HELLO! It’s been three months since my last post, and I’ve got to tell you the minute you think your healing is complete is when your next mission starts. Let’s dive in! “All too often, our so-called strength comes from fear, not love; instead of having a strong back, many of us have a defended…
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Metamorphosis 🦋
• a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one by natural or supernatural means.—Oxford Languages, 2022 🐛🐛🐛 Sometimes I feel overwhelmed and a tad bit off course—but that is the beauty of change. I realized that I do not have to be perfect—I have to be…
The Wrong Types of Friends ❌❌❌
An Ode of Forgiveness to my younger self. 💜 When I first decided to write this post, I asked myself, “Is this a diss track??” 😂 It’s NOT. However, it is time that I expressed what I’ve learned about different types of friends throughout the years. 💕🌻💕🌻 I’ve encountered several types, but the following is…
The Toxic Truth 🔦
Here, let me turn on this flashlight so we can chat. 30 is different. The people made it sound super sexy on the social sites! 😂 I was not expecting the shift that’s taking place right now. Everything that I thought I knew and thought I wanted has evolved. Now, I have to do the…
A Speaking Piece 🕊💬
“I would like to have your attention. There are some things we need to discuss if you all would get settled. I promise it won’t take long!” “Nobody wants to hear all of that.” Can I guess? Did someone silence you when you finally mustered up the courage to speak? Maybe, they gaslit you into…
Give in or Grow? 🌷
Week 6 of writer’s block, and I’ve had enough. I’ve started posts. I’ve deleted posts. I’ve napped, cried, rewatched NCIS more times than I’d care to admit, and still—nothing. I got some unsolicited advice and quickly tossed it to the side. Because…honestly? How can this advice be sound? In actuality…it was the best advice ever….
Pressure on My Toes🩰
Overthinking.Overworking.Overexerting, and now my toes hurt. I’ve been reading “You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience” by Tarana Burke and Dr. Brene Brown, and reading many of my feelings as shared experiences among other Black people propelled me into self-acceptance. “Shame resilience, according to Brene Brown, “is the ability to…
“Houston, we MIGHT have a problem.” 🤨
When I first decided I wanted to get to know myself, I had the hardest time figuring out where to start. I mean, of course, I know me. I’ve always KNOWN who I am, who I belong to, what I believe in, etc. But what I did not know, well, what I chose not to…
Garden of Growth 💕🌻 