It sounds almost masochistic but if we are willing to give thanks for our difficulties then it is perhaps one of the greatest things we can do to propel our growth to new heights. All it takes is us looking our challenges in the eye and asking, “What have you come to teach me?”. ThisContinue reading “When life challenges you, learn to say thank you”
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The universe is an amusement park and Earth is the most popular ride
Did you know you are on one of the most popular rides in the universe? This analogy and visual came to me today and I couldn’t help but giggle. The universe is an amusement park with every ride imaginable. You got the one that goes round and round, the one that shoots you up andContinue reading “The universe is an amusement park and Earth is the most popular ride”
I don’t want to fall in love anymore
Want to hear something? In my early twenties I actually made a pact with myself that I would stay single, build my life, and grow as my best self for the rest of my twenties. Meaning: I ain’t dating nobody! I am dating & loving on myself! I have met people since who I haveContinue reading “I don’t want to fall in love anymore”
Yes it’s cliche but here is why I still meditate
Buddha was asked, “What have you gained from meditation?” He replied, “Nothing!” Then he continued, “However, let me tell you what I have lost: anger, anxiety, depression, insecurity, and fear of old age and death.” I have been doing my meditation practice since 2017 – the year one of my mental breakdowns, also known to some as aContinue reading “Yes it’s cliche but here is why I still meditate”
Stop trying to do it all alone
“Game over dude.” “I’m ready to cry with you. Laugh with you. Be a shoulder to lean on. Confess my grievances. Forgive and let go of the past. Reach out and connect. Embrace you for all that you are. Release all the resentment. Dig in to the love + respect.” This is a message IContinue reading “Stop trying to do it all alone”
Guard your circle
Guard your association like your life depends on it, because it does. Social neuroscience tells us that those who we are repeatedly around over the course of time can sculpt the circuitry, shape and size of our brains. And in my view, our hearts. We esteem too lightly the people we allow to speak intoContinue reading “Guard your circle”
I finally belong
I know if there is one thing I have lamented on, and those closest to me have heard me mention, its how little I have felt like I belong. I know there are experiences in my early childhood that lend to this feeling: being too black, too fat, too weird, too alone, too sensitive, tooContinue reading “I finally belong”
1 in 400 trillion
Apparently the odds of you being born, alive & breathing and living your unique human experience is 1 in 400 trillion. Imagine all the ancestors who came before you; who would have had to fight to live to ensure that you came into this world taking your first breath. Imagine all the ancestors that wouldContinue reading “1 in 400 trillion”