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What Do You Have To Lose?

During the presidential campaign, then candidate Donald Trump asked us African Americans/Blacks what we had to lose by voting for him? I don't have to go much further with that as we can all see what we are losing and stand to lose!  Disclaimer  - This post is not political but it will set the backdrop for what I am about to share. This may very well be my most raw and personal blog to date. Depression is real. Mental illnesses are no illusions. They are real. Maintaining your sanity requires will power. We need God.  Since my last break up, which was a few years back, I have not been in another relationship for a myriad of reasons. My life has not been the same since. I have lost some battles and I have won some. I have also matured and developed on a personal and spiritual level since. All of which can be attributed to that pause in my life. So, what have I learned since then? Things can go from zero to hundred real quick and vice versa. The unexpected end to ...