“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”
-Benjamin Spock
Author: yvettesojourner
Hiya, Yvette Sojourner here❣️ This is 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.
READ
Yep! 5 Ways a Bad Marriage May Harm Health After 40, Sisters From AARP
I couldn’t resist sharing this. 25 Game Changing Hip-Hop Songs by Women, Jezebel
Good question? Why Are Black Women Disproportionately Affected by Uterine Fibroids?, Self
Hmmmmmmm. Hanlon’s Razor: Not Everyone is Out to Get You, Farnam Street
Alright. Morning Routine Hacks for Better Digestion Throughout the Entire Day, Everygirl
Interesting. On Relational Infrastructure, Fieldnotes
listen
WRITE
You’re welcome! The 8 Books Every Hip-Hop Feminist Should Read, PopSugar
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.
“Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.”
–Lucille Ball
Hiya, Yvette Sojourner here❣️ This is 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.
READ
Have I shared this with you? If I have, sorry, not sorry! Once just isn’t enough, Your Travel Tribe Is Ready to Go!, Sisters From AARP
PLEASE READ❣️ I’m a Black Woman Who Survived Breast Cancer. Here’s What I Want Other Women of Color to Know, Self
You’re welcome 💋 Americans check their phones 144 times a day. Here’s how to cut back, FortuneWell
I know I am❣️ Yassssss! Fit and Fly After 40, Sisters From AARP
Interesting read. Thoughts? The internet gets heated over ‘soft girl’ culture, San Francisco Chronicles
Yes, please! How to Stop Comparing Your Current Body to Your Former One, Self
watching
I’m at it again y’all. I am binge watching ALL of Living Single!!! It started with the Golden Girls the Designing Women and then 227!!!! Listen, it was FABULOUS seeing Sheryl Lee Ralph in Designing Women was EVERYTHING!!! Listening seeing all of the young Black actors in Living Single and 227 who are now Directors, Internationally known and RENOWN has poured into me! Also, I’ve also been reminded that Black people have been all about luxury since forever 🙌🏾 Yasssss, to all of the Cartier, Van Cleef and…
And since I mentioned her name soooooo it should be no surprise I stumbled upon This HERE!!! A MUST SEE! A 3-Step Guide to Believing in Yourself | Sheryl Lee Ralph, TED
Yassssss, I’m a fan of Jane Birkin. Yes, the Jane Birkin Hermès named their Birkin after which she proudly carried and let me tell you I LOVE the way her aged bag looked #birkingoals. She was a phenomenal woman. The Undersung Filmography of Jane Birkin, Vogue
WRITE
What Completism Can Teach Us About the Creative Process, LitHub
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.
Hiya, Yvette Sojourner here❣️ This is 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.
READ
Yes, let’s chat about it. Lets Get Real About Touch Deprivation, Therapy For Black Girls
I couldn’t resist this one! Are You Dealing With a Narcissist or Just a Selfish Jerk?, Self
Yassssssss 👏🏾 The Art of Friendship: How to Ask for Help, Shondaland
This article is relevant regardless the date. These 8 Hobbies Will Help Your Mental Health Spring Forward, CNET
Hmmmmmmm. 10 Habits of Women Who Are Always in Shape, The Everygirl
All.Of.This! How to Grieve and Eventually Move On After a Friendship Breakup, Self
This is interesting. 4 Signs You’re Dealing With a ‘Flex Addict’, Sisters From AARP
FOR ALL MY NATURALS❣️
The Phenomenon of Hair-Salon “Deserts” — and How It Impacts Black Women, PopSugar
watching
This has been an interesting summer. It started with me watching The Golden Girls and then 227! Now I’m binging Living Single!!! I have laughed sooooooo much! This has been such a FANTASTIC experience❤️
You Have to Embrace the Doubt Before You Can Claim Your Authority as a Writer, LitHub
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.
“Cause I don’t want to cover up anymore. Not my face, not my mind, not my soul, not my thoughts, not my dreams, not my struggles, not my emotional growth. Nothing.”
-Alicia Keys
“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
-Walter Winchell
“If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.”
–Charles Bukowski
“For me, success is not a public thing. It’s a private thing. It’s when you have fewer and fewer regrets.”
-Toni Morrison
“Vacation won’t make things better. Changing jobs won’t make things better. Getting the recognition you deserve won’t make things better. Drugs won’t make things better.
The only thing that will make things better is your relationship with yourself.”
-FarnamStreet