dailyprompt | Black History Everyday

Tell us about your morning routine. My morning routine is to get up before dawn, meditate with Insight Timer, Awakenings by Iyanla Vanzant, Morning Ground by Tom LeNoble, read newspapers, do birthday greetings on Facebook and play Wordle.

What’s the best way to meet new people while traveling? The best way to meet new people while traveling is to ask them an engaging question or comment on something they said.

What’s the most underrated life skill? The most underrated life skill is being able to “read a room”.

Which relationship has taught you the most about yourself? My relationship with my wife has taught me the most about myself. I know when I need to be alone, when I need to be around people, when I want to take care of folks and when and how I want people to take care of […]

How do you write what people actually want to read? I just write what I am interested in reading.

What’s the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done? The most spontaneous thing I have ever done is to buy a ticket to see Rosie O’Donnell in concert at the Sydney Opera House in Australia and I live in Oakland, California.

How do you make time for self-care? I make time for self-care by scheduling it and adding it to my daily agenda. Self-care is first on my daily to do list so it is prioritized and always get done even if the entire list does not.

What’s a place you visited that felt like home? Sydney, Australia is a place I visited that felt like home.

If you could pick any fictional animal to be your lifelong companion (like a Pokémon or fantasy pet), what would it be? If I could pick any fictional animal to be my lifelong companion it would be “Bugs Bunny”. What’s up doc?

What’s the longest trip you’ve ever taken? The longest trip I have ever taken is to Sydney, Australia.