don’t ever be less of you so they feel comfortable around you.

Peace Queen you have saved me from myself a million times

Close Ups 🧑🏿‍🎨🎨 #blackart #painting #nature

stop numbing the discomfort.

Bad financial decisions… Great memories. 🙂‍↔️

you don’t become confident by finding yourself… you become confident by unlearning who you had to be to survive.

Did they change, or did you just see what you wanted to see?

The moment you have to abandon yourself just to stay, leave fam.

quiet mornings, a clean space, early nights, a safe home and people who don’t drain my energy. 🙂‍↔️

Some people be liking the idea of you, not the reality of you.

Gotta love em as they are not what you want them to be.

Here's my first edit on the March 3rd Lunar Eclipse. 15 moon shots, 1 foreground. Taken over a 3 hourish period.

Don’t just listen to their words… Watch how they move.

gotta ask yourself if it’s loyalty or dependency…

Don’t set yourself on fire just to keep other people warm.

Feeling the pressure to have it all together, even though you don’t know what it means yet…

Your habits matter more than your intentions. Fix that.

Respecting someone's time is the most underrated form of empathy.

I’d rather be stressed than disappointed most days ….

You gotta stop internalizing and actually start asking for help.

you'd be surprised how gifted you are in certain things if you allowed yourself to be a beginner.

Sometimes you just gotta do stuff cause it makes you happy. It doesn't always have to make sense.

easy to reciprocate when you get the same treatment.

I toggle between being proud of my resilience and being angry that I’ve had to be so resilient.

Learn to protect your own boundaries, insist that others honor them, and honor those of others.

need to fall in love with somebody who understands not just the vision but also the aesthetic, sue me

What a privilege to be tired from the work you once begged the universe for. What a privilege to feel overwhelmed by growth you used to dream about. What a privilege to be challenged by a life you created on purpose. What a privilege to outgrow things you used to settle for.

When people only start acting right because they feel you slipping away... keep slipping.

That's a bingo. #QOTD

One day at a time. One foot in front of the other.

That endless well of patience and forgiveness you have for other people..... ​You're allowed to drink from it, too.

​How you got me missing being annoyed, lol

Fridays be the worst..... Planning my exit soon as I clock in.

I just be adding shit to the cart & leaving the site 😭

you have to start moving like you do want what you said you wanted.

After 9pm, phone goes on DND. Whatever it is, will have to wait until tomorrow.

Running late cause you spent some 40 mins just lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, contemplating life.

​Staying up late to gain some sense of "me" time cause there just isn't enough during the day.

Using that frustration to fuel the next win.

Knowing someone genuinely cares for you is top tier. Appreciated.

Realized I would rather be alone cause I'm a lil selfish with my time. 💀

Progress feels good. 🤌🏾

#NowWatching: Sinners

Given Marvel's mid releases recently, Ironheart is actually good. 🔥 Don't let the baseless negative reviews and hate discourage you from checking it out.

Sometimes, I be like " I've been through too much sh*t to deal with this Bs" and just walk away.