Getting lost and found abroad
“I cannot run forever. Sometimes, just sometimes, I have to face the things that I am running from, without fear, and that will free me from them.”
Looking In & Opening Up
“If I stopped looking for everything I lack, I could allow myself to expand.”
Following The Sunset
“I followed and trusted the words of the Sunset—my guide and subconscious voice: the Holy Spirit. This allowed me to discern that things will not fail for me unless I let them; mindset is everything.”
A Woman's Heart
"The mirror of truth, / the shame and pain of emptiness, / of lack, / of defeat."
Self-Examination
“But when the interview was long over and there was no longer any pressure on me to deliver a neat answer; when I was in bed tossing, turning, and poring over the minute details of my day; when I had seemingly all the time in the world as the night stretched before me, I still had trouble hitting the bullseye. Almost like I didn’t know myself — like there was a schism of the self.”
More Than Enough
But being me is what brings me peace. / What others think, / Will never give me this ease.
How I Feel About Birthdays
I hate birthdays. Or to be more precise, I hate the feeling birthdays give me. Most especially, I hate my own birthday.
On The Politics of Being A Woman
Placing the power to define your identity in the hands of others only makes you a prisoner to their definition.
A Letter to My Younger Self
I can’t really give her any advice, but I really feel like I need to talk to her. I need to let go of the burden on my shoulders and talk about how much I’ve changed and how much I’ve lost myself.
"I need to see my own beauty and to continue to be reminded that I am enough, that I am worthy of love without effort, that I am beautiful, that the texture of my hair and that the shape of my curves, the size of my lips, the color of my skin, and the feelings that I have are all worthy and okay."
— Tracee Ellis Ross