everyone + they mama can be doing it + guess what?
doesn’t mean that you have to do it, too, fam.
popularity doesn’t automatically make something right or wrong.
tobacco based products were very popular at a point in time.
seemingly everyone was okay with huffin’ + puffin’ cigarettes or chewin’ + spittin’ tobacco!
fast forward to now, we are all well aware of the health consequences tobacco can bring into our lives + into the lives of others.
yet, tobacco based products are still around — cigarettes are still sold in stores, vaping + hookah are the new wave, + people are still using/addicted to nicotine.
all of that to say this: what other people want for their lives is what they want for their lives.
it doesn’t have to be what you want for your life, though.
current family traditions may or may not align with your lifestyle.
the way your parents disciplined you may not be the way you desire to discipline your child(ren).
soul food may or may not be good to your soul.
spades at family gatherings may or may not be your family’s game of choice.
you have options.
there are choices you must make for yourself.
some choices are lighthearted in nature, while others may have a serious bearing on your overall life + health.
still they are your choices to make.
trust yourself.
your spirit knows where it must go.
it knows when something aligns with or is out of wack to you.
rock with that inner knowing, even when it’s not the most popular decision to make.
choosing to live your life on your own terms + making individual decisions that support the improvement of our lives as a collective is one way today you can to show up + show love.
be you, be dope!
Phylicia Sadsarin
Mindset Coach
journal prompt(s) for today:
i’m gonna ask a question that you’ve heard before:
if you see everyone jumping off a bridge, are you jumping, too? explain your answer.
remember, there is no right or wrong way to answer this + everything isn’t as black + white as it may seem.