“I don’t have to live up to that Superwoman myth. can cry and be human and lean on people who take care of me. That can be very liberating.”
-ASSATA SHAKUR
Category: Quotes
“What is a fear of living? It’s being preeminently afraid of dying. It is not doing what you came here to do, out of timidity and spinelessness. The antidote is to take full responsibility for yourself – for the time you take up and the space you occupy. If you don’t know what you’re here to do, then just do some good.”
-Maya Angelou
“l am my best work – a series of road maps, reports, recipes, doodles, and prayers from the front lines.”
-AUDRE LORDE
“Sis, take good care of this version of you. You’ve worked so hard to become her.”
–Nakeia Homer
“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
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
“I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else’s whim or to someone else’s ignorance.”
-bell hooks