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Embracing Obedience

February 05, 2024 by Ikeranda Smith in life, love, personal development, spirituality, wellness

As I reflect on my journey as a Black queer woman, obedience emerges as a guiding principle, a profound invitation to align with the Divine. It's not merely about following rules but about surrendering to a higher purpose, mainly when life's challenges test our faith. Join me as we explore the transformative power of obedience, discovering how it leads us to our most authentic selves and ignites our souls' profound passions.

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February 05, 2024 /Ikeranda Smith
Spirit, Obedience, Spiritual, african american, God, healing
life, love, personal development, spirituality, wellness

Making Love Work

December 06, 2019 by Ikeranda Smith in black, love, LGBTQIA, loveislove, marriage, relationships, spirituality

Making life work with you is revolutionary + necessary. Not because we are perfect or that we couldn’t be with someone else that oozes with pulchritudinous splendor, but rather we want to make our love work. Every day I pray for you to keep evolving in this space we are cultivating for both of us to expand. Every day I pray that we work harder on our character than we do on staying. See staying is nothing without the will to be forgiving. Hell, staying is nothing without the capacity to see the worst in someone + say “you good...I promise I got you.” Truth is staying is nothing without the testimony of how we make this work.

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December 06, 2019 /Ikeranda Smith
love, black love, african american, loveislove, queer marriage, marriage
black, love, LGBTQIA, loveislove, marriage, relationships, spirituality
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US: Mental Illness

May 09, 2019 by Ikeranda Smith in black, education, LGBTQIA, life, people of color, women of color, mental health

No one escapes the perils of life that pierce us to the point of anguish. Unfortunately for black people, we know this sentiment all too well + are reminded daily as we maneuver our blackness while carrying the weight of our history. It’s complicated! We carry success like a tamed beast; proud but ferocious. We are loving at first glance, appearing to have it altogether but underneath we are tortured by our past. Carrying the weight of having to make it + then free everyone else. Despite our list of accomplishments, black people share a sobering emotional attachment to overcoming mental illness. Often labeled as “crazy” by our own when we vocalize that we couldn’t “pray it away”, therefore resigning to suffer silently rather than reach out for help.

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May 09, 2019 /Ikeranda Smith
mental health, mental health month, silence the stigma, poc, black people, shame, qwoc, lgbtqia, african american
black, education, LGBTQIA, life, people of color, women of color, mental health
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