Writer's Block. Let's talk about that for a second. I've been doing these blog posts for a little over two years now, since the summer I graduated high school. And I'm about to about to go into my junior year of college. Every single week of my college career has somehow been put into this…Read more A Genuine Question For You
Inspiration
Why Trust Is Hard and That’s Okay
"It is more important to go slow and gain the lessons you need along the journey then to rush the process and arrive at your destination empty." - Germany Kent Things don’t always go as planned, we all know that by now. Maybe sometimes that itus down, makes us doubt ourselves, or even stop moving…Read more Why Trust Is Hard and That’s Okay
Are You Good Enough?
There’s this T-shirt I keep seeing everywhere, classic black Tee with a few simple words on the front and a rose in the middle: “Good Enough.” Maybe it’s just because I’m twenty years old and it’s that awkward time when everyone’s doing something different, but I’ve been wondering about that phrase. How do you define…Read more Are You Good Enough?
7 Ways You Hold Yourself Back Without Knowing It
Sometimes you get in the way of your own capabilities. We all do. Self-doubt hold us back from succeeding, even living a good life, and sometimes our doubt can sabotage the journey. Whether it's being afraid of heights and never flying at all or holding low expectations as to never be disappointed, we are all…Read more 7 Ways You Hold Yourself Back Without Knowing It
The 7 Necessities of Sanity
Welcome to week 10 of my quarter, where I have four essays and three final exams to go within the next week— and that’s just academically. So today I’m going to keep it short. I don’t know about anyone else, but when things get busy, I tend to skip meals or sleep, missing out on…Read more The 7 Necessities of Sanity
A Quick Reminder on Mental Health
Last week I told you all I had a post planned, but I moved it to this week due to some new circumstances... Well it’s next week isn’t it?! So here we go. We are now in the second week of May, what I like to remember as Mental Health Awareness Month and also Asian/Pacific…Read more A Quick Reminder on Mental Health
20 Things I Learned Before I Turned 20
Welcome back to another Friday blog post, my last one for April. I’ve got something special for you today— it’s a special day after all. Though to keep it authentic, I wrote this list yesterday, I get to share it with you right now! Every day that I look back since I've come to Cal…Read more 20 Things I Learned Before I Turned 20
A Black Woman’s Battle Cry
Just like I promised last week, here is my piece that was performed in the Original Women's Narratives Saturday night. Fair warning, there is explicit content in this and it's a bit longer/stronger than what I usually write. For good reason. Growing up, I feel like the conscious stares whenever my classed talked about MLK in…Read more A Black Woman’s Battle Cry
The Art of L o s t Expectation
It's finally a rainy day here in SLO where I get to spend (most of) my time indoors, hiding from the horizontal rain and inconsolable winds. As much as I want to say it's been a productive day that included a nap, it has been quite the opposite. But that's okay, nap or no nap,…Read more The Art of L o s t Expectation
Beyond the Surface of Black Excellence
Black History Month Week 2— Are you ready? Because I want to talk about something that ties into an entire culture of people, a term that I use a lot; one that I never quite defined for you. I want to talk about what it means say black excellence. I’ve mentioned this term countless times,…Read more Beyond the Surface of Black Excellence
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