Category: daily encouragement

disagreements will ensue, opinions that don’t support what you believe will form, + people will have something to say about how you choose to live your life. remain confident in your decisions, fam.of course, when you gain new information it’s okay to change your mind, but don’t allow their discomfort to make you change who you…… Continue reading what you gone do when i disagree with you?

today, every time you have the urge to say: i can’t this is too hard it’s impossible there’s no way life sucks or anything self deprecating, pause.close your mouth + stop the thoughts dead in their tracks.take three deep breaths, + reframe: i can + i’m choosing not to ___________ (or choosing to attempt __________) though i’m…… Continue reading you can + you’re choosing not to

why did you decide to go down this pathway for your life? what inspired you to change your life + commit to living this way?today, refocus on your “why”.sometimes the way gets cloudy,  we lose focus + in that moment,  fail to remember why we decided to walk this path in the first place. don’t forget:…… Continue reading what inspired you to change your life?

their rudeness, though jarring, isn’t provocation to showcase rudeness in return. it’s actually an invitation to practice your kindhearted approach. when met with rudeness, you have a choice:internalize the rudeness + act with malicious intent  or reject the rudeness + give the gift of love insteadi know, i know… why does the responsibility of being the bigger…… Continue reading decide you’ll do + be better

standing out amongst the crowd takes courage. going against the status quo, in most cases, forces you to abandon your gut instincts or risk being ostracized by others for holding opposing societal views, standards, + opinions. today, realize you are the exception. there’s no point concerning yourself with blending in or worrying about what others…… Continue reading you are the exception

the appearance doesn’t outdo functionality. how something looks won’t change the importance of how it works. today, resist the urge to buy “new” for aesthetic purposes only.it may look good, but do you actually need it? capitalism convinces you that you need this new item because it looks good.when you examine its functionality, it’s suddenly revealed that you already…… Continue reading do you really need it, though?

the attitude you have towards others is a direct reflection of what’s manifesting inside of you. when trouble’s a brewin’ + you’re movin’ a little off kilter, oh trust: folks be knowing! it shows up in the way you interact with others.it echoes in the ears of those who hear your voice. it’s deafening in the most silent way — long…… Continue reading for when you’re movin’ a little off kilter

picture this: you have a toolbox full of shiny, new tools that can be used to build anything. from those tools, you have your personal favorites that you reach for on a daily basis. day to day, you build things with the tools you are most familiar with using, so what you create doesn’t really change…… Continue reading new tools in the toolbox

consequences. sometimes it’s hard to live with them; however, none of us can live without them. think on what you are willing to do today + contemplate the potential consequences of your actions.are your actions leading to you to place of desperation + destruction?are your actions supporting + aligning with your heart’s desires?do your actions represent the core…… Continue reading do you like what you see, fam?

unlike any other day you’ve experienced, today is the day. the day for what, you ask? today is the day for extraordinary things to happen, famyea, i hear you… extraordinary things have happened before + can happen any day. + see, that’s the whole point of it:extraordinary doesn’t need a reason to be extraordinary, it’s extraordinary because…… Continue reading putting a little “extra” in the ordinary