Category: daily encouragement

we have advanced so much in life. if you are like me, you are a living witness to some of the most coveted technological advancements — computer processing systems, the internet, cell phones (that brick phone + that bagged phone were fun times) 😂. these advancements didn’t come by happenstance. they came from somebody — somebodies! — who…… Continue reading damn near impossible to achieve

you take control of your life one way + one way only: you take responsibility. until you recognize the role you play in your own life –how often you overstep you own boundaries,how you respond to yourself + others,how limited your perspective is + how closed off you can be in times when you feel dead set…… Continue reading why i got to be the one?

only a fraction of your life. that’s all you get to live when your mind is in the future. when you’re worried about what’s to come, when you’re anxious, when you’re invested in all that your future has to offer you compromise the quality of your life now. how can you be present when your…… Continue reading only a fraction of your life

take the time to capture your thoughts in words. take the time to water your garden + remove dust + debris from your plant leaves. take the time to clean + clip your nails (toe nails, too!) take the time to experience the sunrise + sunset. take the time to listen to someone without interrupting.…… Continue reading all it has to offer

one day you’ll look back on today + wish you would have done that one thing — made that phone callsent that emailphoned that personwalked away with dignityvoiced your concernsdidn’t allow worry to overtake your thoughtslent a helping hand well, you’ve got it made, fam. why? because today you have the opportunity to that onething. there’s only…… Continue reading it’s no secret that you want to do this

after an argument is won, how do you feel? vindicated? heard + cared for? energized? drained? like a conquerer? what real value are you able to extract from the moment? this is why right + wrong don’t matter, for real, for real. right + wrong arguments are made up in our heads. everything boils down to a…… Continue reading as a result of what’s happened…

you know what will really solidify your beliefs? acting them out. it’s challenging to subscribe to something we don’t fully believe in ourselves.flex your faith muscle, fam. don’t just talk about it, be about it.you say you believe in yourself, show up then! you say you’re grateful, fill your heart with gratitude! you say you value freedom, give…… Continue reading you think you know, but you have no idea

the little things always have + will always matter. think about how disappointed you sometimes get when you see a shirt you want, but it’s not in the color you were hoping to purchase. imagine you have your mouth fixed for a chocolate chip cookie only to take a bite + realize it’s an oatmeal raisin…… Continue reading it’s my pleasure

you haven’t done all that you can do yet. that’s like saying you’ve learned all that you can learn about a topic… it’s not true, fam. no matter how much you think you’ve exhausted all possibilities, you haven’t.in fact, you’ve only scratched the surface of what can be done. go deeper.whatever you knew then pales in…… Continue reading there’s more out there for you

“i’m still learning” — three of the most freeing words you can say today. mistakes, failures, missteps, screwing up — all these happen to be labels that don’t fully describe what is truly happening in that moment. all roads lead back to learning.so why not call it what it is? why not call it that? words…… Continue reading three of the most freeing words