#10 Year Challenge

I’m changing so much. So I’ve been reading about self compassion and the pros because there’s absolutely no cons to the newfound self appreciation. Now what l have learned about self compassion is it’s much different than self-esteem. Self-esteem is something our ego likes to control in order to validate ourselves. Or simpler, it’s just … More #10 Year Challenge

Church

Invest the eight hours of Sunday Service, into yourself. If you spend hours in church, spend each Sunday during those hours on yourself. On getting to know you, or doing something that excites you the most. On what you like. And if you don’t know…don’t worry, you have eight hours to figure it out! That’s … More Church

Undocumented Value

Every day I ask myself, why me? What makes me special? Why would anyone care about my story? How exactly am I like Jose Vargas, Julissa Arce, and the many other immigration writers I admire and aim to emulate? Before having books published, Jose Vargas found success as a journalist, and Julissa Arce reached success … More Undocumented Value

Lucid Reality

The ancient African philosophy Ubuntu is the belief in infant abundance-unity within the community. Living life with no currency, boarding or trading due to it being manipulated through exploitation. “Because I am we are.” Imagine having everything you need exactly when you need it, eliminating the need to “save for a rainy day” or hoard … More Lucid Reality

Love, the verb

Call this a song, a poem. Just be sure to put love in front.  You’ve been with me through all my different hairstyles  I still remember when I made sure to wear mascara whenever we were together  Then I stopped  You didn’t notice the difference  Thirteen years later and I’m so thankful that smile is … More Love, the verb