It is with so much joy that I announce that I am one of the 2024 @creativefuturescollective and @sohohouse Fellows! Through this fellowship I will be utilizing my creative medium of Soul Collage to further advance mental health initiatives utilizing art therapy and holistic healing! I cant wait to see what this year holds for myself and the other fellows. So be on the lookout for my projects to come! 🙏🏽
#sohofellow#creative#arttherapy#collage
Applied Knowledge 007
“When was the last time you repented and offered yourself forgiveness?
Often, we act through our emotions, saying and doing things that sow the seeds of our pain and suffering. These seeds sprout and reap a bitter harvest both internally and externally. The way we treat ourselves and others through our words and actions is a key indicator of our true nature. While some situations may warrant an emotional response, not all things we say need to take root in our hearts.
Repentance acknowledges the wrong, and forgiveness makes it right.
I too am a perpetrator of wrongdoing, especially when I am hurt. However, I have chosen to forgive myself and no longer perpetuate the cycle that ‘hurt people hurt people.’ Instead, I do the prophetic work of correcting myself privately and publicly.”
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Sure, here are 10 hashtags inspired by the edited post:
#EmotionalAwareness#InnerHealingJourney#ForgiveYourself#BreakTheCycle#MindfulLiving#PersonalGrowth#HealingWords#SelfCompassion#EmotionalIntelligence#trending#viral#communitybuilding#foryou
Applied Knowledge 006
I had an 11 hour trip to Colorado for a conference and at the conclusion of my trip I needed a ride to the airport. So my bookie Rhi hopped up to take me if I filled up her gas tank.
This was a surreal moment because this was my baby who was no longer a baby. I used to wipe her butt, paint her nails, take her everywhere with me and now she’s DRIVING ME AROUND!
At her ripe age of 18 I wanted to know what that was like for her in this space and time because often we as women need space to vocalize what we are going through.
She offered me food for thought in which I reevaluated the fun and responsibility in being an adult but that we are never alone.
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#foodforthought#healing#growingup#blackwoman#selflove#growth#wordsofwisdom
Conquer of many master of ☝🏾
Yesterday was a surreal moment in which I truly realized I was walking in answered prayers. I was asked to sit on a panel to discuss the outcomes for Black children and families in early childhood education. So I flew into Colorado and attended my session sharing wisdom with two other heavy hitters doing work for children and families.
During our session one of the things I shared was that we need to make sure that we as individuals and as community value and affirm our children as there is an African proverb that says if a child is not embraced by its community, they will burn it down just to feel its warmth!
At the conclusion of the panel I drove back to my moms house full because there were many days I worked to get to a place where I even had wisdom to share.
I picked up my favorite food and said my goodbyes and hopped back in a plane to Chicago before the clock struck midnight.
But I leave you with this, how many answered prayers are you walking in?! Have you taken a moment to truly bask in that which you and the divine have created in your life?!
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#healing#growth#spiritual#travel#blackwomen#nonproift#communitty#selflove#foryou#explorepage
Conquer the day, don’t let it conquer you!
I meditated on this notion as I scurried around this looks trying to get ready for my flight worried I might miss it. I had a few things that I needed to get done and it felt like time was not in my side. But then this overwhelming feeling of peace came over me and I flowed through the morning and arrived to my flight right as they boarded. So as I conquer my day I hope you too find that peace and flow to conquer yours! 💋
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#healing#motovation#motovationalquotes#healing
Applied Knowledge 005
“Patience, obedience, and kindness. I’m going with the gifts and fruits of the spirit.”
I often turn to my elders to teach me how to navigate this thing called life and they always take me back to God. Today as I sat at breakfast with Ms. Deborah I decided to ask for some advice as a 28 year old women who is navigating the balance between what I desire and what God desires for me.
We talked for over two hours as I confided in her my current successes and struggles in life but especially in patience and love. I was so blessed to hear her talk about the ebbs and flows of being a spiritual being having a human experience.
My biggest takeaway was that I needed to extend myself more grace as I continue to build my relationship with God. I understand that patience is a virtue I have yet to master but I am willing to continue to learn how to apply the knowledge and GET OUT OF GODS WAY!
So I say all that to say, how are you standing in Gods way within your own life?! What can you do to yield those controls and desires over to get what you truly want?!
I love yall and pray you continue to apply the knowledge 💋
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#foryou#explorepage#spiritual#spirituality#knowledge#advice#healing#growth#selflove#elder#learning#therapy
❤️ Pockets of Peace❤️
Recently, I had spent a lot of time alone in which I reflected on so much spiritually, mentally, physically, and emotionally. I went into that season of isolation slightly afraid that when I came out the other side it would be hard to get back into the swing of life. But I came back to a overflow of love, joy, and laughter. This season has been a narrative shift in which God is rewriting all that used to hold me back. These pictures capture the pockets of peace I encountered this week!
1. Reflections in the mirror. Rolled down the window to enjoy the Chicago sunshine.
2. My sacred time in my sacred place reading “Becoming Supernatural (10 out of 10 recommend that book)
3. Laughter caught while talking a selfie in the company of a good friend.
4. Celebrating the birthday of one of the loves of my life.
5. Changed my plates to Illinois and took the whip to see one of my favorite playwrights and mornings spent with the dogs and the morning paper.
6. FaceTime with all my babies and siblings. Plus my Drew boo and her favorite word!
7. A exciting night out full of laughs, uno, and good music.
For the last 7 years at the conclusion of a cycle in my life I commemorate it with a tattoo. The several tattoos I hold on the canvas that is my body tell the stories of triumph over the trials and tribulations within my life. These tattoos are an external expression of healed internal wounds. As I continue to put to pass what was meant to destroy me I embrace the temporary pain for a lifetime of satisfaction.
