I don’t know how to explain this… yesterday I randomly watched letters to Juliet… by the ned of the movie I was bawling. It brought out my yearning for love and to be loved, even though the love Sophie and Charlie fell in love… I never felt that connection between them… it was Charlie’s nana … Continue reading all about love

I find myself looking at those inspiring videos of people who were born with birth defects, mentally and physically just to cry out of happiness for them and the liberation they have found within what outsiders would consider a restriction or confinements. I realized I do this to remind myself that.. it could be worse. … Continue reading Comparison is the thief of Joy

⁣I think rules were made to confine us, hold us back from our true potential. Living by a standard keeps you marginalized only gets you as far as the rule-maker will allow. Don’t be afraid to take up space. The world you desire is already yours. 

How I value myself is so important in regards to my experience in life. How I value myself will teach others how to value me If I am my best thing then I will treat me as such I will handle myself with care I will protect me at all costs I will be selective … Continue reading Just thinking about what this quote means to me.

In 2009, India Arie and Akon came out with "I am Not my Hair," Not even that level of affirmation gave me comfort in the texture of my hair and the color of my skin. 11 years later it took me to realize, I am my hair, I am my skin and that is the … Continue reading Representation

This photo means so much more to me now than it did when it was taken 3-4 years ago. ⁣ ⁣ Standing over the The Lincoln Memorial Reflection pool, just a year before I decided to change the direction my career path from public relations to history/education.⁣ ⁣ So now I’m reflecting over me in … Continue reading Reflection

Always said I wanted to be a writer one day... as if something was keeping me from being one right now. As if writing came with a licensure . What are the credentials to becoming a writer? Paper and a pen? I don't think any books I've read were from "certified writers."  

Who you surround yourself with has a tremendous influence on who you are or who you will become. I used to be offended when I'd hear "bird of a feather flock together." And now I'm realizing maybe it's because I didn't want to be perceived the same way those I surrounded myself with were. ...so … Continue reading soaring

I had no idea what 2019 had in store for me. I’m not a psychic so that’s normal. But.. I wasn’t expecting to feel everything at once... but we made it. I say we because this wasn’t a solo mission, I talked to God this year more than I have ever acknowledged him before. He’s … Continue reading Forgot to post this before 2020…