As of January 2018, I began my natural hair journey three years and seven months ago. The seventh of every month is my natural hair anniversary. Yes, I have a calendar event celebrating the day that I decided to quit the creamy crack also known as relaxer, and take the first step towards embracing all of me, including…
Mantra: I am hopeful
Happy New Year! As I embrace a new year, I was thinking about motivation, specifically motivation to leave a warm and comfortable bed in the morning. Anyone who knows me, knows that I enjoy sleeping and love getting extra minutes of sleep. As I continue on the journey towards living out my dreams, I sometimes find myself…
South Africa Travel Journal: Traveling is Important for Our Evolution
Through life experiences, I have learned that our lives are meant for growth and development. Upon this realization, I decided to take personal responsibility for my continuous growth into the best version of myself. Now, I embrace every opportunity for an adventure, and I have learned that it is imperative that I surrender when I…
My Adventures in London: Maximizing a 12-hour Layover
Layovers are common during air travel from one country to another. If possible, I select a flight that has a layover that enables me to explore a new city. If you want to venture out during a layover, which I highly recommend, you need at least eight hours. A five hour layover, may sound nice,…
Mantra: I am evolving
A mantra is an instrument of the mind, that is commonly used during mediation to enter a deep state of meditation. I started using mantras during meditation to transport an intention I have in my mind and soul into my everyday life. I like to use “I am” statements for intentions that I want to…
Worship Wednesday: No Stress
No stress. I recently started practicing yoga five to six times a week, because I decided that I wanted to experience more peace. Every time I get on the mat I calm my mind and declare a mantra for the practice. A few months ago I had a difficult time finding a mantra at the…
Worship Wednesday: Truth
Truth. I don’t fit in. I was never suppose to. I was not made in a mold, I was sculpted. They try to turn me back into soft clay. So they can mold me their own way. They do not own me. I affirm it with my mouth, that I am beautiful, the way I…
Worship Wednesday: Go to Scriptures – Living Soul
Soul noun. The principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical. — Dictionary by Farlex What you identify with consciously and unconsciously determines how you perceive your life experiences. If you recognize yourself as someone who…
Worship Wednesday: Chaos or Peace
I used to think that I was a failure because I didn’t follow through with my dream. I found another dream in college and made an executive decision to follow this passion wholeheartedly especially after being told that I could never become my original dream from a respected supervisor. My heart was broken and at…
Worship Wednesday: Go to Scriptures – Your Dreams, Visions, and Aspirations
This week is all about choosing peace instead of chaos or fear concerning your dreams and purpose in this world. One of the most significant words in the Bible for me regarding this can be found in Jermaiah 29 and Habakkak 2. I hope God’s word resonates in your minds and confirms without a shadow of a…
Worship Wednesday: What Nature Can Teach Us About Faith
Fall is one of my favorite seasons. I love the crisp chill in the air that nudges me to put on my leather moto jacket and warm scarf. I firmly believe that every time I plug into Mother Earth I am awoken to the reason we are all here. The change of seasons teach us…
Letting Go by Practicing Yoga
Yo•ga noun. A Hindu theistic philosophy teaching the suppression of all activity of body, mind, and will in order that the self may realize its distinction from them and attain liberation. — Merriam Websters I started practicing yoga because I wanted to reduce stress, more importantly I read Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by…
