I ALLOWED FEAR TO STEAL MY JOY

I was given a test last week. That test was, “will you allow fear to steal your joy?” And I did. I allowed fear to steal my joy. I also allowed grief, anger, sadness, and confusion to settle in and get comfortable. See, the week before, we had two incredibly positive life altering things happen. …

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MY NEWBORN SAVED MY LIFE

The girl who helped me see my own worth. She doesn’t know it yet, but she saved my life when she was just a newborn baby. I can remember so clearly sitting at one end of the hallway, next to her sleeping brother’s bedroom door, while my abuser slept peacefully at the other end, in …

YOUR VULNERABILITY COULD CHANGE SOMEONE’S LIFE

I got a message from someone I guess who is annoyed that I’ve recently decided to share more of how I feel inside about my outside. Saying it’s not who I am. Let me tell you about who I am. When I went through an abusive relationship 5 years ago I decided to hide my …

I NEED MORE SELF CARE

I think I need to take care of myself more often. Get my eyebrows done when I feel that they need it, instead of waiting 3 years like I did this time. Get my roots touched up and my hair trimmed when I feel that it’s time, instead of waiting a whole year like I’ve …

My Body Is Worthy

“My body will never look like THAT!” is what I told myself 4 years ago about another body that looks exactly like my body today. I have been conditioned so much to think that THIS type of body is disgusting. Is ugly. Is not worthy of affection or compliments. Is not even worthy of being …