Category: daily encouragement

you can find something better to do with your time than worry. worrying is swallowing up your time, fam. it sucks the life out of you.it leaves you drained + with low energy. break that habit.when your mind wanders down the path of worry, bring it back into the present. are you safe right now? is…… Continue reading it sucks the life out of you

when your water bottle is empty + you want more water, do you go to the gas station + refill your bottle with gasoline? so why is it that when you feel down + unfulfilled, you go back to old behaviors that no longer serve you? comfort eating.phoning an ex.endless scrolling. physical +/or emotional entanglements.smoking…… Continue reading don’t even want to be that person anymore

you don’t want to do it + so you keep putting it off. mind 👏🏾 set 👏🏾 shift 👏🏾 , fam. think about it from this view point: the longer you put it off, the longer it will take for you to check it off your list. real talk, you’re making life harder for yourself. why?…… Continue reading you’re making life harder for yourself

stop what you’re doing right now — yes, even reading this — + take a look around you. how beautiful is this moment?forget all the shit you’ve been stressing over, no need to worry about anything in this moment. instead, fill this moment with two things:observation + appreciation. observe how today feels unlike any other…… Continue reading how beautiful is this?

you have a plan, you’ve mapped out what needs to be done, shit, you even have an inkling of how you are gonna do it. so, why aren’t you doing it, fam? you’ve done all the prep work you claim needs to happen before you’re comfortable with moving forward. you’ve gotten the quotes + you’ve weighed the…… Continue reading take a leap of faith

what is failure? now that you’ve experienced yesterday, what did you learn from it?what lessons can you bring with you into today?the purpose of our past is to lend perspective to the present.you have seen first hand what has worked out for you + what you can improve, fam.don’t focus on a complete overhaul, think small.what’s one…… Continue reading the purpose of our past

what is failure? here’s what you need to know about the role failure plays in your life, fam:  failure is a lesson. it teaches us there is another way + that, when curious enough, we can find out what it is. failure is a chance to recalibrate. after learning there’s another possibility, failure presents us with a…… Continue reading see what worked + what didn’t

do you believe you are who you say you are? do you believe what others say about who you are? what if today you decided to toss out your perception of yourself? to completely dismiss the person you claim you are + to simply be? the slate is wiped clean, fam. who you thought you were, who…… Continue reading the slate is wiped clean

you can choose to be okay with it all. you can choose to accept what’s happening.you can choose to not allow it to affect your behaviors.you can choose to feel your feelings while also choosing how long you’ll commit to having them on display.running away from a situation won’t make it any better, especially when we leave our position/expectations/feelings…… Continue reading won’t make it any better

imagine doing something with the purest intentions, creating a positive change only for your actions to be criticized + misunderstood. it’s a tale as old as time, fam!  happens every single day. some take the time to defend their actions,others will argue with others ’til they’re blue in the face, + still those who don’t want to…… Continue reading it’s a tale as old as time, fam!