Category: daily encouragement

don’t display kindness for the optics. do shit because you actually care, fam! packing up meals + giving to the unhoused for a photo opp is a choice. paying it forward in a drive thru because the person in front of you did it is a choice. offering “thoughts + prayers” as a default message when tragedy strikes…… Continue reading but do you actually care?

with each choice you make today, follow up with this mantra: i chose this for myself. remind yourself every chance you get that you are, indeed, the creative director of your world.living life on your own terms requires admitting the role you play in your life + possessing that main character energy to get shit done.since you are the boss, the…… Continue reading a powerful five word mantra to live by

are you ready to face the consequences of your actions, fam? + when you read that, did you feel like you did something wrong? consequences are neither good nor bad.consequences are what happens after making a choice; after taking action. today, approach the word ‘consequence’ with neutrality.that way, when you weigh them, you can fully explore what can be…… Continue reading is inaction the best move here?

when life starts lifin’, pick something positive in which to place your focus. your mind doesn’t have to default to “all things wrong with the world” when the possibilities to be positive are present + ready to be pursued, too. okay, so on top of all that wild shit going on in the world right…… Continue reading something positive to take the edge off

sometimes, what your gut is telling you doesn’t make any logical sense. that doesn’t make it wrong, misinformed, or irrational, though. your body, by nature, operates off of the innate ability of doing + being.the problem is you’ve ignored your instincts for so long that they’ve began feeling foreign to you, most times feeling as if…… Continue reading what your gut feelings are really saying to you

take a deep breath, relax your jaw, + allow your body to follow suit. now, with all the strength that you have, stand up tall. bring awareness into your body — your core, your arms, your hands, your legs, your feet, your neck, your back, —  + stand tall; erect. feel the strength surge through each of your body parts + notice how powerful,…… Continue reading do you know how strong you are, fam?

showing up in the most authentic way requires one to have sincere motives. sincerity is honesty you have with yourself, with others, + with life itself. moving with sincerity is moving with intention, with thoughtfulness, + without worry about the optics.you are speaking up when it’s tough, you are standing up even when your legs…… Continue reading you gain nothing from being nice, fam

every place has it own set of rules — every family has their own house rules, every establishment has their own set of rules, every organization has their own set of rules, the government has its own set of rules, hell — you have your own set of rules (most of which are defined as boundaries). rules aren’t inherently good or bad, they simply are.they…… Continue reading living a life without any rules — does it make sense?

do you want the problem solved or do you want to continue complaining about it? do you want someone else to solve it or are you willing to take responsibility for it?the only way your problem will be solved is to solve it yourself.that looks like owning your part in the problem + deciding to do something…… Continue reading being in “control” isn’t always the answer

please, for the love of all things dope, stop striving to have a better life. you’ve set so many goals for yourself, each one requiring a significant amount of toiling, of hustling, of non-stop effort to make your life “better”. you’re wearin’ yourself out, fam.not only are you constantly in motion, striving hard + doing all of…… Continue reading stop striving to have a better life