i cry a lot now because there were so many years when i didn’t. crying is a release and there is a lot to release when you finally let go of being hard.
i’ve shifted away from the “always put yourself first,” and moved into “remember yourself always.” there will be moments when situations ask you to consider more than just yourself. but you can always remember and take care of you.
ask people what they view as emotional support. everyone has different ideas of what emotional support looks like. ask people what they need to feel supported. without truly knowing, you’re playing a guessing game and you don’t have to do that if you ask.
i wish i had the resources to fix things. it really hurts me to know things in this world could be fixed, but people choose not to. the people with the resources choose not to. it hurts.
when you feel heavy & mentally or emotionally overwhelmed:
1. smoke cleanse your space
2. take spiritual baths for 3 days allowing the coolness to cover your head
3. journal everything
4. write a list of tmrws plans step by step
5. use your showers to release worry, doubt, fear
may you release the stress of needing to constantly better yourself. you are already doing so and you have already done so. look back and you will see.
i hope you feel good as fuck today!!! i hope you feel empowered, excited for the future, and let yourself try something different! trust that you’re moving forward and getting where you need to be. enjoy your day. you deserve a good one.
yesterday my son stormed off to his room angrily cussing me out in baby talk so i responded saying “i love you!” to which he looked at me puzzled. after a few seconds he said “well i don’t love you” and slammed his door. i responded with “i still love you!!” after a few seconds +
one my realizations last year was that people aren’t discardable. my inner child felt discarded, shamed & blamed which led me to growing up with such a polarized mindset. i’ve spent a lot of time extending compassion to my inner child so that i can do the same for others today.
being able to step outside of polarization and see things from so many perspectives is truly a blessing. everything is complex and deserves the time for understanding.
a lack of unity is not fixed by telling people to unite and be loving to everyone. those oppressed choosing to call out, set boundaries with, and engage in conflict with their oppressors is not causing further divide. bigotry causes further divide.
who you are now is naturally going to contradict many parts of who you were in the past. the past that people know. it’s not even a contradiction though. it’s just called growth.
2022 is a Universal 6 year in Numerology. The number 6 is the number of domestic happiness, harmony, and healing family patterns. 22 is the most successful of all numbers, it symbolizes 'God' energy brought to the material plane and put into form. Be realistic. Expect miracles.
No one glows up like a woman who doesn’t feel appreciated. No one hurts like a man, when they realize that woman they could have appreciated doing the bare minimum - goes to glow up without them.