photo by: jatawny

there are times when i get so sad… it gets hard to see the light that i KNOW surrounds me. people’s words of discouragement and disapproval usually don’t mean a damn thing to me. i am usually able to dismiss it and keep my focus on my goals. however, there are those FEW times that those words slip in and mess me up.

mostly because i respect and love the person that is uttering them.

it is at times like this that i look to the beauty of the world that is PURE, unconditional, and constant. consistency. today, that beauty is my goddaughter.

i love this child [and her big brother] so much. i love their energy and their bright exploring eyes. so much promise and excitement that lives within them. so blessed to be able to experience such greatness up close and personal….

can’t wait to see my babies next week!

its good to always recognize who we truly are. not our possessions, or any material things but as spiritual beings having a human experience.

that is a quote my bff shared on twitter and i thought it was profound. no matter what your flesh is involved in, it is your spirit’s location that determines your worth. it’s important to encourage and motivate yourSELF….. especially when life gets tough.

i had a very rough past 2 days and HONIES let me tell YOU- it was emotionally ROUGH.

but i also know that sometimes, pain has to come, in order for REAL growth to occur…. still kinda ‘hurts’ though.

i know what i know. love IS enough. i don’t have to be anybody that i am NOT in order for anybody to love me. i am ENOUGH just as i am. in all my ugliness, faults, quirks, annoying characteristics….. i AM love. and i AM enough.

if you can’t deal with me at my worst, you [most certainly] don’t DESERVE me at my best.

it’s divinely ordered that way.

oh namah shivaya …

inspiration….

it comes in many shapes and forms.

as wonders that reveal themselves
when you are at zero visibility.

as the mirror facing you
. . .held by familiar hands that aren’t yours.

as the nightmare that keeps you awake at night
and doesn’t let you sleep in the morning.

as the words that cut through your life
right [exactly] when you’re not even paying attention.

as the kick u feel in your stomach
when the cut bleeds into your insides.

as the exhale you release with the pain.

today, you inspire[d] me.
thank you.

who- quiet…. contemplative…. elated ..temporarily lost… in me.
what- music that moves my soul and inspires.
when- the day before the beginning of everything
where- pink concrete jungle

hi honies. as you know today is music monday and i have to share with you my recent needle that i found in the haystack of youtube. below is one of the MANY wonderful youtubers that i LOVE to watch. her name is tiffy. in addition to being beautiful. she is also amazingly talented, her voice actually kinda reminds me of amy lee. [who's voice i DIE for]