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May 8, 2023

Multiply Your Talents (Use Your Gifts)

There are headstones with the names of highly gifted people who died with those gifts still inside them. Brilliant people who passed but never passed that intellect on for anyone else’s benefit. They died smart. Highly passionate people who never dared to love fully, and wealthy people who are so poor, all they have is… Continue reading

creative writing, General Topics, Poetry

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April 5, 2023

Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews – The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga

Title: The Courage to be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon that Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness Author: Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga Publisher: ‎ Atria Books Published: May 8, 2018 Page: 289 Written by Japanese writer Fumitake Koga and philosopher Ichiro Kishimi, in The Courage to be Disliked, an older man… Continue reading

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March 17, 2023

Rest Fuels Creativity

Last week, I went home to Chicago and saw my dad’s side of the family for the first time in fifteen years. We extravagantly celebrated my grandmother’s 100th birthday in classic Tolbert fashion. I planned to bring my laptop but left it at home. Instead of squeezing in work, I played with babies and reminisced… Continue reading

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March 16, 2022

Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

Title: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life Author: Mark Manson Publisher: Harper Published: September 13, 2016 ASIN: B019MMUA8S Pages: 212 “People declare themselves experts, entrepreneurs, inventors, innovators, mavericks, and coaches without any real-life experience…they feel they need to be great to be accepted in a… Continue reading

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February 2, 2022

Do You Know Your Somebodiness?

Crazy to think that in just a few short hours, this day will be part of history. As I write this, I think about how easily today becomes a memory. The question is, will it be a day worth remembering? Will I remember a cold day with clear skies and the birds building their nests… Continue reading

creative writing, General Topics

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February 23, 2021

Your Whole Self

I am reposting this because I needed the reminder, and I thought since I needed the reminder, I am sure others may need to hear it. If you are new to this blog, you are also new to this post. Enjoy! I started thinking about the many layers of myself and how I notice that… Continue reading

General Topics

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February 18, 2021

Throwback Thursday – Lifetime by Maxwell

It’s Throwback Thursday! If you are new to this blog, welcome! I hope your week has been great so far. So, on Thursdays, we throw it back with an old school jam or a 90s jam or a song I love from anytime before today lol. Today we are reposting this Maxwell hit. This is… Continue reading

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About Me

My name is Yecheilyah (e-see-li-yah), and my work confronts historical erasure and advocates for a more inclusive understanding of Black history. Through book reviews and poetry contests, I uncover and preserve the rich, often underrepresented stories of African Americans.