Be Softer
I hope you are doing great and that your spirit is at peace. Today, I want to talk about gentleness and how it's presence and it's lack thereof affects our lives. I think we can all agree that life tends to harden us in one way or another whether it be how or where we are raised, the interactions we have growing up, the traumas, the relationships that we involve ourselves in, the pride and arrogance that is built over time due to our fears and insecurities and so much more. When I say where and how we are raised...
Rough Day Tales
Over the past three weeks, I have experienced rough day after another. Don’t get me wrong I can’t begin to put into words how grateful I am for all the blessings God has given me big or small. Writing this, I can literally feel the heaviness and exhaustion in my body. I have punked my body into thinking that if I don’t say the word fatigue out loud, the feeling won’t consume me. This so far has been the busiest year of my life, not even school days compare to this. That was clearly child’s play. Adulting is real. I...
The Husband Journal
I have been writing to you for a while. Actually, I have written some little notes in my journal that I hope you get to read some day. I have been praying for you and our future children. I think that’s part of the preparation process but also really my way of letting God know that I want nothing but His will done for my life…Yes even in my love life. I haven’t always put God first in my past relationships and boy oh boy have I learnt some hard lessons!! Last year, I decided to allow God to really...
Living In The Moment
This is something I didn’t think I would write about this soon. Not because it’s irrelevant in any way because believe me, it is not. It's just that sometimes life just happens and we kind of drift from our own bodies and start to look back on ourselves as second or third parties, for lack of a better expression. During lunch last Sunday, I posed a question to my family… “Hey guys, do you think that there are things that people who are out of our family circle would say about any of us and we’d be utterly in shock...
Femininity & Godliness
Oh, this is so exciting for me to write that I feel like I don’t know where exactly to start. Let’s start with defining Femininity. These are qualities or attributes or behaviors regarded as characteristic of women. Femininity is something that I was introduced to just last year during lockdown, I mean the entirety of it. There is a YouTube channel that I’m subscribed to called A Feminine Impression by Dr. Michelle (please check her out, she is amazing) where she talks about All things femininity from style, attitude, Godliness, manners, finding your true self to mention but a few...
Confidence & Self Esteem Prt 2
J- Cole one of my favorite rappers says this in “Crooked Smile,” Love yourself, girl, or nobody will Though you a woman I don't know how you deal With all the pressure to look impressive and go out in heels I feel for you Killing yourself to find a man that'll kill for you You wake up, put makeup on Stare in the mirror but it's clear that you can't face what's wrong
Confidence & Self-Esteem
In layman’s language, one could describe Self-Confidence as a feeling of trust in one’s abilities, qualities, and judgment. Self-confidence usually works hand in hand with esteem. Esteem is confidence in one's own worth or abilities; self-respect. For the past 5 years or so I have been approached by individuals both male and female who have said,” Oh you exude such confidence.” My response is usually an awkward smile or look followed by a “thank you!” because I don’t know how else to respond. Truth is, I have not always been as confident or had the esteem that I do now...
Community & Creativity
In the creative industry, the communities within which we practice our craft mold the versatility and depth of our creativity. They affect what visual artists illustrate; the kind of stories and documentaries our filmmakers capture; musical artists’ content, the photos taken, books written, pottery made and the fabrics used to make our clothes. Basically, our communities are oysters for inspiration. It's in the hands of our creatives to be bold enough to tap into the resources offered by our community. Our country is not where it should be as far as the creative and cultural industry is concerned. We should...
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