Author: Phylicia

see, we like to quantify what we’re doing + compare how it may stack up against what everyone else is doing — we quantify how much we do in a day + use that information to examine, compare, + socially accept how productive we are we quantify how small or big, high risk or low risk are the steps we’ve taken in…… Continue reading what was it all for?

why do you keep stopping yourself, fam? what’s with you constantly pulling back + holding yourself back from putting yourself out there?  when the going gets good, why must you “put yourself in your place”?  why is this the only lane in which you can travel? why can’t you pivot? where else are you suppose to be…… Continue reading it’s time to stop this shit

worrying weaponizes our imagination. instead of imagining all the ways life can work out for us or all the pathways + pivotal points that can propel us to new heights or all the opportunities that can positively change the course of our lives, we choose to worry + focus on the complete opposite. when we worry, we use our imaginations as a tool…… Continue reading a weapon of mass (self) destruction

three things life always provides for us: 1) it keeps us on our toes by providing us with some exciting twists + turns — yanno, quality entertainment for our day-to-day living 2) it provides us with every thing we focus our efforts on +/or commit our energies to receiving 3) it constantly provides us with life lessons, teachable moments (+ humbling moments, too 🥴), on how…… Continue reading class is always in session

not knowing how to do something doesn’t have to keep you from starting. look fam –there was a point in time when you didn’t know how to tie your shoes, but with a little help from others your shoes stayed tied until you learned how to do it on your own.same goes with learning how to speak…… Continue reading is not knowing how really holding you back?

you waking up feeling the exact same today as you did yesterday may not come as a total surprise to you. seriously — besides maybe having fresh bedsheets + a new toothbrush 🤨, life may present itself the same as it did a few hours ago.there is something different about today, though. one: no matter how strongly…… Continue reading the significance of this day

dope things achieved in the past, the present, + the future all have this one thing in common: a person taking advantage of the moment.there is no circumventing the moment, fam.either you’re using the time you have now to live fully + freely,  to take advantage of opportunities,  + to buckle down + lock in your…… Continue reading where do you go from here?

it may be difficult to default to this at first. it may not be the smoothest transition you’ve experienced.  it may cause some second guessing + it may have you asking yourself “why do I have to do this?” + that’s the thing, you don’t have to do anything.this action, however, is foundational in leading a life filled with…… Continue reading defaulting to this action first takes practice