Category: daily encouragement

it doesn’t matter if you feel like doing it or not, what must be done must be done. our feelings getting in the way of what we’re building is what keeps us stagnant, fam.you wake up feeling however you feel + decide that your feelings dictate your life, your experiences, + your overall wellbeing. today, reframe your…… Continue reading you may not feel like it + it still must be done

when you see someone doing something in err, is your first instinct to call them out + correct them? if so, why do you feel you have to address the person’s mistake? now, it’s understandable that mistakes will be addressed + handled in real time, when you’re actively teaching or they are looking for a solution in you’re…… Continue reading mistakes happen, so where do we go from there?

somewhere down the line to upkeep niceties, you were programmed to apologize when you didn’t do anything that warrants an apology. stop doing that shit, fam. you are responsible for your actions + your actions only. it’s perfectly okay for you to hate that someone is going through something + at the same time, understand that no amount…… Continue reading no apologies needed for this, fam

sometimes we must wait to get what we deserve. + i know it’s hard to hear when there are things in life we want to experience, but hear this:  you can wait, *|FNAME|*. rushing to fulfill a need + using whatever comes our way to do it is why we suffer so much.today, make your choices not…… Continue reading these choices need your full consideration

between fighting + forgiving, which one are you more inclined to choose? for you, does what you choose depend on the person? the circumstances? the situation?does continuing the fight serve your higher purpose? what about forgiveness?who or what are you fighting against today? will forgiveness transform the relationships or situation + if so, in what…… Continue reading when you’re in fight or flight mode all the time

whatever brings you pain today, whatever encourages you to give it a hard side eye, whatever causes you to squint in bewilderment, whatever is the reason behind you sucking your teeth + rolling your eyes, whatever you feel compelled to use choice words with due to your overwhelming frustration, whatever it may be, fam –approach it with…… Continue reading this is your power. use it.

scheduling a time to show up for yourself can be useful, + it can also be too rigid for your lifestyle + in turn, compromise your consistency. what happens when you don’t show up at that exact time?are you giving yourself permission to take any time you need to fulfill that need or are you…… Continue reading make a routine, not a schedule

your fears + doubts will tell you a story about yourself that is quite… ridiculous (if i’m putting it nicely). they will have you believing that you ain’t shit, you can’t do shit,you won’t ever be shit,+ that all you touch + do turns to shit. + none of that shit is true, fam. from birth, you’ve known yourself…… Continue reading these have gotten you far in life

write a word. now, write a sentence. then, write a paragraph. after that, write multiple paragraphs. pages + pages of that + guess what, fam!?you’ve written a book. move your body today.add intention behind it + do it again tomorrow. do it again the next day + the next day thereafter, continuing every single day from…… Continue reading if you wanted to, you could + would

too many times, we give attention to behaviors + situations that don’t matter to us. we don’t realize that when we give these things our attention, even when the attention is in the form of disgust + disdain, we are feeding into its existence + encouraging these behaviors + situations to grow. today, only concentrate your…… Continue reading when it’s important to you, you’ll show it