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September 17, 2020

90s Throwback Thursday Jams- TLC – Unpretty

I learned from their documentary on Netflix that this started as a poem written by Tionne “T-Boz.” Continue reading

Poetry, Throwback Thursday Jams

#TeamNatural, #ThrowbackThursday, 90s Jams, beauty, life lessons, love, pretty, self worth, self-esteem, self-love, standards, TLC, Unpretty, videos, YouTube
July 11, 2019

Nourish Your Root System

At the start of this month, my family and I took a three-city road trip. We picked up my mom-in-law from Memphis, visited some family in Louisiana, and headed down to Houston to see more family. Then, we headed back down to Memphis to close the weekend. We had a great time laughing and eating… Continue reading

Articles, General Topics

balance, blog, blogger, blogging, grounded, reflection, rejuvenation, rest, root system, roots, self worth, self-care, self-love, soulwork, wordpress, work, writers, writing
June 27, 2019

Throwback Thursday Jam – India Aire: Because I am a Queen

Sometimes I wax my eyebrows and sometimes I don’t Sometimes I re-twist my hair and sometimes I won’t depend on how the wind blows I may just paint my toes it really just depends on whatever feels good to my soul I’m not the average girl from your video and my worth is not determined… Continue reading

Throwback Thursday Jams

#IamSoul, #TeamNatural, #ThankfulThursday, #ThrowbackThursday, authentic, love, love yourself, music, self worth, self-love, soul, throwback, videos, YouTube
June 25, 2019

Careful Not to Tie Your Self-Worth into Not Achieving Your Goals

After much thought, I pushed the release for Keep Yourself Full (my first Inspirational Non-Fiction book) back to August (now reflected in the sidebar….new release date is 8/6). There’s a lot going on in July. The Book Festival, the Book Signing before that, our mini family road trip (next week! yayy) and I’m back in… Continue reading

General Topics

#TuesdayShares, acheivement, aspirations, blog, blogger, blogging, goals, rest, self worth, self-esteem, wordpress, write, writers, writing
January 8, 2019

Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews: /’NAKEED/: a bare soul by Shequila Knighten

Title: /’NAKEED/:…a bare soul Author: Shequila Knighten Genre: Poetry Published: November 1, 2018 ASIN: B07K3YDKS9 Pages: 111 A remarkable poet, Shequila Knighten’s collection of love poems, /NAKEED/: a bare soul, chronicles her quest to find her true self. When you first read these poems, you might incorrectly believe that they are mostly about a woman’s relationship with… Continue reading

book reviews

#TuesdayShares, authentic, blogger, book reviews, books, love, love poems, poetic, poetry, reviews, self worth, self-love, writers, writing
December 2, 2018

You Are Somebody

Someone gave birth to you. Pushed you out into the world like they knew you were somebody. Wrapped you in all the passion that led them here and anointed your body with a name fit for royalty. Do you know your name? Have you sought its meaning? Do you know your own somebodiness? And even… Continue reading

creative writing, General Topics

#SundayBlogShare, blog, blogger, blogging, inspirational, motivational, purpose, self worth, self-love, significance, uniquness, value, wordpress, worth
June 25, 2018

Cheap

You will not shy away from the sun. Your melanin is a gift, do not fear a darker complexion. You will not tuck your stomach in for pictures. Work it off or show it proudly. You will not hide your smile from laughter. Let the joy crawl its way out of your throat and seep… Continue reading

creative writing

#MondayBlogs, beauty, blog, blogger, declaration, humility, love, price, self worth, self-esteem, self-love, value, worth, worthiness, writing