My 'Ah-Ha' Moment

We all have had them. Those moments when we it finally clicked on just what it was that we are supposed to do with our lives. My ‘ah-ha’ moment came very recently. As a matter of fact, it happened a few weeks ago. I have always been a person that has wanted to help people. It was this longing to help that drove me to pursue a ton of careers of which I did not enjoy. I tried nursing, but I was afraid of needles and wanted to puke at the sight of blood. I tried nursing assistant, but I didn’t like some of the things that went along with the job. I loved writing. I still do love it. I realized that writing can help people in more ways than one could imagine. Writing gets read. Words can change lives. Words are powerful. I realized that possessing the gift to write was not something to take lightly, but something to be appreciated. And, I love speaking in front of groups of people, teaching and telling about something interesting. Most people find that a bit shocking because I am somewhat of a soft spoken person. So, a few weeks ago, I discovered that I could use my gift of writing and speaking to create a job that I would not only enjoy doing, but love doing. Which brings me to my question for you. Have you had an ‘ah-ha’ moment? An epiphany? Have you been toying with a dream for so long but have been afraid to bring it to reality out of fear of what others may say about you? If you are one of those people, living like I did for so long, then guess what, it’s time to change. It’s time to step out on faith and go for your dreams. Life is too short to do anything otherwise.

Want to Know the Secrets of a Kept Woman? Meet this Month's Author Shani Greene-Dowdell

Author Shani Greene-Dowdell

This Month's Author Showcase features non other than the talented Mrs. Shani-Greene Dowdell. From the printed page to the stage, this is one author that is truly destined for success. 

'Secrets of a Kept Woman'

 

 

 

 

 

BIO:

Born and raised in Tuskegee, Alabama, I am a country girl at heart. Plainly speaking, I love the south! I have three beautiful children and a supportive husband who keep me grounded. I've written two books and compiled two anthologies, but really I'm down to earth, love to have fun, and am at my best when I'm off to my self dancing to my own beat.

When I am not promoting my literary works, producing plays, assisting new authors, or performing my motherly duties, I can be found with my ears plugged and fingers moving while performing medical transcription at my day job.

 In every aspect of my life, I love what I do and am blessed to be walking on purpose.



EXCERPT:

I sent up a silent prayer as I pulled into Rhonda’s apartment complex, praying to the God above that I would not find my husband’s car on the lot. “Lord, please don’t let my husband’s car be in this parking lot. Please Lord, keep them honest, if only this once. Lord, hear my call.”

Hoping for a tiny bit of leniency from the powers up above, I prayed that neither of my husband’s cars would be in my best friend’s parking lot. This was the first time in years that I had gone out checking behind Titus. I had learned that this type of behavior only led to heartache in the past.      

Unfortunately prayer wasn’t enough to stop the treachery. Sure enough, his car was not only on the lot, but it was parked directly in front of Rhonda’s apartment door as if it was his own personal parking space. They were just bold with their little fling! I thought. I knew that if Titus was comfortable enough to flaunt his affair with Rhonda at least half of the town, if not everyone in town, knew about it.

I sat in the car in a daze with my eyes fixed on Rhonda’s front door. In my mind, all I could see was Titus pinned against Rhonda’s living room wall as Rhonda gave him another Super Head job, like the one I witnessed on my security tape. Titus had the security system installed in case someone got froggy enough to want to break in and was dumb enough not to even think about erasing the video after his little indiscretion with my best friend. The video had been what verified the truth that my eyes couldn’t see. Obviously, he had forgotten all about the cameras in every room in our home, probably because they were not installed for the purpose of making sex tapes like the one he and Rhonda starred in. Men are so sloppy with their cheating.

Derrick Simmons was on point with his movie, Women Do It Better. In affairs, women damn sure don’t tend to leave a trail of bread crumbs leading their husbands right to the scene of the crime. When a woman gets caught cheating, it’s because she was ready to be caught. She doesn't care. She is ready to give up the marriage or relationship, anyway.

Knowing that Titus was so sloppy made me wonder, how did I miss all of the signs in the first place? I must have had a permanent pair of blinders on. I knew Rhonda could be scandalous, dating back to high school when she tipped under the bleachers with Carlton and thought I didn’t know about it. It wasn’t like I was in love with the boy, but it was messed up that she had sex with him and didn’t have the decency to tell me about their little escapade under the bleachers. We told each other everything, but it took a random female to tell me about Carlton. The girl had said she just wanted to give me the heads up on Rhonda.

At the time, I didn’t want to believe it was such a big deal, and so I minimized it. But like they say, what’s done in the dark always comes to light and when it does it's not a pretty sight. Since we had been friends, I noticed that when I told her that I liked a dude she would eventually catch some kind of feelings for him. Out of respect, I would leave the guy alone. But nooooo, not her. Once a snake always a snake! Sitting in the car hotter than the first round out of a shotgun, I yelled, “This should be an interesting confrontation. I hope they’re ready!”



Shani Greene-Dowdell

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