My little cousins are mad at me and it sucks. Even though the situation was a complete misunderstanding, they, understandably so, do not see it that way. I haven’t known how to navigate this space of pain and uncertainty. While I do have a strained and extremely interesting dynamic with my family, they are stillContinue reading “Misunderstandings… They Happen”
Category Archives: Black. Girl. Thinks
PRIDE In Self Expression
Ideas pile up, turning into distant memories the longer they lay dormant. In the silent creases of night, cobwebs form on dreams that only hope to one day be brought to fruition. Have you ever felt like this before? As if everything you think about, everything you wish for just doesn’t seem to be comingContinue reading “PRIDE In Self Expression”
Remembering Our Mother
The past two Mother’s Days weren’t as hard for me as I expected them to be. While it did hurt to miss you, I didn’t feel the pain in my chest as much as I did this year. This time around I was completely immobile the day before. I felt down and sluggish even thoughContinue reading “Remembering Our Mother”
Trust Your Gut
Following our gut instincts will often get us far in life. Sitting down with ourselves, taking quiet time to listen and hear exactly what we need can often save us from potentially terrible fates. Recently I have come into a few situations where while I sought advice from close and well respected friends, what IContinue reading “Trust Your Gut”
Inward Reflections
Upon some self reflection I noticed that I often ran from facing things head on. Afraid of what was awaiting my arrival on the other side I tended to hover in spaces of indecision for they somehow felt “better” and “more comfortable” than the vast unknowns that were lurking in decisiveness. For so long thingsContinue reading “Inward Reflections”
It’s Official… I’m 30
As the dawn of my thirtieth birthday arises I cannot help but sit back and reflect on all of the amazing things that have been happening in my life up until this point. Not only have I completely uprooted and restructured my life, shaping it into a meaningful existence that I am happy and proudContinue reading “It’s Official… I’m 30”
Music You Can Vibe To
Life is crazy, there is no doubt about that. So when we are presented with moments of calm we hold onto them as if they are the only thing standing between us and the edge of sanity, and let’s face it, sometimes they are. In reflecting on the many ways in which we connect toContinue reading “Music You Can Vibe To”
How Differently Time Moves
Time, an imagined concept that we all wish we could have more of in our lives. It never feels like we have enough time to spare. Always needing to jump from task to task it feels as the old saying goes, “there is never enough time in the day”. The truth is that we actuallyContinue reading “How Differently Time Moves”
Challenging Election Day Blues
I know, I know, many of you will probably see this and think “Oh my goodness please stop with all the election talk” or “ Please no, not again”. Trust me, I understand. With everything going on around us it often is compounded with our constant interaction with the media feeding us into forced consumption.Continue reading “Challenging Election Day Blues”
#SelfLove
How much do you love yourself? Such a simple question yet one we all have struggled with from time to time. Now that “self love” and “self care” have almost become buzz words in many of our social circles, it has become far too easy to merely gloss over truly loving ourselves. I mean afterContinue reading “#SelfLove”
Creative Wholeness 