Reverend MLK Jr. Reminds Us That Comparisons Are Not the Survivor’s Friend: 10 Affirmations
Comparisons Are Not the Survivor's Friend
There's a quiet voice that shows up sometimes, usually when you're already tired. It says: why haven't I he [...]
πΏ Dear Woman Who is Learning to Say No Without Explaining
I see the weight you carry when you even think about saying no.The hesitation.The catch in your breath.The flood of reasons rising in your chest, read [...]
Youβre Not Healing to Be LikedβYouβre Healing to Be Free
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Dear Survivor,
This healing path you're on?Itβs not about gaining approval.Itβs not about being nice or easy to und [...]
10 Facts About Lift Every Voice and SING!
So my childhood was spent learning this song. We sang this and other songs like it for assemblies. I get out into the world and learn not only have ot [...]
I Am the Story of My Survival, Not Their Lies
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They can call you "bitter."They can call you "broken."They can say youβre overreacting.Th [...]
π« 10 Signs You Are Reclaiming Yourself
Even if you donβt feel βhealedβ yet, you are rising. Quietly, deeply, powerfully.
Survivor, there are days when healing feels invisible.You may not b [...]
β¨ Survivor Affirmation β¨ You Are Not a Waiting Room
You are not a waiting room for people to come and go as they please.You are not a rest stop for those who disappear when itβs time to show up.You ar [...]
πΏ Meghan Markle: Affirmations for Those Still Standing
I am still here, and that alone is a victory.
What tried to break me did not get the final word.
My spirit bends, but it does not [...]
πΈ Groovy Affirmations: My Hair, My Glory, My Groove
My curls, coils, kinks, and waves are a love letter from God.
The texture of my hair tells stories my ancestors whispered into my roots.
[...]
πΏJosephine Baker: She Refused the Limits Placed on Her Body
JosΓ©phine Baker was born in the United States.She knew segregation.She knew what it meant to be looked at and notΒ seen.
So she left.
And in Paris⦠s [...]
π΅ Everyday People: A Prayer for Boundaries and Belonging
βI am everyday peopleβ¦β
Simple words, sacred meaning.
Arrested Developmentβs βPeople Everydayβ is more than a remix of a classic β itβs a less [...]
The Case Against Full-Time “Nice”
Inauthenticity: Being nice all the time can lead to a lack of authenticity in your interactions. Suppressing your true thoughts and f [...]
Inspired by Survivor Viola Davis: You Donβt Need Perfect Weather to Bloom
Some flowers wait for sunshine.Others learn how to grow toward the light
even while clouds remain overhead.
Gratitude to a shining star....Viola Da [...]
π€οΈ Clarity After Chaos, Grief, and Rain
There comes a moment β after the thunder, after the tears β when the air feels different.
Itβs quieter.
Cleaner.
You can finally see what was [...]
π Dear Strong Black Girl
Who had to grow up before she was ready.
You were praised for how grown you acted.For how well you held things together.For how much you helped, how [...]
The Forgotten Scientist Who Cured Leprosy β The Story of Alice Ball (w/affirmations)
The Forgotten Scientist Who Cured Leprosy β The Story of Alice Ball: A pioneering woman's life cut short before she reached her full potential and los [...]
Finding Freedom Through Movement: How Dance Becomes a Healing Journey from Abuse πβ¨
So, the fabulous Eartha Kitt was a triple threat. Dancer, singer, and actor. She was also a Survivor.
By every reasonable understanding of the word,Β [...]
BLACK GIRL, YOUR CREATIVITY HAS TRAVELED THE WORLD ππ€
Look around.
Hair.
Fashion.
Dance.
Music.
Language.
Beauty.
Humor.
Style.
So much of what Black communities h [...]
BLACK GIRLHOOD CAME IN MORE THAN ONE SHADE π€
Look back at the Black girls many of us watched growing up.
Kim Fields.
Regina King.
Keshia Knight Pulliam.
Tempestt Bledsoe.
Kellie Sh [...]
Your Authentic Voice Belongs In This Season
There is something Iβve noticed across history β and I feel it stirring again.
Whenever those in power get too big, too loud, too controllingβ¦wheneve [...]
Living in Truth in a Loud World: The Courage to Stand Tall
There was a time when a singer could stand on a stage, look out at the world, and sing a line that would echo for generations:
βI did it my way.β
Th [...]
πΏ Josephine Baker: She Found a Place Where She Could Breathe
JosΓ©phine BakerΒ did not just βmove to France.β
She left a place that constrained herβ¦and stepped into a place that, for a time, allowed her to expand [...]
