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I ain't gon' lie. Florida's humidity took us ALL the way out, and laid our long-time Curlformer routine low. With few options, I resorted to what I know.
I 100% know that my glow radiates from within, but I do appreciate a product that gives me all the honey-dipped melanin lewks and feels :)
Sun. Surf. Self-Love. It's been 6 months since I landed on Clearwater Beach and in addition to realizing that this is, in fact, my natural habitat, I've also learned:
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fire-ass highlights? just henna :)
I still henna. Extra-regularly. And not just for the conditioning, volumizing, and curl and frizz smoothing like I used to, but for these roots, chiiile!
Mommy and me
Hola chica,
2019 has been a year of many firsts for me. For instance, this was my first Halloween, ever, NOT needing a jacket or any form of outerwear to shield my chronically anemic self from the cold. It was 80 whole degrees last night here in Clearwater Beach, FL, and for that, I am thankful.
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I went to Target to buy a glue stick and left with a hat I didn't know I absolutely needed in my life. It's my thing now. If you come to Clearwater Beach and see me sitting out, reading, sipping a latte, I'll likely be wearing this hat. Gia made my bracelet. I love it, too. My lippie-- Icon by Hourglass.
Love youuuu,
Nik
What are you loving right now?
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"Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are." -Chinese Proverb
Happy Friyayyy, chica!
I'm messaging you today because no matter if you're a Stay-at-Home Mom, or a CEO, or both (!!!), you're feeling the joy of Friday. So I'm just popping in to remind you that this relief you're experiencing, this subtly joyful anticipation for the relaxation ahead... it was present on Tuesday, too. It was 'here' on Monday. This peace... this happiness is always, ALWAYS available to you. But you only allow yourself to feel it on the weekend, on payday, on vacay, during that first sip of coffee or wine at the airport! But here's the thing-- those events and things aren't causing the joy. The joy is NOW, here, always. Grace is here, NOW. RELAX.
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Hola Chicas!
We're at it again! #Season11
On this BIG hair investigation show, we're talking the dangers of chemical hair straighteners and healthier alternatives! Tune in or set your DVRs!
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Leave a ❤️in the comments if you’re thankful for the small (in my case!) things!
Stay aware of inner Love for the rest of the night! It’s ever-present, and always accessible, even when anger, fear, or anxiety have come to visit. Your job as Consciousness isn’t to stop the ‘negative’ feels, or change them into ‘positive’ ones, but to introduce even 1% of this divine, inherent Love into every situation.
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In ‘09, I was all about ‘The Secret’... positive thinking... the law of attraction. My limited understanding led me to believe that human excitement and happiness would ‘attract’ the stuff I wanted, and so I set out on the impossible mission of staying in a super elevated mood. I’d be good for a couple of days, and then frustration, anger, or stress would come to visit and I’d feel even worse, because I was mad at myself for being mad 😂 Insanity.
10 years later, after hundreds of books and countless hours of daily meditation, I came to view both human excitement and human sadness as deviations... distractions from a truer experience. Beneath the thoughts, and familiar ‘good’ and ‘bad’ emotions is a subtle vibration of peaceful-joy. It’s been called your ‘home vibration’ or the way your soul expresses in your body. It’s a God feeling that transcends even your best good feeling. It’s a flow, a glow, a warmth, an unconditional, uncaused loving silence.
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April 15, 2019
Could your hair products be the cause of your health problems?--Nikki on The Dr. Oz Show
Here are a few clips from today’s super important Dr. Oz episode about the consequences of some hair treatments marketed to Black women. I also share healthy alternatives! For the full episode, check your local listings! And thank you Tennille for producing an informative and much needed segment for US! ❤️✨
Peep my voice-over on the last slide, tho!
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from the Jerusalem files
Pop quiz, chicas! Answer the following--
When I first woke up this morning, I _____________
a. hit the snooze button (several times) and mentally declared that I 'can't and won't adult today' ... #FirstIDrinkTheCoffee #ThenIDoTheThings
b. immediately resumed worrying about ish I need to do, don't wanna do, or did and now feel bad about doing.
c. checked IG, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, CurlyNikki.com, my 3 email accounts and replied to any and all the I-responded-in-my-head-but-forgot-to-respond-forreal-tho text messages
d. all of the above. I can't do mornings.
This foolery right here. It'll keep you right where you're at.
Hola Chicas!
I field hella emails about hair vitamins:
Nik, have you tried Viviscal?
What about Hairfinity?
Will I see faster growth?
How long will it take to see results?"
I've addressed the subject of supplements before, and I'm pretty sure everyone knows what I'm gonna say next--
There are no quick fixes, magic potions or lotions, just patience, consistency and a healthy lifestyle.
But wait, there's more! And there is (at least) one supplement I honestly believe contributes to my luxuriousness.
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“When you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life. It means fear is no longer a dominant factor in what you do and no longer prevents you from taking action to initiate change. The Roman philosopher Tacitus rightly observed that 'the desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.' If uncertainty is unacceptable to you, it turns into fear. If it is perfectly acceptable, it turns into aliveness, alertness and creativity.” - Eckhart Tolle
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Love,
Nik
p.s. you don’t have to shift from ‘mad af’ straight into ‘excitement’. You don’t have to grin, or ‘fake it til you make it.’ You only have to feel a tiny bit of the Peace that you are... just a sliver, just a piece of Peace. Noticing the Love, the Peace, the Go(o)d that is present alongside the inner and outer drama... that IS ‘surrender’, the ‘let go’, the ‘acceptance’ that creates just enough space in you for the miracle to happen. Let IT
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‘Letting go’ isn’t some vague, mystical, or esoteric practice. Just relax, ma! You’re usually all knotted up inside, and don’t know it. ‘Letting go’ is shifting out of the energy of ‘problems’, and ‘confusion’, and into the energy of ‘solutions’, and ‘clarity’. Surrender has the vibe of ‘vacation’, ‘love’, and ‘Saturday morning’. Get it?
Simply scan your body for this unconscious tension and then allow it to release. Breathe... melt... SMILE. When you consciously relax the body, it automatically, and effortlessly relaxes the mind. And when the mind is relaxed, you feel Go(o)d. Keep letting go, stay surrendering, and watch what happens!
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