Category: experience this week’s dopeness!

dear dope chick: it’s time to come out of costume + step up as a person of character. role playing is over.  we’re done pretending, fam.  take off the mask + show up as your authentic self so that what you’re looking for can finally find you, too. you might can physically catfish us +…… Continue reading we’re done pretending, fam

dear dope chick: what a convenience it is to have everything already mapped out for you + all you have to do is show up! you already know what you’re gonna do, when you’re gonna do, + with whom you’ll do it. however, i’m challenging you to forget all those elaborate plans you made for…… Continue reading what a convenience it is to…

dear dope chick: there’s done, there’s to be determined, + then there’s now. your past? forget about it. your future? who knows what it holds. so, what’s up with now, fam? what’s so trivial about being here that you want to escape to what’s already happened + what is yet to occur? ground yourself in…… Continue reading will you surrender your desires to now?

dear dope chick: life is demanding. never mind that your “to do” list is full of demands, a simple task such as driving demands that you pay attention + stay aware of your surroundings. then, there are family demands, friendship demands, work demands, financial demands — no wonder we can feel so overwhelmed in life!…… Continue reading no wonder we can feel so overwhelmed!

dear dope chick: how many times have you ran wild with an assumption,  or used it as an excuse to not do something? “they look like they don’t want to talk to me/have an attitude, so i didn’t speak” “it looked too hard, so i didn’t even attempt it” “the last time they said no,…… Continue reading this time won’t be any different

dear dope chick: you don’t have to downplay your hobbies, fam. you’ve been convinced that if it ain’t making you money, it ain’t worth your time. that is simply untrue. hustle + grind culture has done a number on us. operating with this mentality has sucked the joy out of simply being. life is much…… Continue reading hobbies are pillars of the abundant mindset

dear dope chick: school has impressed upon us that learning can be boring; a mundane chore that we do out of necessity + oftentimes with displeasure. when it’s a subject we take no real interest in, we take on the attitude of “i’m here so i don’t get fined”, learn what we’ve gotta know, +…… Continue reading the truth about algebra

dear dope chick: everyone likes to talk mustard seed faith, but it’s about much more than that. as small as a mustard seed is, it isn’t an accurate depiction of faith size. faith is not designed to be small.  this mustard seed faith you’ve heard about is not about having SMALL faith, it’s about having…… Continue reading do you have mustard seed faith?

dear dope chick: changing the conversation around awareness starts with acknowledging that we already have awareness. lack of awareness is a narrative we frequently see + seemingly have no issues buying into; however, that story comes with one fundamental flaw: we lack nothing. we have everything we need to live a fruitful life, awareness included.…… Continue reading are you misusing your awareness?

dear dope chick: the ego always wants to be right, even when it’s about someone else’s situation. ego wants you to make the assumptions. it wants you to campaign against the obvious. ego tricks you into believing life would work out best for you when everyone behaves how you want them to behave… but that’s…… Continue reading believe their ass the first time!