Category: daily encouragement

i’m not here to tell you what you think, fam. i trust you enough to know that you are fully capable of making decisions that best suit your life. i can provide facts, though. yes, actual factual — no bullshit! one fact i’m gonna share with you is that you can move mountains. when you not…… Continue reading actual factual — no bullshit!

it reverberates deep, down in your soul.  you can feel it crashing like a wave against your chest, craving release.  it’s ready for it’s debut; ready to learn more, share more, grow more… unleash it, sis — unleash your voice unleash your light unleash your true essence no, really — give us all of you! the folks you’re meant…… Continue reading stir up a ruckus

i challenge you to go all out today, fam. to do something so jaw-dropping you can’t even believe you did it. to create a moment where, when you look back on this day, you’ll recount the memory with pure joy + excitement. others may not see it as grand, but that’s not your concern. the challenge…… Continue reading a day you’ll always remember

i read a brilliant quote by Patti LaBelle that says, “the smallest deed is greater than the grandest intention.” for some reason, it instantly took my mind to showing up for someone.you may not have money or lavish gifts, but the thought of showing up physically or sending your love + thoughts in snail mail, a text,…… Continue reading starting small is better than nothing at all

it’s harder to change when you don’t care about what’s affecting you. whatever’s affecting you may cause you extreme discomfort, too.  the negative impact it has on you is plain as day — hell, you see + acknowledge it, too!still, you’re less inclined to improve your situation until you care enough to change it. so you remain…… Continue reading admit that you care

in this moment, you can choose to worry or choose to move confidently in the direction of your dreams. one will serve you the best + the other will serve you great stress. like any human experience, you are susceptible to experiencing both (after all, you are human). the question you have to ask yourself…… Continue reading is the worst really bound to happen?

when’s the last time you savored a glass of water? or strolled through a garden?or sat down for a while without a device (tv, phone, ipod, etc.) to think, to read, or to complete a puzzle?or wrote out a list of what you’re grateful for?or hand-washed your car?or fully brainstormed that idea? all of these acts…… Continue reading take much better care of yourself

what you care about in life will command your attention. you care about the environment + you’ll find ways to preserve it. you care about your mental health + you’ll find ways to improve it. you care about your family/friends + you’ll find ways to spend time with them. you care about yourself + you’ll…… Continue reading you know this already

audacious people have one thing in common: they take action. seeing others do something that we know we could do better or doing some shit we wouldn’t dare do can send us into straight up judgement mode. “i can’t believe they asked me that!””did they really just do that?””wow, they did what now?!” believe it ’cause…… Continue reading it’s the audacity for me!

we all have our reasons for doing what we do when we do it. whatever excuse we use to justify doing what we do — going through financial struggles,we don’t have a “choice”,the perfect opportunity presents itself — one thing remains true: in all moments, we do what we feel is best. you may have a checkered…… Continue reading a checkered past