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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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Celebration Of Women

September 24, 2018 by Ikeranda Smith in women of color, queer, life, womensupportingwomen

Oh how I love being a woman! When I think of our pulchritudinous splendor, the ability to bring lives into the world, and how we are built like countries, I am reminded of an immigrant exiled from their home. Lost but not forgotten. The amazing truth is that most women don’t know who they are because of one simple truism…we have given away our power!

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September 24, 2018 /Ikeranda Smith
women, womenofcolor, queerwomenofcolor, celebrationofwomen, love, womb, magic, wombwork, healingourwomb
women of color, queer, life, womensupportingwomen
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Adjust Your Feelings To The Fact

September 17, 2018 by Ikeranda Smith in women of color, relationships, life, personal growth, personal development

How you feel in life matters about 10 % of the time, and what you do about what you feel matters about 90%. It has taken over half of my life to realize this one simple sentiment and it has been so beneficial to my growth. Often times in life we lead every interaction with “how we feel”. Forget what is being said, overlook that we need to learn, disregard that we did something insolent, ignore that we need to change, stop thinking about the fact that we need to grow and that growth is essential.

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September 17, 2018 /Ikeranda Smith
love, radical unlearning, becoming, life lessons, feelings, professional development
women of color, relationships, life, personal growth, personal development
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