Blog

  Welcome to The Sky Lounge @ CommonSenseGal.com 🙂 Have a seat…kick back and listen/contemplate: Look Up— Gary Turk   The Sky Lounge is a great place to come hangout, be inspired and meet and greet. Go to The Sky Lounge entrance to learn the rules…nahh I prefer to say...Read More

  Welcome to The Sky Lounge @ CommonSenseGal.com 🙂 Have a seat…kick back and listen/contemplate: Is this Love — Bob Marley   The Sky Lounge is a great place to come hangout, be inspired and meet and greet. Go to The Sky Lounge entrance to learn the rules…nahh I prefer...Read More

Welcome to the official opening of The Sky Lounge @ SunPlum.com featuring House DJ, Kaylaa aka Inspired Beacon, Guest DJs and Visiting Guests 🙂 The Sky Lounge is a great place to come hangout, be inspired and meet and greet. This lounge also provides another window into my mind, I...Read More

You get scared of the future Then tomorrow comes The only thing is sure Is time seeping away In your anxiety In your busyness In your being In your obedience In your subversiveness In our paradoxical complexities And Human contradictions. You ask: What am I to become? Who am I...Read More

As an employer, there are many things you can create or produce but as a leader, the most important thing you can build is a winning team. Especially in today’s turbulent times, hiring the right employees and building a team that is in it for the long term is more...Read More

Remember the good old days when a person could spend an entire career working for just one company?  When an employee could become a “lifer,” essentially going from graduation to gold watch retirement—spanning an entire adulthood—with one employer? In today’s job market it’s not hard to realize that those days...Read More

  Life hurtles on at a dizzying pace Whether you rise or shine You struggle… To hold on To put on a good face And you ask yourself Does your life really matter? In the big scheme of things Your life may seem inconsequential A small dark speck Of light...Read More

Are you the type of person who has a tough time settling down during the holidays? Do you dread this time of year because you find it next to impossible to do the one thing you desperately want and need to do: relax and spend time with those important to...Read More

Fear and anxiety are survival mechanisms that help your body avoid danger and stay safe and alive. Fear is typically described as an unpleasant thought or emotion based on the belief that a person or a situation is dangerous and likely to cause you pain. And let’s face it: sometimes,...Read More

Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace report found that only 30 percent of U.S. employees feel engaged at work. That means that 71 percent of Americans are simply present at the office—not especially inspired or connected to their jobs. How sad is that? Not being engaged at work is a...Read More

"You may believe in someone more than they believe in themselves and can't convince them otherwise. Sometimes that someone is you...fight with everything you have to get out of your own way. Your life depends on it." — Kaylaa T. BlackwellRead More

How do you fight an enemy you can’t see? That’s exactly the challenge many professional women are faced with in the workplace today. “Discrimination today is not as in your face as it was before; it’s often harder to see,” says Caryl Rivers, coauthor of the book, The New Soft...Read More

Words escape you Spirit misaligned Flesh tense Entities lose their gleam Energies subside Day by Day Can’t breathe Only build up steam Can’t see Can’t grow Can’t cultivate Creativity insurrected The Law of Nature palpitated Did you envision that? No I didn’t Did you do that? No… You did Who...Read More

Credits: Creative Commons image courtesy of Vincent Brassinne ———————- If you like what you read, please feel free to Like it with a thumbs up, share or comment…thanks for stopping by and sharing 🙂. ———————- Kaylaa T. Blackwell is an IT Professional working @ Itron, Inc. and a student @...Read More

Credits: Creative Commons image courtesy of Allen Skyy ———————- If you like what you read, please feel free to Like it with a thumbs up, share or comment…thanks for stopping by and sharing 🙂. ———————- Kaylaa T. Blackwell is an IT Professional working @ Itron, Inc. and a student @...Read More

I’m thankful for #life #family #health #friends #laughter #goodwill & #sharing #peaceandlove with you. HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY FOLKS: Let’s Change Lives With An Attitude For Gratitude. All the Best to you, your family and friends 🙂 Share the Love: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook...Read More

No matter where you are at this point in your life, either personally or professionally, it’s safe to assume that somewhere along the way, you have had some help. At some point during your journey, you were given guidance, encouragement and support. It may have been from a manager, a...Read More

The thinkers Are dead you say Respectfully I disagree I am a thinker myself And there are many more Like you Like me But we all think uniquely Some of us alike Filtered by A cloak of differences That defines Our vantage point As thinkers do Some are Wild wild things...Read More

Hey lovely folks hope you had  a super scary or fun Halloween last week or had a blast chilling out in your Jammies with some Netflix Horror Movies (at least that is what I did…not too boring eh?).  Well it’s the weekend again 🙂  so remember to join in when you ready...Read More

Once when I was blind You asked me to lead you Your confidence in me gave me purpose Washed away my self-doubt Illuminated my sight Lost my voice Couldn’t speak a syllable You asked me for advice Emancipated my mouth Once a babbling brook Of words and constellations That fed...Read More

Credits: Creative Commons image courtesy of CarLee Photography Share the Love: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)...Read More

Is the world a freak show Spiraling out of control Proliferating crudity Aggrandizing insanity Mocking Idiosyncrasies Abusing the real cry Of the one that needs it most? The more outlandish we are The more accolades we get For pretending And doing a fine job at it While the truth is...Read More

Life is as easy As you will make it be Following the passions That swells within you That shines from your smile That beats from Your fortitude Your calamities And distinguishing grace You are gifted Make use of your unique talents And embrace your proclivities Every chance you get Give...Read More

Share the Love: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)...Read More

Credits: Creative Commons images courtesy of  TheZionView Share the Love: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit...Read More

The pain in my heart is piercing From being misunderstood Have sought peace In every place In every face that looks kind Still finding peace have been futile Betrayal have met me at every turn With a contrived smile. Trying to hold onto the warmth I have inside Though I...Read More

What does death mean? Is it the grand finale of existence? The step to an absolute or a ubiquitous frontier? Or the exit from Life as we know it now To life in the unknown corner and crevices of the existential?   Is it the limitation of man’s earthly flesh?...Read More

If I choose not to listen To Live Without your constant buzzing in my ears Will you still speak? If I choose not to see To Live With my own perceptions Will you still insist on showing me the way? If I choose not to go by your approval To...Read More

A break may come in different forms, whether it is a vacation from work, a mandatory sick leave, or the taking of some “me” time during a hiatus or a stay-cation. Whatever way you get to take a break, honor it for whatever it is and however it comes. It...Read More

Share the Love: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)...Read More

  They only gave you 1000 years to live But We Don’t Believe in Time Dance Jump Smell Live for you Live for us …Forever Forever and More.   Credits: Creative Commons image courtesy of ElizabethHudy ———————- If you like what you read, please feel free to Like it with a...Read More

  Today is my birthday (August 18th) and it is almost coming to an end. Yes I am a Leo…in case you were wondering 🙂 . Just got back from a delicious dinner in time to publish this, before the clock strikes 12am :). But celebrating one’s own birth and...Read More

A birthday treat A hazel nut custom latte Kisses between whispers Green grass between toes Raindrops caressing my hair Facing tomorrow fearless Another day to live Laugh and love. Share the Love: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on...Read More

I am great but you are even greater. There are days when I feel weaker than myself and you believed in me, Spoke to me, Sang to me Raised me up, Until I believed in you and felt strong again. I am sweet but you are even sweeter. There would...Read More

Share the Love: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)...Read More

*See Poem* Losing and Gaining Share the Love: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on...Read More