Experience can be painful sometimes. Our wounds from past relationships, old jobs, spoiled friendships, and current obstacles often inhibit our capacity to try new things, forgive significant others, or get involved with new opportunities and people. The pain we see can often cloud our vision of what love and life can be like. Know thatContinue reading “You are a trooper”
Angry Black Woman
Her pain was a ghost in daylight Totally absent. On pause But a monstrous thief in the night Stealing hope with sharpened claws,
journal prompt:Same ole, Same ole
Write down a list of habits you have (actions you take and people you interact with) that make you feel terrible. Even though these habits make you feel terrible, think about why you continue to do them anyway. Explain.
Let’s do something good for ourselves
It is really easy to get caught up in your regularly scheduled program. We forget that each breath we take means we have a few more seconds of life, seconds that were not promised. Allowing negativity to consume us often feels safe. It feels like a risk to remain hopeful. What would it mean ifContinue reading “Let’s do something good for ourselves”
journal prompt: A list of YES’s and no’s
You have the right to say no: Make a list of 5 things you would like to say no to.? You should fight through your fear and say yes: Make a list of 5 things you would like to say yes to?
You are
The power of your faith The intensity of your passion The depth of your fortitude The duration of your curiosity The brightness of your spirit The memory of your tribulations The transparency of your emotions The purity of your forgiveness The clarity of your discernment The strength of your bravery The breadth of your honestyContinue reading “You are”
Embrace progression. You owe it to yourself
Relationships evolve as people evolve, but sometimes it is hard to recognize and embrace evolution. If relationships have seen trauma, it is especially frightening to let go of the past. It often feels safer to continue to brace yourself against what is perceived as impending pain, but what is often really ghosts of the relationship’sContinue reading “Embrace progression. You owe it to yourself”
brown, black
The complete decimation of brown BROWN Dark, burnished color Polished mahogany, bright gold, spicy cinnamon, burnt sienna The deepest shades of mother earth Total elimination of the ground that holds us up The erasure of pigment Their attempt to desecrate that, which tempers our hunger and alleviates our thirst The absolute shattering of life TheContinue reading “brown, black”
A giant leap for humankind
I am sitting on my bed right now (my son is sleeping and my husband is writing a song with his headphones on) and in this moment of true isolation, (because parents and partners are never truly isolated) one word runs through my head: access. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Coronavirus seem to beContinue reading “A giant leap for humankind”
Prison is not fun
A fault of mine has always been creating strict parameters for myself. I get consumed with carrying out actions I think will be pleasing to others, including God, and then ruminate obsessively if I fail. On March 15, 2020, I started a journal to process my emotions during quarantine and create an open dialogue withContinue reading “Prison is not fun”
Erin Franklin-Cato 