J Inspirations Blog

I’ve recently come to the notion that we put so many titles on ourselves but who is it for? Is it for us? The world? God? When we place titles on ourselves it puts us in a box. If you’re boxed in you have limitations on: how far you will exceed, the expectations you have of yourself, and the way you allow the world to view you. “I’m Ghetto, I’m Hood, I’m Broke, I’m Smart, I’m a Perfectionist, I’m a Hustler.” What is the point of your title? Is it to depict the image of who you truly are? Or is it so that you don’t have to live to standards of who you truly Should Be? When we give ourselves these titles and announce them for the world to hear then we are putting it in the atmosphere. We are speak these things into Existence. Are you ghetto because you want to be intimidating, or you want to be deemed this way so people don’t expect more of you then the basics and being rowdy or is it because you’re truly scared of your own success and really inside you’re soft spoken and sensitive? Are ...

Actor Will Smith just recently appeared on the Red Table Talk, while having a conversation, he stated that as Jada’s husband it was Not his job to Make Her Happy. He stated that her happiness being based on him was a lot of pressure to put on an individual and that he was there to Add to her happiness. I could not agree more; though initially that was not my mindset. I went through some growing pains before figuring that out. I can recall a time when my husband and I would argue (while dating) and how it would affect my mood for the entire day until we resolved the issue. I was basing my happiness on rather we were in a good space or not. A lot of hours were wasted. Instead of just taking those moments for what they were, being pissed in that moment but moving forward about my day in a happy space; I allowed what happened to dictate my mood for the rest of the day. I became Too Dependent On HIM for my Happiness. We as a people have to be happy within our beings. The people whom we shar...