the successes you experience today all have a connection to the past.
from your actions of yesterday to the actions of your ancestors years + years ago, your achievements were meticulously handcrafted for this moment.
without prior foresight from your previous self + others, nothing that you’ve accomplished today exists.
that’s why it’s important to never forget from whence you came.
someone, somewhere harnessed the sunlight to create the energy source from which you used to compose that email, type up that book, +/or make that call of confirmation.
someone, somewhere came up with a word that was widely accepted by others so that you could use the words to stand up for your community, encourage your loved one, +/or condemn the wrongdoings you’ve recently witnessed.
all that you’ve achieved is because someone decided to keeping pressing forward, fam.
today, connect back to your roots + acknowledge your personal advancements as a collaborative effort from those from your past.
you ability to live a full + rich life comes from the prayers, petitions, + practices of others, including your former self prior to this moment.
you get to bask in the excellence of this moment because someone, somewhere willed for this moment to happen.
honor those before you with remembrance, gratitude, + grace.
regardless of whether you agree with their actions, you are here in the exact moment experiencing successes that were merely dreams to them —
you are the dream, fam.
keep living + keep achieving.
be you, be dope!
Phylicia Sadsarin
Mindset Coach
journal prompt(s) for today:
| what part of yourself are you most proud of that you feel came directly from those who came before you, + in what ways are you choosing to honor it? |