Dignity: Continuing a Legacy 

There is not a day that goes by that I do not think about my mother. I fondly call her the CEO of the Redd Family. She is the first and most important example of leadership that my brothers and I have. She set the standard for how you should lead through adversity. She livedContinue reading “Dignity: Continuing a Legacy “

Dignity: Let Your Voice be Heard 

There is this phrase I use to hear called “Suffering in silence.” I don’t know where it came from or who said it, but I used to be a master at it. I would hold on to the pain. It was the pain that I suffered at the hands of others, but it was alsoContinue reading “Dignity: Let Your Voice be Heard “

Dignity: Hope It is not a Destination it’s a Journey.

Every day I wake up I am thankful for the blessings I have been given. In my life I have had hard times, good times, successes, and failures. It took me a while to realize that in my journey through life those experiences have made me who I am today. As I have aged, IContinue reading “Dignity: Hope It is not a Destination it’s a Journey.”

Dignity: I Believe in Music 

I love to sing. I have been that way since I was 5 years old. I would listen to music, and I would sing along to the Jackson Five, Marvin Gaye, The Manhattans, and the O’Jays. Stevie Wonder was my favorite. I wasn’t the best looking or the smartest kid. I was quiet and I keptContinue reading “Dignity: I Believe in Music “

Dignity: The Journey Starts with Forgiveness 

I started reading and listening to a book that was written by Nobel Peace Prize award winner the Bishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter Mpho Tutu. The book is called “The Book of Forgiving”. I believe that my next journey on this dignity path is that I needed to learn to forgive past hurts thenContinue reading “Dignity: The Journey Starts with Forgiveness “