there’s you, there’s your desires, + then there’s your life journey. rarely, if ever, is the journey a straight line. sometimes you move in circles until you decide to move different because you’re tired of exhausting your energy going no where.sometimes your journey starts out linear + then boom: detour pops up! now you’re scurrying…… Continue reading carefully + meticulously planned
Category: daily encouragement
cut yourself some slack!
you buggin’, fam! you’re telling me that you won’t put out your work because it’s not on “that level” yet? that you’re holding back because you recently started + you don’t have what others have?you’re telling me you pulled your post/shared work because you saw a typo + didn’t have time to correct it … it’s gone?…… Continue reading cut yourself some slack!
no price tag
there’s little to no benefit in having as much as you have in life when you aren’t using it. what’s the purpose of having all those degrees if you don’t share or apply what you’ve learned? what’s the purpose of having relationships when you’re too busy to nurture them? what’s the purpose of wishing for…… Continue reading no price tag
speak life over your life
you say “it’s difficult” like that’s a bad thing + have the audacity to use it as an excuse to not start. you say “it’s challenging” like you won’t emerge victorious, so you keep avoiding what you know needs to be done. speak life over your life, over your situation, + over your circumstances.yes, it may be difficult or…… Continue reading speak life over your life
give yourself some credit
doing something to improve your situation is better than doing nothing + feeling stuck. it takes a certain amount of awareness to decide to do something different, so doing something, no matter how “small” it may seem, is a perfect place to start. give yourself some credit for starting. you’ve designated a journal for journaling.you’ve bought…… Continue reading give yourself some credit
the experience you’re hoping to receive
some things are gonna take time. yea, you want it + you want it expeditiously yet speeding up the process may not give you the experience you’re hoping to receive. what have you ever gained from a rushed experienced?if nothing else, you learned how valuable time truly is + why slowing down can serve you…… Continue reading the experience you’re hoping to receive
oh, you didn’t know?
permission granted, fam. oh, you didn’t know? i’m giving you the stamp of approval to live your life in the way you’ve always desired.that shit sounds silly because why do you need my approval? don’t wait on me, on ya mama, on ya brother-sister + dem to start living your life, fam.your quality of life is…… Continue reading oh, you didn’t know?
that seems to be a common ask
do you truly believe that you’ll be happier with more, fam? what is it that more can give you that you don’t already have at your disposal? outwardly, you’ll appear to have it all, but inwardly? yea that’s where the lack resides. constantly wishing for more shows us how much we don’t appreciate what we already have. say…… Continue reading that seems to be a common ask
out of the mud
whether you’ve got all the money in the bank or you are living paycheck to paycheck, it’s still possible. what you want in life is still within your reach. the 👏🏾 circumstances 👏🏾 don’t 👏🏾 matter👏🏾 ! in this world, you’ve got people who have gotten it “out the mud” + then there are others who are born…… Continue reading out of the mud
let’s lay it all out on the table
there’s no guarantee that things will work out. there’s no promise that you’ll never face hardships or tragedies. listen — let’s lay it all out on the table:challenges? you’re gonna face them. suffering? oh, it’s bound to happen. fear? oh, it’s gonna appear. there.now that it’s laid out on the table, what now? keep going. don’t…… Continue reading let’s lay it all out on the table