our outlook…
This weekend, I had the pleasure of reuniting with my best of friends. While I really enjoyed myself, I came to a very unpleasant reality. I mean, it really isn’t that unpleasant, but considering how most of us think that time spent with others requires a production with mapped out plans and details, it’s just…
Sometimes you sit and daydream about what you could do, wish to do or want to do someday. And then sometimes, you actually ask people to assist you and walaa, like magic, things just start to happen. For the past 5 years, I’ve been a pretty adamant supporter of the Adopt A Child for Christmas in…
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Yesterday was quite the fantastic day. I spent hours with my older brother and sister. While many people have the luxury of spending hours on end with their siblings and sometimes being happy to have distance between them every now and then, that is not my story. My story is that yesterdays simple joy of…
In honor of the recent major accomplishment of Scarlet’s friend, Tiara Nicole Robinson and her organization, Ruth Ellen, we are re-releasing her guest blog post on Scarlet’s site focused on Destressing through Proper Clothing Selection! It was a really popular piece, so in case you missed it, here it is again! Congratulations on your successful…
A few weeks ago while visiting our friends over at the DC Women’s Business Center, I noticed an interesting phenomenon. There were people randomly lined up in unmarked areas of downtown Washington DC standing calmly in lines, just waiting. Since I’m a curious creature, I decided to pay close attention to how this whole ordeal…
Yesterday, I had a fantastic opportunity to reconnect with my older brother. We haven’t really connected in quite sometime, so it was really cherished time. The bulk of our conversation was centered around our family house growing up, and how much our old neighborhood has changed. My brother has taken a very strong interest in…
