Category: daily encouragement

the easiest way to make your life better is by taking full responsibility for it. when you own that you have the power to create the changes you wish to see in your life, you become unstoppable, fam. you might be able to control every aspect of your life;you may not have done much of anything…… Continue reading this is a story worth telling

today has one job to fulfill: to exist until tomorrow. today can go one way or another –left, right, up, down, forward… doesn’t matter which direction it goes because today has no bounds.today is filled with disappointment, struggle, + strife as much as it is filled with possibility, opportunity, + endless abundance. life didn’t set intentions…… Continue reading today has one job to fulfill

living a life that differs from the masses can be incredibly difficult. everyone else may want to zig when you want to zag, but then you feel compelled to zig a little with them to see what the hype is about + before you know it, there ain’t no zag in sight because you’ve gotten comfortable ziggin’ + not zaggin’.doing something you don’t really want to do, yet…… Continue reading do you want to zig or zag?

any limitations you’ve experienced are now a part of your past, fam. walk into today knowing that there is nothing that can stop you from living your best life.today, acknowledge that yes — in the past you perceived life a certain way + believed certain things about yourself that, in turn, impaired your ability to see beyond your current…… Continue reading overcome the limitations + reclaim your life

consider this: every task you start today is the beginning of a chain reaction. think about it –you get up with a grateful heart, what’s next? you feel good about where the day is headed,might even find yourself two steppin’ + hummin’ a little tune a little bit while you’re getting ready, who knows? from that,…… Continue reading your day is starting in the most spectacular way

look at what’s happening all around you. you may think it matters a ton, but in actuality it doesn’t. your current situation + circumstances do not matter, fam. i know… i know… sounds delusional, dismissive, + down right incorrect. of course all of those things matter to some degree i mean shit —  if you find yourself…… Continue reading it sounds downright delusional, but it’s true

life is so beautifully complex. one minute i’m looking at a weed growing in a garden + upon picking it, i pause + realize how intricately made it is, how beautiful it is up close + personal. next thing i know, i’m sitting down looking it up, questioning why i pulled it in the first place –is it…… Continue reading life is so beautifully complex

the lack of community is damaging our village. operating solely in “i” mode without consideration of “we” is causing harm in our relationships. human connection is vital to our overall well-being + is an integral part of our lived experience. period.culturally + ancestrally, we were raised to commune together, to raise our children together, to…… Continue reading how to restore connection + create a village

we’ve all experienced a “take me back” moment — take me back to [that dope vacation spot], take me back to [that moment in time], take me back to [that one food joint] — we long to be where we feel deeply connected to the experience — where we had the best time, we experienced feelings of…… Continue reading less “take me back” + more “i love it here”

today’s focus: what you can do. you cannot worry about what others are doing, what they are not doing, or what they say they will or won’t do. instead, focus on what you can do, what you are willing to do, + in what ways you can make change happen right now. doesn’t matter who says it’s impossible,who doesn’t believe in you, or who…… Continue reading focus on this today + watch your world change