​It is 5:22AM.

​As a Black Woman, my mind has been on an emotional rollercoaster all week. I have found myself just looking around wondering how did we get to this point. Then I remember that America has truly never moved from the days of slavery, Jim Crow, Segregation, and the racial brutality from the 50’s or 60’s. Now, America just presents it to us in different forms. 

​Have you ever felt trapped or alone suffocating- gasping for air both literally or figuratively? 
 
Have you ever felt so disconnected from everything that you felt as if you no longer mattered, or that no one cared? Drowning in your own pain, struggling to understand your purpose and grasping for an understanding of self.

Sometimes we need to be honest with ourselves. We don’t always have the energy that we desire to have. I found myself over the past few months unwilling to write and pay attention to my blog.

​For many of us, the day can come and go without a memory of what really happened. We are often left with the side effects of daily stressors and wondering how to move from point A to point B.

​Self-care comes in many forms of activities to include reading, watching a movie, alone time or other things. The important thing is that whatever you are doing allows you to detach from what is going on around you and re-energizes you.