Category: daily encouragement

you are very well versed in the art of creation, fam. creation is a constant for you. you possess the ability to create so many things:narratives, obstacles + challenges, perspectives + beliefs,  even feelings, thoughts, ideas, + words — hell, this life you’re currently living is a creation of yours, too. consider yourself in a perpetual…… Continue reading the buck stops with you

without your hopes + dreams, what truly motivates + compels you to move forward in life? embrace both, fam. hoping + dreaming proves your imagination does work. as you may or may not remember, your imagination is the basis of your creativity + ingenuity. without your creativity + ingenuity, you’d be stuck;  completely + utterly stagnant in the same place in your…… Continue reading adhering to a hierarchy

that Drake “started from the bottom” hits different when you realize that that’s the only way to start. everyone you see at the top of their game has one thing in common: they started. the “bottom” is relative.defining the bottom, or our starting point, is impossible because life is an individualized experience.  our lived experiences are different; therefore, it’s comes as no surprise…… Continue reading present yourself in that way

what should or should not exist isn’t important in this moment. it is what it is now, fam. what’s important now is what is.what is is that you’re full of life. what is is that you’re capable of dope things. what is is that whether intentional of not, you’re taking action today, you’re making moves, + you’re getting on with your…… Continue reading where are you now, fam?

this sun ain’t the same sun we grew up with, fam.  subtlety, over the years + right before our eyes, the intensity of heat it exudes has become more + more apparent to us (at times it’s so hot, it feels like it’s burning a hole directly through the earth — muy caliente)! 🥵 let…… Continue reading a starting point on your journey

you may feel like you’re always fighting for time — time to rest + relax, time to process + grieve, time to do more of what you love — the time is there to have. you aren’t lacking in time, fam.more likely, you are lacking in clarity. get very clear on what you want life on your own terms…… Continue reading one can only dream that…

today isn’t the day to be settled + set in your ways. explore. learn. grow. expand (ooo-wee, this one spoke to me)! life is interesting with or without you noticing it…take notice today. even when you commit to following your daily routine, notice how different today feels.notice the fragrance that lingers in the air, the…… Continue reading when you commit to following your daily routine

it’s not that your timing is off. it’s not that you need more time, that you started late, or that you need to hurry up + get it done. your perspective about your timing can use some expansion is all, fam.. no use worrying about what didn’t get done yesterday, nor is obsessing over what tomorrow brings making…… Continue reading you need to hurry up + get it done

now listen up, fam: don’t allow the thing you think you need right now to push you into acts of desperation.begging is beneath you.why beg when you can create opportunities for yourself + others to get exactly what they need?why beg when you can believe that what is for you is for you + that all of your needs are already fulfilled?why beg…… Continue reading what i needed at the time

having the task of changing the world sounds a lot like mission impossible. thankfully, this is completely achievable.hell, fam –you’re doing it every single day!when you’re choosing different choices for yourself that better align with who you are at your core, when you’re committing to taking intentional action, when you’re thinking before speaking, when you’re considering the perspectives of others, when you’re kind…… Continue reading this is how you change the world today