11 years later...

Sister Feelgood was published in 1996 by Crown Trade Paperbacks. In its heyday, it was named one of the top 10 health and fitness books (in 1996 or '97) by Cooking Light magazine. Before going out of print, it sold around 25,000 copies. In today's market, that may seem like a drop in the ocean, but to me it means that thousands of women found its positive daily messages a comfort and an inspiration. Rather than letting it disappear completely, I've decided to release the whole thing on this blog. It's still under copyright, so if you share with others, please acknowledge me as author. Let me know if you'd like to see it republished in book form. In the meantime, enjoy!

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Day 42

CP Time = Procrastination

CP time, or "colored people's time," is Black folk slang for tardiness. We all know people who just have to be late. Our weddings and our funerals, our parties and our beauty shop appointments all start just a beat behind the clock. Of course, people on CP time come up with all kinds of excuses to be tardy, including, "My rhythms just ain't like the white man." Please. Folks who insist on arriving late to meetings have no consideration for other people's schedules, plain and simple. Now, believe it or not, CP time has a correlation to health and fitness. Are you on CP time when it comes to putting off that eating program or that exercise routine? Good news, however. There is a cure. Put this reminder all over your house: I WILL DO IT TODAY! "It" being your healthy eating program or your exercise routine. Put reminders on your refrigerator, doors, kitchen cabinets, toilets, and bedside table. Tape it to your wallet. No more CP time for progressive Black women!

I'll just do it today!

Posted by Donna Marie Williams at 1:33 PM

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