When Unexpected Death Happens

When unexpected death happens it makes you think about some things. Reflecting on Malcolm-Jamal Warmer’s death.

Earthly Musings

Stardate 101105.8, it’s my 20,819th day on planet Earth. I’m still very much figuring out this planet and it’s inhabitants. Especially those who are citizens of the United States of America. There have been legal decisions by this nations high court that is not reasonable or logical to my mind. My mother and father were […]

Reflecting on 10 Years of PaisleyPerspective

Words have power. Whether they are written or spoken, even words created during sign language; all words have power. We decide the power of the words and the impact they have on us. Remember the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me.” Honestly, this saying has always seemed […]

Juneteenth Thoughts

This Juneteenth I am reflecting on if I’m living up to the hopes and dreams of my enslaved ancestors.

“I am the hope and dreams of the slave.” ~ from Still I Rise by Maya Angelou

PaisleyPerspective Turns 9!

WOW! On January 1, 2011 I launched the first posts of PaisleyPerspective. Born from my head to share ideas with the world it has had various twists and turns. I won’t revisit the past but look forward to how and if I want PaisleyPerspective to continue. Yep, I have been thinking on whether this will […]

Family Matters

This is not a post about the 90’s show with the nerdy kid named Steve. This is a post talking about family and specifically those who are no longer living. My parents are both deceased and I think about them often. However, I recently was thinking about an aunt named Dorothy. She was actually my […]

Why Black History Month is Still Needed

I am the daughter of a mother who was raised in a cozy middle-class household; and a father who was raised in a blue-collar multi-generation family. Both of my parents were active within the church and that is where they met. Even with their hard work, we lived in a low-income neighborhood but they taught […]

PaisleyPerspective Turns 8!

WOW! It doesn’t seem like it has been 8 years. I launched PaisleyPerspective on January 1, 2011. It was the same day that Oprah launched the OWN network. I am not comparing myself to Oprah but I will say that ideas for growth and sharing information come from many sources. PaisleyPerspective initially started as a […]

Another Year of Life…Now What?

Grateful to be alive and doing fairly well, I find myself thinking about my mark on the world.

Royal Wedding Watch

I have a confession. Well maybe not a confession but a fact; I am old enough to remember Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding. It was the same year as Luke & Laura’s wedding. If none of what I just wrote sparks a memory well then start googling. Fast forward to the 21st century where […]