Sharpe-Jefferson: Time to Press Pause, Evaluate and Rejuvenate

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Sharpe-Jefferson: Time to Press Pause, Evaluate and Rejuvenate

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson I see the pictures flooding my social media timelines and I know you do, too. Summer is synonymous with many things, vacationing being one of them. I believe I’ve seen more airport shots, beach pics and travel v-logs these past few months than I did in all of last year. In fact, […]

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