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The disbelief clause.
I began this year wearing my fear as humility. Despite my knowledge of God’s plans for me, I buckled under the weight of its heavenly reality. Sis was scared! Sis was declaring but holding onto disbelief. I know that for many, 2020 is the year they’d love to forget but for me it is one…
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Win your year by embracing these 5 facts!
Do what you need to do so that you can be who you were born to be. Take care of you, the world needs you at your best, water drinking, well rested, spiritually rejuvenated self.
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Life and death…
The beauty of death is silence Every version of her, now deceased eulogizes the remnant that remains The beauty of death is silence The slow fading of a heartbeat, slower, softer, weaker, gone. The beauty of death is silence. For when we have died, crucifying the past and resurrecting the truth of who we are…
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The truth about transition.
The world around us is constantly changing, our lives are no exception. Let’s talk about transition, we all go through it! Meaning: a change from one form or type to another, or the process by which this happens: (dictionary.cambridge.org) the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another. (google search)…
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Aren’t we all Misogynists?
Holy Misogyny and The Maintenance of Rape Culture in The Bahamas Colonialism is the domination of a group by a foreign entity that exploits its economic and political power. Colonialism began in the 1500’s during the transatlantic slave trade and drastically impacted the beliefs and practices of those exploited. In the Caribbean, people of African…
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Embracing Womanhood after Motherhood
Motherhood is a choice every woman has but womanhood is something every woman should master. Women have always had to overcome misogynist views on our role in society and our value. Nobody gets to tell you how to be who you were born to be unless they are the one who created you. As a…
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Black girl in therapy…
Yesterday I started therapy. I hated every moment of vulnerability I was subjected to but I knew it was necessary for me. It was time I took back the power of my life’s narrative and dictate exactly who I am and what my life will be. However, deep down in my well seasoned Caribbean soul…
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Spilled milk…
Guess what ? Disappointment happens. None of us is exempt. However, there is a way to shift your focus that can help you bounce back a lot sooner! We often allow disappointments to stall our progress because we view failures as an identity rather than a stepping stone. Failing doesn’t make you a failure –…
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Drowning?
Have you ever felt like you were drowning, and everyone else rode the waves of your frantic splashing? I have. In those moments, I’m grateful that God sees me even when nobody else does.
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Lonely Heart ❤️
“Don’t surrender your loneliness so quickly. Let it cut you more deep. Let it ferment and season you as few humans and even divine ingredients can. Something missing in my heart tonight has made my eyes so soft, my voice so tender, my need for God absolutely clear.” – Hafiz ShaKeisha Johnson, author of 100…
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Summer seafood salad!
Crab salad is a staple here in The Bahamas, especially at get togethers and social gatherings. I’ve always shredded mine until I tasted one where the meat was diced instead…. I was shook you hear me??? I made some and added a little crawfish for good measure because it’s my fave! It was soooo good…
Shakeisha C. Johnson 