My mom is definitely my rock.

I believe AIDS is the most important issue we face, because how we treat the poor is a reflection of who we are as a people.

There are certain things we come into this world having to defeat. And for me, and I would not be surprised if a lot of women feel this same way, it's this thing of not being 100 percent comfortable with myself.

Writing in my journal keeps me focused on my spirit and what I need or feel.

I think conveying the emotion of the collective "we" is pretty incredible. Especially in tumultuous times like we are in now.

Even if your family isn't quite there for you, find the people that support you and hang on to those people and try to let go of those that try to take you down.

You can be very fulfilled as a mother, but that can't be the only way you are fulfilled. What about being a woman? What about being yourself? Your awareness of what's happening in the world? It lives altogether in a way that makes a whole. I guess I'd say I'm the wholest I've ever been.