“Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel.” — Dr. Maya Angelou
On #InternationalThankYouDay, we pause to honor gratitude as an act of love, connection, and humanity.
#Grateful#MayaAngelou
someone told me yesterday that when they feel nervous about trying something new & their heart starts beating really fast, that they call it their “inner applause” because their body is cheering them on, and i think that’s the best narrative adjustment ever.
I LOVE it! A group of young kids drumming their hearts out to "Optimistic" by Sounds of Blackness. A powerful reminder that our future is bright when we pour into our youth! 🥁 #BeOptimistic
@parkwood@Beyonce Happy 44th Birthday Beyonce! Your music has help me through some very tough times and brought me increased joy during the good times! I appreciate you! 👑🎉❣️
WE NEED HEALED WOMEN, who went through "hell" and came back, bringing with them innocence and purity.
Women who see the soul, hear, breathe harmonious vibrations, magical words, gentle songs.
Women who can comfort the soul.
Women who talk to the trees, the stones, the animals, the mountains, the water... who listen to them, understand them, advise them... help them, support them.
Women who know the healing gift of herbs, flowers and have learned not to be ashamed of it.
Women who healed their emotional wounds, built their self-esteem, learned to love themselves, to love, to say no.
Women who are no longer victims.
Women who honor their roots by transforming them.
Women who can help other souls to break free, who possess the sacred art of healing, fruits of a long journey of self-healing.
Women who express themselves through humility, because they no longer need to be seen by others.
... because they became aware of who they are.
~ Dawneel Swears
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S/O 2 everybody who, whether intentionally or unintentionally, out here building A life so unique, you can only look to GOD & Self as a source of inspiration. Defeating odds, taking L’s and alchemizing them into W’s, carrying the load, paying the cost, & paving the way through the dark. Taking the scraps and dirt that life and “they” may have thrown you, to break bread, make meals, build a home, empire & a throne. They may not tell you, so I will! You are a true BOSS! Keeping your grace and composure through it all!! … So let’s CLAP a never ending round of applause for you! 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 💪🏾❤️🩹
9 years later: Beyoncé became the first black woman to win AOTY this century & the first black woman to win best country album.
Texas hold em became the first song in history to chart simultaneously across multiple charts
CC Debuted at #1 in the Uk. Canada, Australia & Germany making chart history
HIGHEST grossing COUNTRY tour in HISTORY!
& much more!