February 2012
6 posts
“My life is a culmination of bad memories, ugliness, sweetness, beauty …but...”
– Viola Davis
“To try to write love is to confront the muck of language: that region of...”
– Roland Barthes (via sweetteeblog)
Love anyway
Yesterday, a wore something a little more form fitting than usual to work. No, it wasn’t a mini skirt or hot pants. You see, usually, I where things to work that drapes over my body quite a bit and hides …things.
A co-worker said to me “where is your booty?”. I replied “The same place it has always been. Non-existent”. She stated “I didn’t notice...
January 2012
2 posts
I will soon have the opportunity to make a major impact in someone’s life. I am delighted to be presented with the opportunity, but it will take the assistance family, friends, acquaintances, and strangers to make it happen. I will not be able to do this without the support of giving hearts, willing spirits, and generous souls. Continue reading to find out how you can partner with me to...
Random Reflections of YesterYear
In 2011, I was brave. Braver than I’ve ever been. I was brave enough to lose 20 lbs. I was brave enough to sky dive. I was brave enough to rock climb. I was brave enough to physically challenge myself in the Metro Dash. I was brave enough to start my own consulting business. I was brave enough to accept a promotion and challenge myself mentally & professionally. I was brave enough to...
December 2011
2 posts
I want to write. I want to speak. I want to cry. I want to connect. I want to create. I want to be. I want to feel …honestly. I want to own every last emotion that runs through my body. I want to give myself the opportunity to be a little more human, a little more often.
September 2011
2 posts
August 2011
2 posts
Last year, I cried before my departure. Partly because I’d miss him. But if I was being completely honest, I’d say a good portion of those tears were because I knew I’d have a slim chance (if at all) of capturing what I had there. Being adored. Having a man be enthralled by me, not necessarily because of physical features (although that’s indeed welcomed), but all of...
the gospel according to shug
honeyedfire:
helped are those born from love: conceived in their father’s tenderness and their mother’s orgasm, for they shall be those—numbers of whom will be called “illegitimate”—whose spirits shall know no boundaries, even between heaven and earth, and whose eyes shall reveal the spark of the love that was their own creation. they shall know joy equal to their suffering and they will lead...
July 2011
4 posts
“I found there’s a lot of power in prayer. So, I pray for the people who don’t...”
– Lauryn Hill, at age 25 (via withinsight-motivation)
ten minute freewrite at 4.20 am.
Goodness. Her words…my mind. I feel so understood.
warsanshire:
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I have thrown my body around like an old excuse
I have thrown my heart out like a kite
like rice confetti
like milk teeth behind me
like salt behind me
I have thrown away all of my pride
I have thrown all of my prayers into the deep
well of your mouth.
You catch me,
you’ve caught me
honey
I have nothing left.
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Go Hard Or Go Home
All my life i’ve battled with issues of self-consciousness, anxiety, and neurosis. I played it safe. I made it a point not to stick out too much, or take too many risks. But whether I like it or not…life just…happens. Things may go wrong, things may fall apart, and things may not go my way, but I can’t run or retreat. Not anymore.
Not only that, I also can’t sit...
June 2011
7 posts
on: being
honeyedfire:
i know more than i realize, yet have volumes to learn. i am healed, healing, and still hurt. i am closed and open wide; stitched and bleeding; profane and the holiest of holys. i am earthbound and a shining star unique unto myself like all the others. black woman spirit human.
“All the places where you’ve shattered can now reflect light and colour where...”
– Julie “JC” Peters, “Why Lying Broken in a Pile on Your Bedroom Floor is a Good Idea” (via fashionistazapatista)
“Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and...”
– Lao Tzu (via simplyisis)
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Around this time 3 years ago, I was laying in a hospital bed with a pumped stomach, IVs in my arm, wounds in my spirit, and brokenness in my heart. Self love, acceptance, and contentment have always been things I have struggled with, and I won’t lie…even today I still often battle and war with them. Many events & circumstances could have and should have taken me out by this point....
May 2011
6 posts
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You embrace me Hands caressing small of back Suddenly I feel a little more feminine than I did before you touched me and I think to myself …what kind of magic is this?
The Matriarchal Legacy of The Black Woman's... →
*Jumps up & down, does a cartwheel, and runs a holy ghost lap all around tumblr* This post sums up my thoughts regarding the media’s attack on Black womanhood, and the reaction/(un)support from others. As I stated before…
One of the worst things you could in this lifetime is let people silence your truth. Don’t you ever shut up to accommodate the comfort of others. Speak. Do...
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“In becoming forcibly and essentially aware of my mortality, and of what I wished...”
– Audre Lorde (The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action)
The Blame Game Cont. →
My “The Blame Game” post was featured on For Harriet (a digital magazine catering to African American womanhood) today. Whether you love it or hate it, feel free to read, comment, and pass on.
This is a topic that I’ve held off on talking and writing about because it’s an issue that hits close to home. But i’ve come to find that there is no salvation in silence....
“Do not seek fame. Do not make plans. Do not be absorbed by activities. Do not...”
– Chuang Tsu (via oceanofmind & jalonelumerti)
April 2011
29 posts
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“Let us forget with generosity those who cannot love us”
– Pablo Neruda
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The Blame Game
This weekend I met up with some close girlfriends for dinner. As usual, we discussed a variety of current events that sparked our interest. Eventually, the case of the 11 year old gang raped girl from Texas came up. It’s a case that I had been following, but one that I could never quite lead myself to write/talk about too much. Much like the case of the teen girl in Richmond,...
“It means that I affirm my own worth by committing myself to my own survival, in...”
– Audre Lorde (Eye to Eye: Black Women, Hatred and Anger)
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Not Ashamed
I am not ashamed of broad nose prominent gap in teeth of ample meat on my bones and scarring of old zits Traces of stretch marks countless blemishes of a backside that was never quite big enough and breasts that were never quite full enough sex appeal close to non-existent A body that could use much fixin’ I’m by no means a “vixen” But I am not ashamed ...
Beautifully Horrible
In the same night, one man told me “could you possibly look any more horrible?” ….and another told me “wow…you look absolutely beautiful. You’re one of ‘those’ (gorgeous) women”.
Interesting how two sets of eyes can see things so very differently.
Perhaps it’s a reminder that as humans, we’re these incredibly flawed creatures....
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“I’ve got an affinity for neglecting the God in me. Too busy trying to be...”
– Kenya D.
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You Got What You Wanted
…now what?
So, in case you missed the memo, I won the Biggest Loser weight loss competition at my job *pauses for the applause* (…thank you…thank you. You are far too kind). After 2 months of ups, downs, frustrations, and triumphs, I’m 18.5 lbs lighter and $200 richer. I didn’t reach my 20lbs goal, but if I learned anything during this process, it’s been to not...
“Right now, and in every now-moment, you are either closing or opening. You are...”
– David Deida (via uarewhatudream)
“Each time my search for true love
leads me to the gates of hell
where Satan...”
– From the book Letters to My Daughter, by Maya Angelou. (via lecoeurrouge)
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He thinks...
“You, in all your splendor
So delicate
So fragile
Yet full of fire
Burning of passion
and all things insufferable
Mixed with light & lust
Apprehension in your eyes
Yet there is aggression in your touch
Your power moves me
Overcomer of tainted things
Mender of brokeness
I let you uncover me
Do with me what you will
I am of the undeserving
Much like those before me
But I...
