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Returning to the Place of Enoughness

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  Affirmation : “Enoughness lives in me, and I rise from it daily.” I really thought I had this “enoughness” thing figured out. I believed I had done the work — the deep, uncomfortable, liberating work — to recognize my own innate worth. The kind of worth that doesn’t wobble when someone questions you, or when life throws its curveballs, or when the world tries to convince you that you need to be more, do more, shrink more, fix more. I thought I had reached the place where no one could tell me I wasn’t enough — not even me. But life, in its fierce and tender love, has a way of circling back with reminders. It whispers. Then it nudges. Then it taps you on the shoulder. And if you still don’t pay attention, it raises its voice. Not to punish, but to guide. Life will do whatever it takes to get our attention. The question is whether we’re willing to listen. Recently, I realized I had slipped — quietly, subtly — back into old patterns of “not enoughness.” It didn’t happen in one dramat...
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Telescope, Courage, and the Call to Become

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 Affirmation:  I embrace my journey with honesty and strength, knowing that transformation begins with a single brave choice.  There’s a certain kind of person who stirs something deep in me — not because their life was smooth, but because it wasn’t. I’m most inspired by the ones who turned their lives around, who listened to that invisible tug inside whispering, “There’s more for you.” The ones who took their pain, their rejection, their early losses, and shaped something beautiful out of it. That kind of courage is what I’m learning to embody. And somehow, Telescope brought all of that into sharp focus for me. Walking through the community, listening to stories, watching the youth step into leadership, I kept feeling this quiet truth: transformation is not abstract here. It’s lived. It’s practiced. It’s earned. This part of Telescope is a place where people have had every reason to give up, yet they choose to rise — again and again. Then I met Mr. Mikey. A man who once ...
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The Price of Progress: Musings From the Edges of the Islands

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  In its quest for success,Nothing stands in man′s way.Old rivers run dry, soon the birds wouldn't fly.  The mountains will be no longer high.And when I really think of it.I does wonder why, oh why - King Austin  This past month, I’ve been moving through the remote corners of a few Caribbean islands — the places where the road narrows, the signal drops, and life returns to its original pace. Every day has felt like a soft reminder of what abundance actually looks like. Mangoes falling freely. Rivers running clear. Beaches that aren’t curated or branded, just lived with. Trees that feed, shade, heal, and hold stories. People here still use the land as part of their lifestyle — not as an aesthetic, not as a weekend escape, but as a way to eat, to heal, to live. And it has been such a joy to witness. But alongside that joy, I’ve been noticing something else: a quiet, persistent rush to “modernize.” A desire to trade natural remedies for packaged pills, fresh fruit for impo...
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The Quiet Work of Patience

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  The currents of life will not be halted by our impatience There’s a line I came across once — I can’t remember where — but it has stayed with me l: the currents of life will not be halted by our impatience. Everything, from the simplest seed to the most extraordinary transformation, follows a process. Even the things that look quick, effortless, or “overnight” have a hidden architecture beneath them. Something was forming, stretching, aligning long before we ever saw the result. Yet impatience convinces us otherwise. It crowds out sane judgment. It stirs anxiety. It throws us into a panic — sometimes quietly, sometimes dramatically — but always with the same effect: we lose our center. The truth is, developing patience is a skill. A discipline. A practice. And like all practices, it asks something of us. Patience is not just waiting. It’s how you wait. It’s what you do in the meantime. It’s the posture of your spirit while the thing you desire is still becoming. To wait well requ...
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Learning to Love Bigger

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  “I am imagining you learning to love bigger, learning to let life in a little more, learning to stay with what you’ve long run from, learning to lean deeper into aliveness and slowly trusting you can be with the aching gold found only there.” — Lisa Olivera I read that line this morning and felt it settle somewhere deep. Maybe because it mirrors so much of what life has been whispering lately. A few days ago, I was chatting with a good sistren of mine. She just moved to a new city for a new job, and we were talking about the different ways people meet others, build community, and open themselves up to connection. She admitted how terrified she is of meeting new people, of being more friendly, of stretching beyond the familiar edges of her independence. I laughed — not at her fear, but at the recognition. There’s a reason we became such good friends. We are both either terrified or simply accustomed to our own rhythms: being independent, spending more time alone than with others, ...
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A New Year, In Your Own Way

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Affirmation:   Every new day is mine to shape with grace, presence, and self‑trust . I came across a thought from Nedra Glover Tawwab that landed softly but firmly with me. She reminds us that while many people use the new year as a moment for self‑improvement, we don’t have to. We’re free to use this time however feels right. For some, January 1st is simply the next day on the calendar. For others, it’s a portal, a ceremony, a meaningful reset. And both are valid. Both are allowed. This perspective feels important. We get to choose what the new year means to us. There is no right way or wrong way, no best or worst approach. Just your way. For me, this time of year is a reset. A pause. A moment to look back at what I did and how I did it, to check in with where I am, and to gently imagine where I want to go. I ask myself how I want to feel moving forward. It’s a deeply spiritual and personal ritual—quiet, grounding, nourishing. But this reminder nudges me: my way is not everyo...
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January: Releasing the Cages We Built

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Affirmation: I release the stories that keep me small. I step out of the cages I built, and I surrender to the guidance of the Most High with courage, clarity, and an open heart.   This year, I’m beginning with a gentle but necessary truth: some of the cages we feel trapped in are the ones we built ourselves. Not out of weakness, but out of a longing for safety, for belonging, for something steady to hold on to. And yet, there comes a moment when the walls we crafted for protection start to feel too tight for the person we’re becoming. January is my month of release. Of loosening my grip on old stories. Of honoring the past without dragging it into a future it was never meant to shape. Of remembering that courage is not loud—it is the quiet willingness to let go. I’m choosing to surrender the narratives that no longer serve me, the habits that keep me small, the comfort that costs too much. I’m choosing to trust the Most High’s guidance more than my fear, more than my need to contr...
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