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This month’s topic is such an epic one. I’m so
I believe these are great Lps for us on
excited to be sharing my thoughts on “being seen”
breaking down and eventually achieving the
with you. There are a lot of different layers to the
art of being seen.
phrase so I’m confident we’ll all experience a new level of clarity by the end of this read. Lets get into it!
I’m a huge fan of Iyanla Vanzant. Black and
1. There is Nothing To Fear
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Brown people preaching & teaching Black/Brown unity just does it for me. I can honestly say that I have not been endorsed by her or anyone on her team so you know my level of reverence and respect goes rather far for her work. She’s an “American inspiraLonal speaker”, per Google and has provided much insight to her beliefs through the work she’s done on her innovaLve television show “Iyanla, Fix My Life”. What I appreciate most about her advice is that its honest.
BRUTALLY honest. I also admire the fact that she clearly has her own set of ChrisLan beliefs but never pushes that on anyone. That truly speaks to
Iyanla tells us to accept the very real fact that theres nothing to fear and she conLnues with “Just keep moving, breathing…” Perhaps the soundest advice we’ve heard all year. How many Lmes have you allowed fear to paralyze you? Stop you dead in your tracks and revert you back to an inexperienced child? I’m sure its been countless Lmes and realizing whatever you’re afraid of actually has no power over you is the absolute best thing you can do to help you on your endeavor to “being seen”. That’s called taking control of the narraLve and seeing yourself FIRST!
credibility for me because I do not share in those beliefs but sLll have the same struggles that ChrisLans do. My life experience is just as
2. “Breathe”
important as a ChrisLan’s and so is anyone else’s. Very simply put, right? Iyanla explains
I’ve chosen to discuss with you an Essence arLcle that Iyanla featured in from August of 2019. Iyanla
this thought a bit further by adding that
talks about her top life mantras and I believe
people stop breathing when they get
