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Softer

December 03, 2018 by Ikeranda Smith in history, life, love, personal development, personal growth, queer, women of color, womensupportingwomen

Words were abused in my home + smashed against mistakes as you casually watch your self-esteem fall slowly to the ground. Disputes were adorned in extravagant gifts + gently wrapped in confrontations that never ended with forgiveness. I don’t know what resolution looks like + often times it’s an all-out tussle to find it. Sometimes it’s a street fight where no one wins + I am left with the baggage of seeing way too many adults disagree in unhealthy ways. It’s a thing!

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December 03, 2018 /Ikeranda Smith
womanhood, women of color, lgbtq, life lessons, loveislove, slavery, black daughters, blackmothers, black queer and educated
history, life, love, personal development, personal growth, queer, women of color, womensupportingwomen
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Weight Of Being Me

October 08, 2018 by Ikeranda Smith in life, personal development, personal growth, women of color

As I get older, I slowly become aware of all there is to me. I learn to heal quicker, sit in things longer to get a better understanding, forgive quicker, love more, admit when learning a lesson is painful, and cry from a space of healing. Also, I understand that I should never compromise a whole abundant gallon size me for a watered down pint size version. So becomes the un-equipping of years of overcompensating, not speaking up, and abandoning the Divine in me.

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October 08, 2018 /Ikeranda Smith
acceptance, life lessons, self love, women of color, growth, professional development, radical unlearning, learning, queerwomenofcolor
life, personal development, personal growth, women of color
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Acceptance

October 02, 2018 by Ikeranda Smith in life, personal growth, personal development, queer, relationships, women of color, womanaremagic

I remember vividly, when I recognized that I could no longer pray away my queerness. It was as if my world ended while simultaneously crushing the dreams of my family. You do understand that everything you are rests solely on the approval of your family? Meanwhile, I was dying inside as I suppressed my feelings and stifled my pain. The truth is when I consciously decided to not accept myself, I involuntarily made myself invisible to others.

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October 02, 2018 /Ikeranda Smith
acceptance, love, self love, women of color, queerwomenofcolor, lgbtq, family, relationships
life, personal growth, personal development, queer, relationships, women of color, womanaremagic
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