There’s a clip floating around the internet of Oprah on the red carpet at Tyler Perry Studio opening. It’s content from Essence; the reporter asked Oprah about dreaming, she said, “do you dream?” Oprah responded, “I am living inside God’s Dream for me.” On the day I saw this clip, at the particular time of…
Category Archives: note to self
Here lies your journey. On your journey, things will come up, inevitably. Some things will bring you great joy, pride, and satisfaction. Other instances on the journey will feel too great a burden to bear. There will be some realities you wish you could trade, overcome, and be done with forever, but this is your…
Anything not currently working out for you is a part of everything ultimately working out for you. Surrender and release. Trust.” I am being faced with how I react, show up, and be with things not going my way or the way that I intended for them to go. Today the moon is full it’s…
Anything not currently working out for you is a part of everything ultimately working out for you. Surrender and release. Trust.” I am being faced with how I react, show up, and be with things not going my way or the way that I intended for them to go. Today the moon is full it’s…
I haven’t written in a while, besides life’ing I realize that I was internally bothered by a comment someone left on my last post. I did not go back to reread as I write this, so my response is only my interpretation. I do not know the person. They appeared to have shown up on…
I have been in a constant state of gratitude as of late for the entire notion, “divine timing.” Time itself is elusive, the other day I called one of my teachers, and I’m like “yo! time is a made up concept, it’s not real,” she’s like “duh!” There is something so sacred, and comforting about…
I decided to take a break from social media. I already knew that it was time to take a break, I’ve become so dependent on social media for everything–news, catching up/keeping up with friends, jokes, something to do in my idle time, or time when I should be doing something else I said I would…
I am constantly vacillating between wanting to live a slow and intentional life. One where I can tend to my garden, make tea in the middle of the day, and sit in my favorite chair leisurely reading a book, likely Baldwin. or maybe even writing a book. In this moment, the plane I’m on is…
I’m a combination of things. I’m a combination of emotions. I’m a combination of realities. I can’t fit myself into a definition. I’m too sensitive. And too brutal. I’m too insecure. And too confident. I’m self-assured. And indecisive. I’m too much and seemingly not enough. I’m a free-spirit and rigid. At the same time. My…
My homegirl Issa called me last weekend to check in on my heart. First off, rewind, let me just tell you how much it means to be checked on, especially by the intuitive who just feel like I’m dealing with something and they want to offer themselves maybe as an ear, or an anchor….