Everything I imagine, everything I create, isn’t just mine.It comes from the women who came before me. Those who looked like me, felt like me, and dreamed even when the world didn’t make space for their dreams.Their hopes live in me. Creativity runs through my blood.Both of my parents were artists in their own way.A… Continue reading Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
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Unwritten by Her, Authored by Me
Losing my mother gave me something I didn’t recognize at first—freedom.It came wrapped in grief, confusion, and years of aching silence. But hidden beneath all of that was an unexpected truth: I now had the space to imagine a life entirely of my own making. There were no expectations to live up to, no map… Continue reading Unwritten by Her, Authored by Me
How My Dog Taught Me What Love Really Is
For a long time, I believed I wasn’t capable of love — or worthy of being loved. Losing my mom at such a young age deeply distorted my understanding of love. Without her to guide me, I never learned what it looked like to give or receive love in a healthy way. So I completely… Continue reading How My Dog Taught Me What Love Really Is
Motherless Daughters
Hello! It’s been a while. I got in my own way and did not listen to God to continue this work. But regardless here I am now. On the topic of motherless daughters, I can say a lot. How it hurts to not really know my mother the way I want to. To have her… Continue reading Motherless Daughters
Stand Your Ground
At some point in our lives we've been bullied, pushed around or straight up manipulated. Sometimes we don't realize it or we are too afraid to speak up about it. But once you start realizing how the way someone is treating you is a reoccurring pattern you must act. Now this can be within family,… Continue reading Stand Your Ground
Never Enough
Sometimes in life we feel like we are never enough or we don't do enough, and that's a horrible feeling. Even worse for your self worth. I believe all this not enough business starts from childhood. Growing up you probably were told you do things wrong all the time. Or you didn't receive enough recognition… Continue reading Never Enough
Being mindful of your presence
It's important to be mindful on how you present yourself to the world, what you say and how you speak to others. All of these actions can influence how others view you as a person. From personal experience, you must learn how to read people by their presence. Especially when what they do and say… Continue reading Being mindful of your presence
Life without a Mom
From a female perspective, growing up without the guidance of the one person who would teach you majority of the things you must know as a woman is really hard!! or maybe that's just me. Backstory, I lost my mom at a young age, before I could even really understand what was happening. I was… Continue reading Life without a Mom
Self Encouragement
What does self encouragement mean to you, to me it means being your own cheerleader. Seeing what you've accomplished and using that as motivation to push you forward. Everyone has a different idea of self encouragement or what keeps them moving. For me its my parents, and hopefully being able to give back to them… Continue reading Self Encouragement
Stop Overthinking
Over thinking is the route of all evil in all my life. For one I get absolutely nothing done when I over think, but what causes us to that all the time. In terms of myself it has to do with self confidence. I am not confident in my skills and potential, so I… Continue reading Stop Overthinking