Category: Kikigai

  • Deserving Love

    “We accept the love we think we deserve.” — Stephen Chbosky Why do we accept the love we think we deserve? Does that encompass our present capability? And if love is presented to us in a capacity that we deem more than we deserve, do we then question where that quantity of self-worth has developed […]

  • Makeup and Meditation

    Makeup Brushes

    If you’ve already read some of my blog posts, then you’re aware that I have suffered with Anxiety and Depression with varying severity for the majority of my life. Generalized Anxiety Disorder as well as Social Anxiety are things that create a myriad of different problems that I have to face every day. Some of […]

  • “Her heart was a secret garden and the walls were very high.”

    It is always comforting for me when my dreamscapes confirm the truths that I am trying to put forward in my waking life. I tend to look inward for confirmation of how my actions affect my purpose on a day to day basis. As I have said before, I believe that the inner reflections that […]

  • The Birds

    I have a deep interest in Dream Interpretation. I believe that dreams allow us to access a part of our subconscious that would otherwise remain untouched. Only in the reprieve of sleep, where we document daily thought processes and preserve meaningful interactions are we able to open up the gate to our intuitive self, tap […]

  • On Anxiety and Purpose…

    Purpose; the reason for which something exists or is done. We, with our powers of moral reasoning and introspection must question our own meaning, what is our reasoning for existence in an all-encompassing and individual level. In a world of hierarchies and categories, churches and states, cultures and communities, where do I fit? More than […]

  • Fear and Loathing in my 20s

    Dream Big

    Self-doubt. Doubting you, who you are, where you’re going and how the person that you see in the mirror is going to fare today, tomorrow and 20 years from now. I believe self-doubt lives in the past and in the future. What I mean by this is, that self-doubt arises when we relive our past […]

  • About

    My academic background has provided me with a strong understanding of the principles of patience, determination, hard-work and efficiency and this understanding is complemented by my ability to apply these skills in the workforce. My University career, where I was able to put my passions for Feminist and African-American issues, specifically in media-related and social/societal […]