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Positive Affirmations

Self- Concept Thursday!

By Curly Nikki 3 Comments
ending the war: “i love you still.”by Leandra of What My World's LikeRecently, I asked “do you talk about things that matter?” and today I experienced one of the most emotionally honest conversations I’ve ever had. Topics ranged from absentee fathers, sex, eating disorders, rape, molestation, relationships, education, socialization, etc. It was genuine, cathartic, comforting, inspiring and beautiful. So many…
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Some Days I am My Hair…

By Curly Nikki 40 Comments
by Michelle of EverythingIRIC.blogspot.comI am not my hair I am not this skin I am not your expectations no no I am not my hair I am not this skinI am a soul that lives withinSome days I am indeed my hair. Sorry India.When it comes to hair, sometimes it’s a pain in the donkey being a black woman. There.…
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Self-Concept Thursday!

By Curly Nikki 6 Comments
The Importance of Self-Validationby Kim Jackson of Peace, Love and Pretty Things"Don't reach out when u want validation. Wait & let Love move u. Share from the fullness of your Heart rather than the emptiness of your fear" -Mastin KippWhen I saw this on twitter a couple of weeks ago, it instantly spoke to me. I remember a time when…
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Self-Concept Thursday!

By Curly Nikki 9 Comments
Faking It: When Everyone Thinks You're Happy But You by GG of Peace, Love, and Pretty ThingsA few years ago, I looked in the mirror and didn’t recognize myself. I was absolutely miserable. I was clingy and co-dependent. I didn't feel capable or worthy of anything good. I was obsessed with the idea of being betrayed and left alone. Every…
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The Beauty of Different

By Curly Nikki 3 Comments
by Chai of Back to Curly There were countless moments growing up that helped define me as a woman today, in fact I’m still learning from those lessons, many of them found in my mother’s kitchen as she struggled to run a comb through my massive fro, or in between her legs at night as she attentively greased my scalp.…
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