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YOUR HEALING LIBERATES YOU

YOUR HEALING LIBERATES YOU

Tiny Shifts: Bites of wisdom, curiosities, and inspiration to shift your perspective.

By Amanda P.

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I was reminded recently how natural certain healing practices come to us in the Black diaspora. Remembering that has been healing in and of itself. It reminded me of how much we lived off the land, knew its healing powers, how we embody innovation, and created rituals around these practices.

 

Even growing up in Queens, NY, my southern-born mother would identify herbs and plants outside that could be used for teas and tinctures. She told me that as a child, she would make corn husk dolls and sanitary items from plants for her period. These were out of necessity but speak to our innate innovation. 

 

Honoring these practices allows us to heal and connect to our ancestral line. It reminds us that self-care can be soulful and absolutely magical for us. 

 

Know that your healing liberates you and satisfies your ancestral line. Those who came before us are rooting for us to rest, to care for ourselves, and to remember the importance of healing. The throughline is ever present within us and connects us to generations before and after. You are at the cusp of your ancestral line. Your healing heals.



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YOU ARE A WORK IN PROGRESS

YoU ARE A WORK IN PROGRESS

Tiny Shifts: Bites of wisdom, curiosities, and inspiration to shift your perspective.

By Amanda P.

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No matter what stage in life you are in, the wins, the lessons, etc…always seek to make progress. Keep going and growing, no matter how big or small. Change is change. Be audacious and affirmed in your desires to do more and be more. You were not created to play small. You are expansive and can assume your becoming because it’s already happening. 

 

Your to-do list:

* Release limiting thoughts by understanding their root (who or what planted them?)

* Affirm your worth because you are deserving.

* Allow yourself to be curious about your becoming (who is she?)

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Cultivating Purpose

Cultivating Purpose

Bites of Wisdom, Curiosities, and Inspiration To Shift Your Perspective

By Amanda P.

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How often do you hold yourself back because something seems too hard, requires too much time, or won’t look how you think it should? Every moment you hesitate brings about more doubt and questions. 

 

Start to cultivate ways to make your goals and dreams accessible to you. If you want to blog but don’t like long-form content, shorten it (this is why I created Tiny Shifts).

 

If you want to vlog but don’t have the time to edit, create Reels or TikTioks instead. 

 

You want to create a workshop, but it seems like a lot of work to do.  Find someone you can collaborate with. 

 

Whatever you dream of doing, it’s ok to recognize your doubt but use that to get creative and find a way to make it work. You deserve that.

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How A Silent Retreat Changed Me

HOW A SILENT RETREAT CHANGED ME

Bites of Wisdom, Curiosities, and Inspiration To Shift Your Perspective

By Amanda P.

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Turning inward to process my challenges has been my problem-solving method since childhood. I used to feel ashamed because whenever I did this, people would tell me I needed to talk instead of becoming a hermit. The thing is, I was talking to someone or something. Turning inward allowed me to connect with my intuition and to hear God. 

 

Last month, I attended a half-day silent retreat. It was the most profound spiritual experience I’ve ever had. The retreat location was a sacred land covered in decades of prayers, blessings, and gratitude. In my silent reflection, I asked God how do I learn to trust. God told me to surrender when I am at my most vulnerable. No matter my path, I will be blessed because God is there. Talk about a revelation!! After many more revelations through my conversation with God, I left there realizing that how I heal by turning inward is how I connect to God and how I’ve learned the power of listening.

 

To be contemplative through prayer, meditation, and silence is the key to exploring your purpose and getting close to the deepest parts of yourself. I learned acceptance, how to surrender, and to make contemplation a beautiful (and consistent) practice. So, get silent…get quiet…turn inward, and start listening to what or who guides you on this journey. The answers you truly need are within.