DSRW | Healing Through Honesty

Photo by: A classmate at Pharmacy Day at the Capitol To be clear, we as women are Divine...Spiritual...Life Givers; and for the Divine (not karmic) empresses, we deserve to have the best of both worlds: love & a career. I remember being called a career woman a few years ago by my ex, and when I think about it today, I guess they were right, but to a certain extent, it wasn't by choice, and I've certainly gotten distracted along the way(finally, no more delays). As women, some

Photo by: Me, standing on roller skates in the backyard. Back in the day, I was a rollerblader, honey (roller skating is a bit of a learning curve) Growing up, I remember going to the dentist/orthodontist as a child, and she made a note about having “full lips” in reference to my lil’ overbite. I also remember shopping and being complimented on having a “cute shape,” but for whatever reason, I didn’t see what other people did and went through my phases of being insecure. To

Photo by: Me, I don’t know about anyone else, but growing up, we used to find dandelions, make a wish, and blow the seeds away This legendary quote by Maya Angelou inspired me, and for whatever reason, it has me thinking about life. At first I thought about the quote and was like “hmm…I completely agree…wait, or do I?” …the realist in me meditated a bit more and realized that in the real world, we may or may not spend our entire lives proving something to people, including ou

Photo by: Me, I was in Houston and stayed smiling I googled who initially stated, "sometimes you have to lose yourself to find yourself," which returned results including Willem Dafoe and a few other modified versions. Either way, it's a quote that I experienced firsthand. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, love and belonging, self-esteem, and self-actualization are oriented towards the top, emphasizing self-actualization at the top. Just to break it down a bit further