The Happiest Year of My Life
Trying to have more of a heart like Christ this year made me a bit of a dummy. Not because Christ is, but because I’m not Christ. I’m human. I usually operated from the perspective of allowing people to show you who they are and believing it. That worked in my favor on the dummy part, but I was cold emotionally. In order to save myself from hurt, pain, and grief, I never allowed myself to feel too much, love too hard, or express my emotions. My ambition was always welcomed, but my desire to understand and be understood, my desire
I Think I Forgot I’m A Poet
To Be One With Words I published a book of poems back in 2022. I was 21 and fed up with my own excuses. I kept telling myself I’d follow my dreams once I had a “good job” to support me. Because if you’ve ever met me, you know I love artistry, but being a struggling artist? That’s not for
Love Is Escaping
We Enter God’s Name To Fool Our Own Perception The mere sound of your voice used to bring the biggest smile to my face And now I avoid it so that tears will not fall from the same eyes that used to get lost in your gaze Something told me before this was a God thing, And I’m starting to
How To Regulate Your Emotions?
Because It’s Embarrassing Not To Know How “I’m just a hot head.”“I’m sensitive and they need to just understand that.”“It’s not my fault I’m nonchalant, I’m just chilling.” And the examples… well more like excuses… can continue for a long time due to the fact that lack of emotional regulation has become normalized, or even synthesized into regular human behavior,
Lost At Sea
When Following God Still Feels Like You’re Drowning There’s a kind of pressure that comes with feeling far from God. To grow, be better, and become who you believe you’re supposed to be. I didn’t realize how much of my life was shaped by that. I wrote a series, I believe about two or three years ago, titled Escaping Purgatory.
She’s Not Your Dream Girl
The Dream Girl Cycle “She’s perfect for me. She’s smart, beautiful, ambitious, supportive, loving, selfless.Oh my God, Brad… she’s perfect. She’s my dream girl.” Okay, a little rom-com coded. Not even sure men actually talk like that, lol, but follow me. I’m not your dream girl.She’s not your dream girl.We aren’t your dream girl. Why? Because for starters, this is
I Love Hood-Ish
The Balance No One Talks About I was raised in both “D-towns”; Detroit and Dallas. And I like to joke that I got my hustle from Detroit, and my southern charm and style from Dallas. But what I don’t talk about enough is how much I love hood-ish. Not hood rat ish…but hood ish. Follow me, please lol. There has
I Heard Children Cry
Not Because of Hunger, But Because Death Was At Their Front Door “I’m not political.”“Gas is so high.”“I don’t watch the news; it’s too depressing.” We say things like this so casually. And to an extent, I get it. I stopped watching the news years ago. I’m an overly sensitive person, and the news is heavy. But as I’ve gotten
Be Authentically You
It Will Silence Your Desire To Be Understood “I understand.”“I get what you’re saying.”“Ahh, that makes sense.” I think all of us have said this at times when we didn’t actually understand. Didn’t know what their point was. And in all actuality, what they just said made zero sense to us. Because if we opened our mouths and expressed our
