#self-esteem - CurlyNikki

Sep 21

Sometimes Things Have to Fall Apart to Come Together

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by GG of AllTheManyLayers When you pray and ask for growth and then everything falls apart. Smile up at the heavens. Make peace with the process. Have faith. Sometimes I look at myself in the mirror and I don't feel beautiful. I look around at my life and it seems messy and ineffective. And yet I feel so brave.…

Sep 21

Little Girls, Natural Hair- “I want her to grow up seeing me embrace me.”

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by Christian Byshe' of www.chicandcoily.com My little girl is growing up in a household where mommy walks around the house with a lopsided kinky twa while simultaneously doing laundry, feeding the unwanted guinea pig, and furiously tapping away at her computer. Her view point of natural hair will be totally different because it is pretty much all she knows. She…

Sep 21

Three Questions.

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by GG of AllTheManyLayers I enjoy watching other people. I’m fascinated by how they move and interact with one another. Maybe that’s one reason why I enjoy reading and watching biographies. The statement “Every life has a story” is one of my favorite sayings. My social media page includes this statement, but it ends with “I’m living mine.” I guess…

Sep 21

On Being Alone– The Sexiness of Solitude

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ayceebrownphotography.com by GG of AllTheManyLayers "Certain springs are tapped only when we are alone. The artist knows he must be alone to create; the writer, to work out his thoughts; the musician to compose; the saint, to pray. But women need solitude in order to find again the true essence of themselves... ...The problem is not entirely in finding a…

May 04

3 Reasons Why Your Natural Hair Journey Has Been Frustrating

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Photo Courtesy of Nelly by Amanda Accepting your natural hair should be exciting, not stressful. With all of the societal pressures placed on women, women of color, women of color with textured hair, we do not need to add to those expectations. There is a thin line between defining your own beauty and trying to forge unrealistic expectations. Hair care…