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Green
Choices
A memoir about identity, conditioning, and the quiet power of everyday decisions — and the question that changes everything: were any of these choices truly my own?
By Kimberly Jackson
The Book
Sometimes we live on green.
Sometimes we learn in red.
Inspired by a simple system used to guide her five-year-old cousin — green for good choices, yellow for caution, red for the ones that hurt — Kimberly Jackson turns the same lens on her own life.
Green Choices is part memoir, part mirror: a quiet excavation of the family expectations, cultural scripts, and inherited beliefs that shape a self before that self ever gets a vote.
Honest
No tidy redemption arc — just the real, uneven work of unlearning.
Reflective
Lessons from childhood roots, hard turning points, and small, brave shifts.
Liberating
An invitation to question the choices you were handed and reclaim your own.
The Lens
Three colors.
A lifetime of choices.
Green
Choices that grow you
The decisions that align with who you actually are — once you've done the work to know.
Yellow
Choices that pause you
Hesitations, warnings, and the moments worth listening to before you move.
Red
Choices that teach you
The ones you'd undo if you could — and the ones that quietly built who you've become.
"Did I really want this — or did I just want to be wanted for it?"
No life is lived entirely on green. What matters is knowing where you stand, why you stood there, and choosing the next step on purpose.
— Kimberly Jackson
The Author
Kimberly Jackson
Kimberly Jackson is a passionate community leader, advocate, and changemaker dedicated to improving health, education, and access to resources for underserved communities. With a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Human Services and Family & Marriage Counseling from Hampton and Liberty University, she has built a career centered on empowering individuals and strengthening communities.
As CEO of United Community Solutions, Kimberly leads initiatives focused on sustainable development, healthcare access, and community advancement. Her leadership has earned her appointments to the Virginia Board of Social Work and the Virginia Minority Business Council. She also serves as Director at Large for the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), becoming the first public member representative from Virginia to hold this role.
Her impact extends internationally through projects such as the Asuaba Water Project in Accra, Ghana, which brought clean water access to local students and families. A 2025 Virginia Business Top 40 Under 40 honoree and proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Kimberly continues to inspire others through service, leadership, and her commitment to creating healthier, more sustainable communities through informed and "Green Choices."
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Begin with one green
choice.
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For readers ready to ask the harder questions