GERALD GARTH

Win today. Be proactive in your overcoming. When we set our intentions, things will come to challenge them-- situations to beget reactions. I live by a #Geraldism, “What’s in you will come out of you,” meaning that no matter what you say or don’t say, life will, one way or another, show you what’s in you. And you don’t know what you got until it’s tested. So, when we set our minds and hearts to do better in any regard, life experiences and opportunities will come to solidif

“Oh! My Thirties” co-host Corrinne Williams and I had a conversation about what we want to see in the new year on the show titled "Resolutions." As we go into 2018, a big part of the take-away for 2017 was to “keep it real.” And not in the 2005, finger-snapping-in-a-circle, neck-rolling “keep it real” way. But real in the sense that it’s time to just be 100 with yourself. Basically, tell yourself the whole truth. Things you don't like, people you don't need, projects tha

Joseph Young, Conductor of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Years ago, I played in the orchestra. Music was always a major part of my life-- so much so to where at one point in my life I was actually in four musical groups at once. There was a time I played flute, violin, viola, and bassoon *insert straight face emoji.* As a member of the symphonic orchestra, I remember before we would start any rehearsal, recital, or performance, the entire group of us—about 75 musicians—on any

“He’s Preparing Me” by Darryl Coley is playing as part of my morning devotion and I had a thought of my childhood. My mama did not play when it came to homework. She would sit my brother and me around the kitchen table, and we knew what time it was. Even if she wasn’t home, we knew to change clothes, get our snack, and get to the homework. I generally was able to do my homework with little input, but sometimes I would get distracted. My mother would make her way beside me