Self-Love is Exhausting

Make space for forgiving yourself and appreciating your journey.

Personification

Personification: A short piece about the entities who use their power for good but more often evil.

To Toni Morrison,

A tribute to a whirlwind of a woman whose gift has changed lives forever

Myths about Self-Love

Self-Love is about feeding yourself exactly what you need to grow. Your Self-Love Journey shouldn’t leave you alone and sad so if you find that it is, darling you’re doing it wrong.

Goals, Goals, Goals

Since life ebbs and flows, an opportunity to reflect is what we need to remind us of how far we've come. Unfair expectations and unmet goals can make us feel like failures but progress, whether large or small is still progress and we should be grateful for it.

Where the Dreams of Brown Girls Go to Die

I was listening to some of the latest songs when time stopped. I was no longer as strong and fearless...I was transported back to a time when I didn’t believe I was enough. This post is for every brown girl who has ever been haunted by demeaning lyrics.

If I Could Fly

If I Could Fly: Steps to Self-Realization

Roses Reincarnated

A poem by Courtney Peppernell inspired me to rewrite a poem I wrote about love in 2014. It's beautiful to witness my own personal growth and redefining of the word "love". Spoiler Alert: If you are withering, my dear, it is not love.

The Only Words I Have

Happy Free-Thinking Friday everyone! Fridays always meet me with deep gratitude and intense exhaustion, especially when my week was full and busy. What are you feeling today? I hope my experience resonates with you.