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Leading With Love and Compassion

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To Be Black + In Love

February 04, 2019 by Ikeranda Smith in black, LGBTQIA, life, love, marriage, loveislove, relationships

On most days, I am praying for my wife + all the unions that deserve to penetrate darkness. Some weeks my to-do list is just to love her so I stay shackled to humility ensuring that my ego stays beneath my longings to do right. Heartfelt + intentional I seek to exhibit a commitment that resurrects everyday just to succeed.  My only wish is to close the gap of the incessant reminders of unresolved trauma. Daily I am reminded of the extraordinary people that have covered my struggles with a blanket of stars as a testament that we can survive. Perhaps our love can cover a multitude of transgressions.  So we love…

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February 04, 2019 /Ikeranda Smith
compassion, careers, lgbtq, love, LGBTQIA, life, learning, women, black, black love
black, LGBTQIA, life, love, marriage, loveislove, relationships
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Doing What I Love

September 03, 2018 by Ikeranda Smith in leadership, careers, queer

I acquired my education with a deliberate intention to do something that I loved. It was necessary to have more than just a paycheck that carried the weight of an unfulfilled adult with tons of student loan debt. It was essential that I made more than an obscene amount of money, because I watched people “forget”. You know the people that get a touch of amnesia when they have acquired that particular number in their bank account; yet they can’t seem to remember what it feels like to want to make a difference. It was imperative for me to live in service because I have witnessed the benefits of doing magnanimous deeds. It was one of my non-negotiables, an unwavering fervor to do things that brought me immense joy!

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September 03, 2018 /Ikeranda Smith
purpose, goals, careers, business, leadership, womenofcolor, queerwomenofcolor
leadership, careers, queer
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