Author: Phylicia

there’s no guarantee that things will work out. there’s no promise that you’ll never face hardships or tragedies. listen — let’s lay it all out on the table:challenges? you’re gonna face them. suffering? oh, it’s bound to happen. fear? oh, it’s gonna appear. there.now that it’s laid out on the table, what now? keep going. don’t…… Continue reading let’s lay it all out on the table

you’ve always wanted to do it. you’ve told yourself time + time again that it is something that’s important to you + that you will do it… eventually. turn eventually into today.by now, the phrase tomorrow is never promised is like white noise to you. you know the old adage, you’ve heard it all before, but…… Continue reading you’ve always wanted to do it

once you start, how do you keep the momentum going? when you don’t feel like doing the task, how do you continue showing up for yourself? you make a commitment, fam.you decide that no matter what the circumstances happen to be, you are going to see your way through it all. you decide that situations not…… Continue reading anyone can make a promise

i have some confirming news for you today: the promises you thought were broken have been kept. right now you see things a certain way + that vision may not directly align with what you desire to see. that doesn’t indicate an infraction has occurred, though, fam. there’s still time to make good on life’s promises,…… Continue reading the unfavorable parts

you won’t always have the words to describe how you feel. you won’t be able to formulate the phrases or sentences that fully explain who you know you are deep down in your heart. some things cannot be explained. as much as your mind is racing through your word catalog to find the perfect words to…… Continue reading making sense of something

hardly anything — two words that describe what you brought into this world with you. you were born naked + with limited (+ innate) capabilities: you knew how to cry, you knew how to eat, you knew how to move (nothing too complex or coordinated, though) + you knew how to use your environment + community…… Continue reading let this serve as proof that…

you’re familiar with how it feels to let yourself down in times when you needed yourself the most. luckily, self disappointment is avoidable for you. being sick + tired of feeling regretful isn’t enough — what are you going to do to prevent that feeling from forming in the first place? put forth an effort + invest…… Continue reading while it’s on the top of your mind