Earlier this week I was having a conversation with one of my close friends. This is a friend who I know to be extremely successful, inspiring, and just an all around great person. During this conversation I could hear insecurity and...

This past weekend I attended homecoming at Howard University for the first time since graduation (c/o 2010). It was like a walk down memory lane.  Overall it was a good trip, but it brought back some not so great memories. While I was walking around at events with my two good friends, I noticed how many people they knew and that were happy to see them. On the other hand, I didn't know very many people at all, even though we all went to the same school at the same time. I did run into a few people I knew very well at one point, but the friendship ended on bad terms years ago. That was pretty awkward. I really only made a two lasting connections in college.

There are so many of us dealing with unresolved anger, disappointment, and hurt from the actions (or lack there of) of people in our lives. As a result it seems as if many of us have adopted a new mentality...