#self-esteem - CurlyNikki

Sep 11

Transitioning From Fitting in to Standing Out

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That Moment When You Realize You’re Not Who You Thought You Were by GG of All The Many Layers “It's that instant where everything that has been out of focus suddenly becomes clear; the moment when you realize that all the things you thought you couldn't change are indeed different; the day you look around and your surroundings are new--the…

Sep 11

18 Reasons to Be Awesome On Your Own Terms

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18 Reasons to be Freakishly Awesome on Your Own Terms by GG of All the Many Layers "The reward for conformity was that everyone liked you except yourself." ~Rita Mae Brown ********** Many of us will listen to anyone and anything other than our own intuition. When we're not confident in our own self-direction, we allow ourselves to follow the…

Jan 27

Get Empowered by Your Afro!

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Hi CurlyNikki community! Our names are Mariama and Zainab Marfo and we're two students from London who have our own hair blog. The following is a piece about Zainab wearing her natural hair out for the first time. by Zainab Marfo of http://themafrosisters.blogspot.co.uk/ It seems like just yesterday I forced myself to stop hiding behind the various head gears that…

Sep 11

Feeling Heavy? Try This Victim Mentality Detox.

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by GG of AllTheManyLayers When I was a kid and felt misunderstood or mistreated by my mother, I'd think to myself, "I hope that I get sick or get hurt. Then she'll wish that she'd treated me better." There were times when reality and imagination got blurry, and I actually convinced myself that I was sick. This was the beginning…

Jan 27

How A Nice Girl Made Peace with Her Inner Bitch

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by GG of AllTheManyLayers “You’re too nice.” I’ve heard this a thousand times in my lifetime and I’ve never taken it as a compliment. I tried for years to bully myself into being more aggressive, but it never worked. The natural flow of my spirit combined with my life experiences have made me into the non-confrontational person that I am.…