Category: RESILIENCE
Steadfast Souls Win Slow Races
I encourage you to be steadfast in your pursuit of your education. I have a bachelor's degree but getting it did not look like it does on tele [...]
Women Are the Source, Not the Punchline
“It is not inclusive to sit silent while people mock the beauty and humanity of women. That is not progress—it is plain old misogyny. The same misogyn [...]
The Truth About Family Outsiders (video)
From gogetterswantd on Tiktok.com:
The truth about family outsiders is..
They’re the ones that can see the wounds that the family ignores.
Th [...]
What I Survived Speaks Louder Than What They Say
✨ Affirmation ✨
What they say is fleeting—rumors, whispers, labels.But what I survived is eternal—it beats like a drum in my spirit.My scars sing lou [...]
Their Words Do Not Name Me. Survival Does.
✨ Affirmation ✨
Their words tried to cling to me like chains,
but I shook them off.
Their judgments do not define me.
Their names do not nam [...]
Not Defined by Them, Defined by Survival
✨ Affirmation ✨
I release the weight of their opinions, their names, their judgments.
I am not defined by what they said, thought, or tried to make [...]
They Spoke Labels. I Lived Through Fire.
✨ Affirmation ✨
They tried to pin me down with names that never belonged to me.
They whispered labels meant to wound, meant to cage.
But I rose t [...]
Small Shifts, Big Relief: Real-World Ways to Defuse Everyday Stress
Stress isn’t loud. It creeps in quietly. A clenched jaw, missed sleep, a flinch at a harmless notification. Left unchecked, it coils tighter. But [...]
Why Insomnia Is a Silent Epidemic in the Black Diaspora
Sleep is supposed to be a place of peace. Yet for many across the Black diaspora, rest feels distant, interrupted, or impossible. Insomnia isn’t just [...]
Life Changing Advice by Denzel Washington (video)
Here is one of our favorite teachers on the topic of rising against the odds....Mr Denzel Washington. [...]