“These mountains that you are carrying, you were only supposed to climb.”
~Najwa Zebian
Author: yvettesojourner
Here’s what I’ve been reflecting on this week. As Haruki Murakam once said, “If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” I believe this is applicable to everything we read.
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These are some very good points. Here’s What a Balanced and Effective Weekly Workout Plan Actually Looks Like, Self
Ooooooohhhh. Yep. Maintaining an Eco-friendly Period When You Travel, Thinx
I’m listening. Self-Confidence Is Just Telling Yourself the Right Stories, InStyle
Yes, please and thank you. How to Make a Big Decision, According to Decision Coaches, Shondaland
Good tips. Gorgeous Hair Starts Here, Sisters From AARP
Honestly, I am one of the Black people who can’t. Which is funny seeing I’ve scuba dived lol Paulana Lamonier Is Reclaiming the Myth That Black People Can’t Swim, PopSugar
WATCH
Office Hours With Shonda Rhimes: Women Who Have Impacted Me, Shondaland
What I Do: I don’t have access or a subscription to various newspapers or magazines i.e. the New York Times. So, I checked with my local library. I’ve learned I have access to the New York Times free with my library card. Always check with your local library to see what offerings are available to you.
“To gain your own voice,
forget about having it heard.
Become a saint of
your own province
and your own consciousness.”
– Allen Ginsberg
“I’ve been there and done that. I’m not trying to prove anything to anybody!”
– Abbey Lincoln
“Who are we but the stories we tell ourselves, about ourselves, and believe?”
-Scott Turow
“Feeling free inside oneself is being free.”
-REI KAWAKUBO
“How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.”
-Rupi Kaur
“The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within – strength, courage, dignity.”
-Ruby Dee
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
-James Baldwin
“I am looking more inward than outward.”
-Naomi Ackie