Have you ever found yourself waking up in the middle of the night with a gnawing question: “Is this all there is?” or “Am I living the life I was meant to live?” If you’ve ever wrestled with these thoughts, you might be experiencing what philosophers and psychologists call a “telos crisis.” The word “telos” […]

What needs to change? Although I ask myself this question regularly, there’s something about the end of the year that makes me dig a little deeper to ensure that I am really happy—not fake happy or “just settling happy”—but soul happy. I constantly gauge how I feel because I want to experience the soul-enriching, soul-nourishing […]

Something magical happens when two Black women discuss the power of purpose. Why? We understand that following purpose is not easy in a culture that undervalues who we are. In a culture that constantly bombards us with messages aimed at undermining our self-worth, self-value, and our sense of dignity, we know it takes courage and […]