What did I learn today? Lessons on the Journey to Unconditional Self Love

  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...

  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...

  “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, ...

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...

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...

I now choose, in this perfect choice-point moment of total freedom to let go of all that I am aware in me that is holding me back. The old stagnant behaviours no longer serving my highest Self , that which is breaking my own heart, disappointing me, out of alignment and causing me shame or feelings of unworthiness and  ways of self protection that have become a prison. I drop all comparisons and judgement towards myself and others and ask for the revelation of the gifts waiting on the other side of this rebirth be known now. I choose this new timeline of my own free will and I give thanks for the strength to act in alignment with my Highest Self which is calling me forward into greater expressions of my Inner Divinity. I now trade my inner enemy for my Inner Divinity. Thank you, it is done and so it is. Ase  May 2026 bring you an abundance of everything good Thank you for the support during the year, to every reader, supporter and well wisher. Peace and Blessings