Category Archives: Be Free

Oh yeah…it feels like.

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I’ve discovered love and it feels like what I’ve always imagined it to.

It feels like that one time you learned to ride a bike, it was hard, shit got shaky, you fell over a few times but in the end you were rolling down the street with “I’m a boss” written all over your face.

It feels like that one time you stepped into your favorite restaurant and you were seated right away and the food was so good you went home and fell asleep.

It feels like that one time you found twenty dollars on the ground right after checking your bank account and realizing your broke as hell.

It feels like that one time in December you woke up and looked out the window and realized there was no snow on the ground, and it was 50 degrees.

It feels like that one time you washed all your clothes the night before and was invited to a party and you didn’t have to worry about digging around the dirty shit.

It feels like that one time you were hungry and you called your mom up and she said she just fried some chicken and made a whole five course meal.

It feels like that one time you fell down in preschool but learned that you will fall many more times in life, but the point is to always get back up.

It feels like that one time you sat in class and knew you would ace the test because you studied all night.

It feels like that one time you were able to go on vacation when you wanted to.

It feels like that one time you danced with the moon and received affirmations that shit was going to be okay.

It feels like that one time you never thought you would find love because love is hard to find.

It feels like that one time….

-Imani Smith

Woman – Women we must do better!

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Can we all sit together for a second and discuss one of the issues in today’s society.

When you see another woman down, do you lend a hand or judge?

If your friend is harming herself in any way, do you tell her the truth or do you turn the cheek and act like the issue is okay?

When you know of another woman who is sexually confused, has been sexually insulted or has had any other form of violence brought against her do you try and talk it out with her or continue to watch her suffer deeply inside?

If we are walking away from potential dangerous situations within our communities with other women (friends, family and strangers) then how can you really claim to be a strong woman ourselves? A supportive woman? A friend?

There are more issues to be discussed but to start off can we find a way to come together more often than to party? Can we embrace each other and remind each other that no one can make us feel as beautiful, smart, vigilant, social, creative and natural than we can.

Think about the last time a woman complimented you…how did that make you feel? You probably thought “damn that woman is the shit too.” This needs to happen more often! Give props when they are do! Don’t be afraid!

Sometimes we forget this thing called SELF LOVE and how important it is. How important it is that we express deep appreciation for ourselves and each other…daily.

If we loved ourselves deeper there would be no room for bullshit because we would understand deeply our souls/spirits worth we would except nothing less than what we know we deserved.

I as a woman, know that we have difficulties in this society so we need to support each other, heal each other and embrace each other, we don’t need to bash and hate.

It’s unnecessary and a form of oppression, so lets stop doing that shit and elevate the woman, it’s our duty as women. Don’t wait around for the man to do it, we got this and they will see and start reflecting our behaviors.

Let’s add to this and talk about it?

Add your thoughts in the comments, it’s appreciated.

 

15 ways to stay above waters.

How do you stay on track in the crazed world of the 21st Century? This is a question that can be answered by many people with tons of different views.

Yes we all feel the radiation of today – meaning we all feel the thick energy in today’s air that can creep up and attack at any second and before we know it we’re off track and trying to regain balance.

So I wanted to post some ways I try to stay on track and out the loop of craziness. 

  1. Realize there is no one superior over you, your actions or your thoughts.
  2. Find ways to stay above waters, learn to swim just in cause you start sinking.
  3. Find your mission in life rather it’s in a craft (medium of art) or simply going around picking up and beautifying the community.
  4. Realize who you are and what you want to stand for and stand by it as an individual.
  5. Have morals – this is really important because with no morals no one will respect you or anything you stand for because you’ll  easily stand for anything.
  6. Respect yourself in all ways!
  7. Don’t believe the hype – the she say – he say! Don’t ever want to fit in with a crowd just because their is a crowd gathered. I’m saying this because people at all ages can forget this very thought.
  8. Don’t spend to much time listening and watching what others have to say (negative) rather it’s in media, social networking or your peers.
  9. Ditch the two plus social networks you have that aren’t beneficial to your life (career) or progression.
  10. Find your inner beauty and love yourself with all you have, you can’t fail with this. If you love and respect your inner and outer no one will ever be able to belittle you.
  11. Do meditation and/or yoga two plus times a week to keep balanced and stress free. This will also benefit you when it comes to balancing your thoughts and actions. Meditation and yoga gives you deep reasoning behind your actions and spirituality.
  12. Learn that karma is real so what you put out you will get back.
  13. Do daily research and keep up to date on politics, rights of the people, women rights, media issues and whatever else needs attention so that you can be able to speak on wide categories.
  14.  Let go of the thought of ever being 100% perfect or anywhere near it, bring in the thought of being able to be the best you can be in your current and future situations.
  15. Be adventurous, be courageous, be spontaneous, fearless, revolutionary, and so much more! Never give up and keep swimming!

Imani Smith