Category: Self-Care
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7 tips for maintaining your manifestation power when shit gets crazy!
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1. Limit social media. You probably won’t be feeling too productive during this time, and because you aren’t getting much “work” done, mindlessly scrolling your newsfeed is likely to make you feel worse. At least for me it does. I feel like I’m wasting time. Not to mention that you’re…
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5 writing prompts to start owning your power
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1. Identify the obstacles. The opposite of clarity is confusion. Off-balance, hopeless and doubtful can also be opposites of clarity. In order for power to take up more space in our minds, hearts and guts, then we gotta get rid of the stuff that’s holding us (and weighing us) down. You…
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How I regain control of my thoughts
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One thought spiraled down a staircase that could have very well ended up in depression. In short, I was beginning to believe that my dreams were too dreamy, too idealistic, and maybe even a bit unrealistic. I couldn’t tell you where the thought started. It just happened. And while I…
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Fundamental principles of writing better content
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I went to lunch with some friends this past weekend. We got talking about hair and one of them mentioned that she doesn’t attract as much attention from men when she wears her natural hair as she does when she her hair straightened. I asked how she felt when she wore…
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How I won SCAD, Finland + #TopShelfMe with my me-ness
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Not too long ago, my sister-friend-mentor, Akilah, mentioned a writing project that she was working on for Atlanta Black Star. It was one of those big deal kinda things. Her first submission was what she thought they wanted, but they weren’t feeling it. She redid it in full blast me-ness style…