Lame is the new cool. Embrace it.
Growing up in chaos gave me a quick adaptability…honing the skills to be both quiet observer, and active participant simultaneously. My brain operates at high capacity to keep up with the world around me in the only way I know how, full survival mode. At all times. At all costs. The mental and emotional exhaustion …
‘Standing at the edge of hopelessness. Light is fading fast. Daunted by the path ahead. Mostly convinced the destination has remained unchanged, regardless of the twisted journey. Inner chaos is forever. There will never be peace. Happiness isn’t for you. Others grow from your pain. Nurtured by your experience. Encouraged by your survival. Servitude is …
#OnThisDay a year ago, I stood beside two of my nearest and dearest as they entered into wedded bliss. Never has joy been more palpable. Memories of that day still fill my heart. The following is the speech I wrote that morning: “I’ll be honest, as I sat down to write this speech, I began …
For most of my life, I never truly knew myself. Many of the thoughts, opinions, and ideas I had about who I am, and how people perceive me, came from the mouths of others. I was told I was awkward. Weird. My voice was too deep. I was too tall. Fat. Ugly. I was too …
Out for a walk a year ago, a man who had sexually harassed me in the past approached me on the street. That incident set me on a course I hadn’t intended, unearthing dark recesses I had spent a lifetime burying. That evening triggered me so significantly, it caused a severe psychological shift. In the …
The current state of the world has my heart a mess. I was fortunate enough to grow up in NYC, a land of diversity. I was fortunate enough to be raised by parents who grew up amongst the same diversity, and never missed an opportunity to teach us that we are all equal. They taught …
Lost in thought is my natural state of being. I’ve always been more introspective around my Birthday though. Analyzing what lessons this trip around the sun has taught me, gauging my personal growth, if any. Reevaluating the who, and the why, and the what I surround myself with. Lately Your Girl has been shifting at …
I’ve wasted too much of my life trying to channel your frequencies. Years of anger, frustration, and sadness because I’ve always been misunderstood. Few have ever accepted the depth of my wisdom, the clarity of my vision, or the mindfulness of my soul. It’s taken almost 38 years, but I’ve made peace with it. We’re …
Truth is stranger than fiction. No two days are alike. The scales are constantly fluctuating, no balance to be found. As an Empath I feel all the things. Your fear, your frustration, your anger, your anxiety, your boredom, your entitlement, your panic, your desperation, your hope, your faith, your concern, your love, your camaraderie…A weight …
I found myself shedding tears for a girl I never really knew. A little more than an acquaintance, but not quite a friend. At some point in time we shared a lunch table, a few social events, and the occasional hang out around the neighborhood. We were a group of misfits at best, some of …