Supportive Community: “Keep elevating, sis!” Saboteur: “She finished another item on her list to build her business. I need to work harder at reminding her that she can’t make it.” Sound familiar? Self-sabotage is the inner critic or saboteur whose goal is to remind you of what you can’t do, won’t do, and aren’t capable… Continue reading
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Abundance: A Letter of Manifesting Energy
Dear Renii, I appreciate you, the person you are becoming, and your heart. It has been a long road for you to get to a place of comfort with yourself and feelings of wholeness. Indeed, a season that does not let fear paralyze you but instead motivates you to move forward. First, I appreciate your… Continue reading
Love Language: Words of Affirmation
Leading with love is essential at home, with friends, and in the workplace. With this in mind, for this post, I want to unpack leading with love with the most important person, myself. First and foremost, I need to love myself before I can love others, including leading with love in conversation, thought, or consideration.… Continue reading
VALUE Season
Welcome to the VALUE season! Like hurricane season, it is full of trials and tribulations, but what’s for sure is that VALUE is possible. During hurricane season, tropical storms may occur, resulting in rain, blown leaves, and potential destruction. While also offering days of beautiful skies and rejuvenation of nature. VALUE season, for me, changes… Continue reading
Loving Me In Spite Of: My Journey of Exploring My Inner Child
My journey to self-love began with changing my mindset. As I explored my inner child, I discovered unfortunate incidents buried deep within me, and they lay dormant until a triggering event happens in my life. The triggering event is the catalyst for how I respond. Loving me includes healing from these things, ridding myself of… Continue reading
My Healing Journey: Believe In Me
I’ve been self-critical. Constantly judging myself. Often, I’ve wondered why I inflicted so much pressure on myself. As if I had little or no belief in myself. Almost like fleeting belief. Mixed emotions. Little self-trust while no one knew of my struggle while on my healing journey. Finally, with the help of a therapist, I’ve… Continue reading
Acknowledge Me: Exploring My Inner Child
As I prepared to write this post, I asked myself, “why is acknowledgment important?”. Immediately, I thought I want to acknowledge the little girl within -my inner child because being recognized feels good. As well as, the internal appreciation that comes from the words “I see you”, or “you got this.” Acknowledgment equates too many… Continue reading
ABLE: Exploring My Inner Child
As a child, I looked forward to summer break. Sleeping in. Playing outside. Riding my bike. Going to Dairy Queen on 5th Ave. Recreation at West Side. Being outside until the streetlights came on. It made me happy. Brought me excitement. Honestly, I didn’t have a care in the world. Meaning that when I flipped… Continue reading
Mental Victory Vibes
This week, I ventured into reels. I was so nervous about recording a video. Partially because it evoked the moments of what I didn’t see in myself. Mental health is a tricky thing-repeatedly hitting record while asking 17 questions that started with “what if.” I was getting in my way by seconding guessing, third rethinking-… Continue reading
Mental Health: Small Steps
A conversation with my daughter shifted my thoughts from my initial posting outline, but I feel the topic aligns with Women’s History Month. A decision to avoid a difficult discussions thus affecting mental health may occur due to: Not being ready for the dialogue that will follow Making the final decision Admittedly, the conversation resonated… Continue reading