Category: Self Esteem
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A Post About Something
This post is brought to you by my current thoughts, a rainy Monday, and slight sleep deprivation (not a cause for concern, but I could use a nap). There’s no research – only thoughts and being present. This past weekend, I attended a retreat with the core group of the MelaNation Healing Project. I’m not […]
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Self-Love in a World that Wants You to Hate Yourself
“It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.” James Baldwin I grew up in the 1990s when we were drilled to “Say No to Drugs” and music videos […]
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Reflections of the Past (Short Version)
I let my past dictate my present. I make decisions for other people and keep to myself. There’s a saying that states we can block our own blessings. That is true. I focus so much on what I did wrong or who wronged me that it’s sometimes stifling. It’s a real problem. The isolation we’ve […]
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A Letter to My Younger Self
Dear Alishea, You are not a mistake. You may not have felt love or felt a sense of belonging from your family, but love extends beyond relatives. One thing I wish you would’ve known is that there are some people who don’t know how to love, so they try to give you things and false […]
Alishea Sutton 