It’s interesting, the black and white boxes we’re placed in due to the messages we’re fed as young girls and as women.
When you grow up you’re either a princess or you’re “a tomboy.” You’re pretty or smart. Compliant or bossy. You’re a nice girl or…
To do so means giving and putting Love out there — in everything you do. And this includes giving yourself some tough Love.
Whether people truly know you or not, not everyone is going to like everything about you or everything you have to say. Being yourself unapologetically is not always an easy task — because people with negative energy and negativity exist.
I kind of view March as “last licks.” Maybe it’s because I’m a summer-lover.
It’s a long month and it’s still cold (I’m looking at you, NYC).
When life gives Beyonce lemons, she makes… art. Once we recognize that the intricacies of Bey and Jay’s relationship is really none of our business, we can move onto devouring the larger meanings served up in Lemonade.
But Merica Ain’t Buying It
Now more than ever.
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