Tonight was very special to me. Thank you Surge Reproductive Justice and Havika Fleming and everyone else that made this possible. The food was amazing (me and my baby tore those cheddar biscuits up!), the music was dope, the drinks hit the spot, and the community was so warm and supportive. I didn't sing but my words did. I love this art so much. I laid myself bare and loved every moment. I love how it feels to let pieces of my soul be seen. Even if I'm scared, maybe especially when I'm scared.
I said what I said. What kind of Neo like fortress is surrounding this man??? #matrix #trump
#Dancing brings me so much joy. Watching this clip makes my heart feel warm. I want to consciously engage in things that bring me #joy without wondering what people think of me. Posting myself doing anything but reciting #poetry scares me but sharing my life, sharing what makes me #happy feels better. So here's me enjoying myself. #IloveYou
#Dancing brings me so much joy. Watching this clip makes my heart feel warm. I want to consciously engage in things that bring me #joy without wondering what people think of me. Posting myself doing anything but reciting #poetry scares me but sharing my life, sharing what makes me #happy feels better. So here's me enjoying myself. #IloveYou
Live Gratitude Journaling
#TikTok live where I use my Project369 Keys to Happiness Journal
Things are heavy in the world right now. Practicing conscious gratitude keeps us grounded. So I share my entry and some laughs and even a prediction about the election!
A Reading for Me to You
I didn't realize it when doing this reading, but this weekend is a #newmoon in #Leo
I heard one spiritualist say it's a call to fix your crown.
I have crippling #impostersyndrome and have a hard time dwelling on all that could and had gone wrong. I use those memories and speculations as my reasoning for not attempting to create new things, put myself out there, begin new projects, share new ideas.
I let uncertainty keep me stalled.
The unfortunate #truth is, the world won't stop for my indecision. Current events will keep happening. opportunities will continue to come and go without acknowledgement, I'll be too stuck in the fact that... I'm stuck.
I am perpetually waiting for permission. Years of institutions and organizations leaving me firmly mired in hesitation.
What I take away from this reading is... I will never one day be magically "healed". I will not wake up one day and go "EUREKA! I UNDERSTAND LIFE NOW!" I will probably never have closure over the #trauma I've experienced in my life. I will not wake up to someone handing me a check for surviving into adulthood as a mentally ill, disabled, obese, poor black woman. There is no #finishline , there is only #death
When you fear nothing but death you can do amazing things. You can achieve great heights.
Stop waiting for permission. Stop waiting for closure. Stop waiting. You are already more than qualified and will gain the experience you desire through diving in. You have already succeeded by getting this far. Get off the soapbox, stop beating the dead horse, bury the hatchet and take the leap of faith that is calling you. Now is the time.
#CarpeDiem and all that jazz.
Now excuse me as I yell these words at myself in the mirror 😭
#iloveyou #tarot #youcandothis
#America is like the one kid the baby daddy don't wanna claim but know it's his so they just pay the mama whatever to keep it on the low 😭
#Britain come get you're kid 🗣️
#oracle #politics
GUESS WHAT?
You can listen to my poetry on SPOTIFY!
Don't feel like stopping to read?
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This #reading may totally be me projecting what my own #guides are saying to me, even so it may resonate with some of you!
If things have been feeling slow or unfair in your line of work or education or things just don't seem to be popping off for your in what your particular passion is, hold on! What has been seeming unfair, or the help you see others getting and need yourself, will become right. You will start to notice opportunities for leveling up or, help will become available, doors will seem to open that never seemed available to you. You may want to start to brag about the sudden change in luck.
Don't
Don't boast about these new and welcome changes. Don't tell the world about your movements. Respect the sacred energy that is transforming your life and spend more time getting closer to it rather than raving about it.
People look up to you. Whether that be in your personal life or your work life, people look at your words and actions and some emulate them. You hold a kind of authority (also something you are not to speak about. You are looked up to as an authority but speaking about it may blow up your ego and break the magic. Stay humble and admire the energy)
You have work to do that is valuable to your community. Stay focused on your mission. Make sure you know WHAT your mission IS. Commit to your vision and the universe will commit just as much as you have.
Keep doing what you're doing, it's necessary and you'll see some of why very soon.
#ILoveYou #TarotReading #StayFocused #StayHumble #tarot #YoureDoingGreat #fyp
"Redistribution of Power"
I feel
Powerless
Hands tied behind my back
As
Children starve
Bullets rain down
Families torn apart
In Palestine
in Congo
In Haiti
In Chicago
In San Bernardino
In Minneapolis
Even right In DC
Where supposedly democracy lives
Instead using that right
To vote on the existence
Of the very social media
Platforms I use to make
Any kind of noise
Thus
Further restricting the binds around my
Wrists
Cringing at the pity I feel
For my slight loss in freedoms
While others lose their
Lives
I've never committed to anything
But survival
I've survived long enough to know
That my life depends
On those that are willing
That were once
not so willing
To lose theirs
If you feel powerless
You should
That is God trying to
Level the playing field
So that we feel as helpless
As those truly without help
So that then we are willing to give
At least SOME of our lives
To save theirs
Everyday I think about these events and my heart breaks because I know that I don't have the capacity I used to have for organizing and direct action. A decade ago I would have been in the streets for these issues but if I am to stay alive to bring any kind of awareness to anything I must first recognize my own limitations and tend to my own garden.
Once I do that, I give what I can give. Which is my art. My words. The power of my heart. My time.
That's all I have.
To those on the ground, I salute you.
To those suffering, I will not let the world forget you, in the best way I can. I am praying with and for all of you and all of us.
#poetry #freecongo #freepalestine #ryangainer #blm #keeptiktok #prayer #spokenword
"Redistribution of Power"
I feel
Powerless
Hands tied behind my back
As
Children starve
Bullets rain down
Families torn apart
In Palestine
in Congo
In Haiti
In Chicago
In San Bernardino
In Minneapolis
Even right In DC
Where supposedly democracy lives
Instead using that right
To vote on the existence
Of the very social media
Platforms I use to make
Any kind of noise
Thus
Further restricting the binds around my
Wrists
Cringing at the pity I feel
For my slight loss in freedoms
While others lose their
Lives
I've never committed to anything
But survival
I've survived long enough to know
That my life depends
On those that are willing
That were once
not so willing
To lose theirs
If you feel powerless
You should
That is God trying to
Level the playing field
So that we feel as helpless
As those truly without help
So that then we are willing to give
At least SOME of our lives
To save theirs
Everyday I think about these events and my heart breaks because I know that I don't have the capacity I used to have for organizing and direct action. A decade ago I would have been in the streets for these issues but if I am to stay alive to bring any kind of awareness to anything I must first recognize my own limitations and tend to my own garden.
Once I do that, I give what I can give. Which is my art. My words. The power of my heart. My time.
That's all I have.
To those on the ground, I salute you.
To those suffering, I will not let the world forget you, in the best way I can. I am praying with and for all of you and all of us.
#poetry #freecongo #freepalestine #ryangainer #blm #keeptiktok #prayer #spokenword #ShareThisPost
