As humans, it’s our nature to be social and when social media was born it gave people a whole new way of connecting. These different platforms provide ways for people to network and grow their businesses, meet new people, receive inspiration, have a good laugh, stay connected with friends and family as well as express themselves, their interests and the list goes on. But I fought the requests for me to join social media for so long because I didn’t see the point of it. I didn’t have a business to promote and if I wanted to know what friends and family were up to, I could just reach out to them directly. 

The Theme for this year is celebrating the Women Who Tell Our Stories, as we take time to celebrate and reelect on the journey of all the amazing women who blazed the path for Black women today there are many greats. 

​There has been a long list of things that I have faced head on in life. Some have been so terrifying to the point that I will never repeat those experiences. Some have tossed me into an abyss of emotions where I laid drowning for years. Yet there has always been one thing that has clawed at me like no other. And that has been anxiety. 

I’m pretty sure all of you reading this are aware that people, places and things give off certain vibes and I’m sure many of you can feel these vibes, whether good or bad, even if you can’t explain it.​

Who cut off game stronger than a Virgo, I'll wait.

​As a joke, a friend sent me the above meme. It’s been said that us Virgos are “quick to cut people off,” but nothing could be further from the truth. However, I have gotten to the point that if a person’s behavior warrants them to be removed from my life, I am no longer hesitant to do it. Often we can become conditioned to keep unhealthy people around due to a false sense of loyalty, fear of being alone, comfort etc. This way of thinking can be toxic and keep you stuck in relationships that have long since worn.