Centering, Uplifting & Celebrating Brown Girls
“Un-winged and naked, sorrow surrenders its crown to a throne called grace.” ― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams What is surviving if there is no healing and wholeness to be won? What are we surviving for if not joy? Often the road to healing finds us face to face with our sorrows almost constantly... Sorrow changes …
Nothing happens in the "real" world unless it first happens in the images in our heads. -Gloria Anzaldua, Borderlands/La Frontera Brown Girls, we are nothing less than glorious! Seeing ourselves as glorious is its own kind of revolution! This week, we want to challenge ourselves to see our own glory inside our minds first. I …
A poor nights sleep and early wake up time left me with body aches. For some reason, I started thinking about growing older. Nearly all of my closest friends are about ten years older than me. I wondered when I'd start befriending younger women whose energies spoke to me, I thought about the insight into …
Aging has a wonderful beauty and we should have respect for that. Eartha Kitt I'm noticing a theme wherein "old" is thrown around like some type of insult. I've been in several conversations about age and I recognize we have an unhealthy relationship with "getting old." Aging is a beautiful privilege and nothing we need …
As the sun shines on all of my glory, my flaws don't look so bad at all. What was I so afraid of? - Jazmine Sullivan, Masterpiece (Mona Lisa) My eyes ain't used to these rays I'm feeling exposed, but I can't hide no more I can't hide As the sun shines on all of …
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Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Lao Tzu In the 21st century, in our information age, there is a war against truth and honesty. The truth hurts, it's true, but now we will be punished for speaking it. Our recent bans from Facebook exemplifies …
If there's a book that you want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. - Toni Morrison Books, writing or reading them can be therapeutic. Whether transporting you to another place and time or guiding you towards healing, words are powerful. Books are affirmations of the human spirit and …
Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place. -Zora Neale Hurston Her words are a warm glow of truth near some far off dark and vulnerable place inside myself. I am exposed. I have been in hiding. The world can be so damn ugly and unsafe. It is easy to forget, the one thing …
Don't wait for permission to do something creative. Ava DuVernay We don't need anyone's permission to indulge in the creative. Brown girls don't have a lot of room for this because our very existence is often judged so harshly. There seems to be such a strict criteria for Black and Brown kids to follow. A box they …
Hold on. Don't. Try to slow me down. All of this winnin' Shining by DJ Khaled featuring Beyoncé and Jay Z Today I want to dedicate this to co-founder of BrGOL and my sister-friend, Asia. We balance each other out in a really positive way and she is always here to remind me of my greatness. …
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