I still experience months-long depressive episodes where I quite literally cannot find in my brain motivation to do things and am deeply, profoundly so sad that it hurts, bc that’s how illness works. Sending love to everybody battling the same being told you’re “just not trying.”
Anyway, as a person who has battled severe, debilitating depression and suicidal ideation since I was 14, who has tried to “mind over matter”, been so medicated I slept for 18 hours/day, “treated it” with walks, yoga, forcing myself to do things and routines…
i’ve removed ego and shame from the experience of liking people. me liking someone is my personal decision, but that doesn’t mean they’re obligated to like me back, desire me or act according to my expectations. i don’t see rejection or lack of reciprocity as an attack on my self worth.
and by “shameless,” i mean i’m not carrying embarrassment on my head because i like someone. whether i text first, express interest or end up liking them more than they like me, it is what it is. i’m not going to start acting emotionally detached just to protect pride. i also think people who genuinely find mutual attraction, emotional alignment and timing at the same time are very lucky because it honestly doesn’t happen as easily as people make it seem.
Ghanaians protected Kente fabric, Nigerians are here buying asooke from the Chinese.
That shit looks cheap as fuck, and your ancestors should light your ass up for that
i know that sometimes it comes down to costs but it's important that we don't allow chinese manufacturers kill local fabrics. we should stop buying printed asoke, akwaete adire and akwaocha. if we stop buying the real thing, these fabrics will go extinct.