I'm always in search of new teachings/ practices on my constant journey of self-discovery. This morning I stumbled across this lovely little exercise via GinaMarotta.com.

Finding your Genius: DIY Practice

Finding your genius is a process that takes an investment of time and energy. You can do it yourself and start right now by committing to a simple daily practice.

Journal briefly on these 7 self-discovery questions for 10-20 minutes each day in the morning or evening. Within just a few weeks, you’ll reveal your inner Albert Einstein in what you do and say all the time with ease and joy.

- Best parts of my day

- What I did well or was complimented on

- Something unusual or special I noticed about myself

- Messages from my inner wisdom (voice, vision, feeling or knowing)

 - What I want to do more

- Struggles of the day

- Insights about myself

Implementing January 1, 2014.

Happy Monday!



weekend.

goldilocks x rapunzel

3 birthday celebrations in 2 days





Happy Holidays! 

And a special shout out to all the men being held against their will in shopping malls across the nation.

lol

See these and more hilarious pics of miserable men at miserable_men on instagram.

This bigger than life horse sculpture measures 384 feet long x 85 feet high and is completely made of snow. It is to be featured in the China Harbin International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, China beginning on Dec 28.

photo cred

One of my favorite features on Beyonce's game changing new album is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Her rousing feminist speech is sampled on "Flawless." The excerpt below:

“We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller

We say to girls – you can have ambition, but not too much

You should aim to be successful but not too successful otherwise you will threaten the man

Because I am female I am expected to aspire to marriage

I am expected to make my life choices always keeping in mind that marriage is the most important

A marriage can be a source of joy and love and mutual support

But why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage and we don’t teach boys the same?

We raise girls to see each other as competitors not for jobs or for accomplishments,

Which I think can be a good thing

But for the attention of men

We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings in the way that boys are

Feminist: A person who believes in the economic, social and political equality of the sexes.”

Inspire the TRIBE started as an outlet for me.

It served as a place where I could post my innermost thoughts, poetry and dope things that inspired me, and if someone else happened to stumble upon it, (It was completely private for the first two years. Only two of my friends even knew it existed) that was cool too. Since going public it has become so much more. ITT still serves as an outlet for me.. a place to turn when I want to be creative and share my findings/ creations with the world, but it has become more than that. This year I created a new branch of the site in the form of a tee/ sweatshirt line, We the TRIBE, and watched the movement spread across the country and internationally! Major. (We the TRIBE = the free-thinkers, doers, movers and shakers. )

I'd like to thank all of you who continue to check back seeking inspiration and continue to support. I have a lot planned for the new year. More posts, more content.

 

I don't know why it took me so long to start venturing out into the local art scene that DC has to offer. It seems like we always feel like other cities have so much more to offer without even giving our hometown a chance. On Tuesday I checked out a new open mic spot, The Dunes DC, which is basically a tricked out art gallery. The feature poet was Angel Nafis, from Ann Arbor, Michigan, who was absolutely brilliant. I didn't get to record because I have completely run out of storage on my phone.. so I will link back to some of her work in a later post. I also had the pleasure to meet Pages, an extremly taleneted poet (pictured photobombing in the second to last photo), who swore that the next time he saw me he'd be sure to make me read one of my pieces lol. I guess I'll have to stay ready.

The Dunes DC hosts a poetry slam every Tuesday at 8pm.

( SIDE NOTE: I also noticed that I'm starting to recognize a lot of the same faces from poetry slams that I've been to prior. Does that mean I'm turning into a regular? )

Life is beautiful

I've been on a salad kick lately. I can't get enough. It feels good to eat healthy.