It has been a really busy few weeks!  Besides several speaking engagements right before the holidays, I’m now getting ready to launch my new leadership speaking brand for corporations and school districts, right in the middle of a busy season – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and Black History Month, where I’m a speaker and/or on program for several events.

I just returned from one event that was particularly poignant for me – The Keeper of the Dream Awards Banquet for the MLK, Jr. Commission of Florida, held in Gainesville.  For those of you who know me, you know that this is where I grew up, and I also happened to have won the Keeper of the Dream award my senior year in high school!

Seeing friends and mentors who believed in me, supported me and loved me for the first time in a very long time made me teary-eyed!  So many things had changed, and so many were different.  As I stood on stage, looking out at the audience, the familiar faces smiling at me touched my heart.   It feels good as a speaker to be in front of so many people you know!

As I spoke to the founder of the commission, Hon. Rodney Long, he commented about how fast time flies by, and I jokingly asked him “Why didn’t you guys tell us it would go by so fast??” and we both laughed.  Time really does fly by, and it makes you think about how you are using your life.

In honor of this wonderful holiday approaching, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, I want to encourage you to keep the dream of healthy relationships alive and take the opportunity to inspire someone through your leadership.  We all have it…and it’s in you!  Look for a chance to forgive even if you don’t forget, to help even if you don’t get recognized, and to love even when it’s difficult.  Time may fly by, but every day is a gift and opportunity…so let’s maximize every moment!

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