Family Tree Form
Our family legacy is critical. We are living in a world of confusion mostly due to us not knowing our value and heritage. That’s why I created the Burton Family Tree form because I understood that if I didn’t know where I came from, how could…
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In Partnership with Clarissa Burton Workshops & Webinars and the Burton Institute of Education
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Public Relations and the Herd: Edward Bernays, the father of propaganda
Do You Really Need That? Have you ever wondered why you buy what you buy? Why you have such a great desire to have that car, that pair of shoes, or that new iPhone? What about all the material items in your home?
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Saying Goodbye to my Daddy – September 20, 2015
Saying Goodbye to my Daddy – September 20, 2015 My Daddy: Cornelius Dunbar Burton, Jr. A year ago on September 20, 2015, I kissed your forehead while you breathed your last here on earth. For four nights, I sat and restlessly slept at your side listening…
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Barack Obama and Dick Chaney: The Family Secrets
Votes that Never Count It’s presidential election time and many still believe their votes will count. Some consider me a conspiracy theorist. I don’t care. Go to the library and check out the facts for yourself. Do you own research.…
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I Care About You!
I recently worked on a social media project requiring me decide whom I cared about. On my personal page, I have over 500 friends including family. It may seem strange, but I do care about everyone on my friends list. I care about your happiness, safety…
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Family Announcements
We have some of the most educated and talented family members in the world. It’s important to share our accomplishments with each other so we can encourage and support one another. I created the Family Announcements form because our family members need…
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Let’s Just Talk Radio Show Is Back!
On Let’s Just Talk Radio Show, I discuss everything from interracial relationships, self-improvement, writing, and other topics of interest. The show airs each Tuesday evening from 10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. CST.
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Editor vs Ghost Writer
There IS a difference. As an editor, I am here to help my clients refine and perfect their voices through print. An editor IS NOT a ghost writer. Let me explain further. When I am hired to edit your books, I look for content flow and structure, grammar…
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The Sun is a Gift
The Sun is a Gift The sun rises without a care in the world Except to bring warmth and light No judgements No bitterness Just wondrous sacrifice It asks nothing but brings everything Some may wither from its heat Others thrive from its brilliance Live…
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You Attract That Which You Are
You do not attract that which you want, but that which you are. ~ James Allen ~ If you are negative yet you seek a positive life, it will not happen until you first change your negative attitude. As it is said, you cannot serve two masters. You must let…
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Retain Your Humanity
In light of the recent tragedies that have happened in the United States and abroad, we must not lose our humanity. Not all police officers are murderers. Not all Muslims are terrorists. Not all Americans are racists. Of course, there are those who are…
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4 Words that Changed Me Forever
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me!” WORDS CUT DEEPLY I cannot count the many times I recited that mantra, to only walk away feeling more wounded than before. You would think that turning 52 in a few weeks, I would have…
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Privately Owned Prisons: Do you have a reservation?
Privately Owned Prisons: Do you have a reservation? Warrant(y): You had better pay that parking ticket. You have worked hard all your life and have never been in legal trouble. Wait a minute. You may have an outstanding warrant for your immediate arrest…
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In Case of an Emergency, LOVE Yourself (First)
A dear friend sent me a loving note the other day. She was concerned about my living alone and being away from family. She mentioned having her husband to be there for her during times of illness and other important life events. She pointed out how…
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Today I Sit and Ponder
Today I sit and ponder, My existence in a world wrought with materialistic wonder. With every twist. With every turn. Another person is camped outside for hours waiting to buy a façade well earned.
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You’ve Got the Power: Who Owns Your Happiness?
I recently saw an advertisement declaring, “You deserve to be happy.” While I do not disagree, I find this advertisement a bit unreal and misleading. Why do I find it a bit unreal and misleading? It asserts that outside sources control your happiness.…
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Believe None of What You See
I remember my great-grandmother, Lillie Mae Jackson, sharing the following and one of her greatest witticisms with me: “Believe none of what you see and half of what you hear.” I was a very little girl and wasn’t in elementary school when she shared that…
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Creating Young Authors Workshops 2016
The Creating Young Authors workbook provides young writers ages 7 years to 15 years the tools needed to improve their writing skills and steps to complete a draft for their first book including character development, scene development, creating a story…
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I’m Terrified of Success
A new year. For many, a new resolution. For me, I do not resolve to place myself within a pressure cooker of cookie-cutter expectations. I have an admission to make. I’m terrified of success. I recently realized this fear. I also realized it’s fear is…
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UNLOCK YOUR MIND: We All Have a Story to Tell
Each of us has a story to tell. Although television, radio, magazine, and billboard advertisers want us to think otherwise, our stories are unique. You are unique. You were born with an individual soul and spirit that was placed within this universe to…
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Empty Days
Some days I feel fantastic as if I can conquer the world. My emotional tank filled to the brim. Then, there are days when I feel blank, empty, feeling nothing at all. It’s during those empty days when I’m at my best. I accept humanity’s flaws and…
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Grieving Isn’t a Spectator Sport
Why do some believe everyone should grieve openly and if you don’t, then you are cold and uncaring? When did my grief become a spectator sport? As individuals with individual emotions, we grieve differently. Some are pressured into grieving according to…
Read MoreSaying ‘Goodbye’ to My Daddy
Daddy, Today, I say, ‘goodbye’ to you while you still have breath. Your lungs are failing you and cancer has invaded every cell in your body. You no longer eat nor drink. You are preparing to transition. Family members told me you kept calling the nurse…
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10 Powerful Words You Should Always Remember
Everyone wants to feel powerful. We all want to feel as if we are the masters of our own universes. Nothing builds confidence like having ownership. There are ways we can be powerful daily. It’s not dictatorial or tyrannical power. It’s personal power…
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We Choose Happiness or Bitterness
Rich or poor, educated or uneducated, healthy or ill, adult or child, it COSTS YOU NOTHING to be kind. Yesterday, I witnessed how people CHOOSE to be unhappy and attempt to poison another person’s spirit. I was at a local hardware retail store in a…
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High Expectations
High Expectations Low expectations are for the dead! You are ALIVE! Reach higher and higher every day. You have a gift that will bless someone’s life. LIVE your life to its fullest. Continue to climb those mountains as they provide you the opportunity to…
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Between Mothers and Daughters
Between Mothers and Daughters It’s difficult to say when the love/hate relationship began; but it appeared too soon for my liking. From the time I felt you shutter within me until the day we moved to the same city of your birth father, my love for you…
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My Journey
At 8 years old, I fell in love with writing. My third grade teacher, Miss Brown, introduced our class to Japanese poetry called Haiku. I don’t remember my first haiku, but I immediately realized writing this simple, 3-lines, 5-7-5 syllables form…
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Starting New Every Day
As I awoke this morning to my cat, Bootsie’s, demands to get up and let him outside, I fussed at him because all I wanted to do was sleep a little past 6:30 a.m. As I grudgingly climbed out of bed and pouting, I saw Bootsie’s beautiful,…
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