Entries by Summer Owens
5 Kids’ First Flights and Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
It’s Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday! As a 17 year-old high school student moving to Memphis, TN for college, I had no idea that Memphis would be my home for at least the next 20 years. And ignorantly, I didn’t know the depth of the civil rights history of the city. When I started my speaking career and then […]
Contently Walking Into Church- Single on the First Sunday of 2019
As I walked into church with my friend Bilicia today- the first Sunday of the new year- I reflected on all the different ways I had walked into church (and when I didn’t) over my life. When I was a little girl, my best friend Shauna always talked about church. My mother was a Christian, […]
5 Lessons I (Re)Learned in 2018
In less than a week we will say goodbye to 2018 forever. But we say hello to 2019- a new year and another chance. As I reflect on the past year, I think about the roller coaster of emotions I felt (as I do every year). I think about some of the incredible things I […]
3 Necessary Steps to Take to Level Up
Level Up: To make a move in your life or career for the better. Today I had the honor of serving as a panelist at an awesome conference held by my friend and visionary, Cynthia Daniels. The Level Up conference had everything a professional would need to learn how to progress in their careers or […]
Blasts (Blogs) from the Past. Gifts for the Present.
As we round out 2018 and I finish the update of my new site (stay tuned), I am reflecting on just how long I’ve been blogging and sharing my life in hopes of helping others with theirs. Very few people saw my initials blog posts, but the information was still pretty good (in my opinion) […]
20 Years of Sisterhood, 20,000 AKA’s in Houston, and 20 Lessons Learned
This past May I celebrated 20 years of being a member of a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. About half of my line sisters flew into Punta Cana, DR from all over the country to celebrate the momentous occasion. We reconnected, reminisced, laughed, partied, relaxed, and even cried as we reflected on all […]
Going Places…A Life-Changing Trip
When we started the S.O. What! Foundation’s STEP-OUT (Self-esteem, Teamwork, Exposure, Personal development-Overcome, Understand, Triumph) program, I knew I wanted to take the special kids in our program on a flight to Washington, DC. Why? Because they followed the S.O. What! curriculum and read about my first flight as a scared, pregnant 15-year-old. And later […]
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