Alisha Matthews ². ⁰❥ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ᴅᴇᴀʟᴇʀ ⨟⚔⨟

“JOURNAL ENTRY: Stop waiting for something or someone to come and make you happy. Meditate daily. Breathe. Come on. You’re okay. You have friends. Love them. Respect them. Go out and play. Learn to be alone.”
― Jenifer Lewis, The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir

“A child should never feel as if they need to earn a mother’s love. This will leave a void in their heart all of their life. A mother’s love needs to be given unconditionally to establish trust and a firm foundation of emotional intimacy in a child’s life. If love is withheld, a child will look for it in a million other ways, sometimes throughout their lifetime unless they come to some sort of peace with their past. The emotional foundation we give our children at home is foundational to their life. We cannot underestimate the value of home and the power of a mother’s love.12”
― Sherrie Campbell, But It's Your Family . . .: Cutting Ties with Toxic Family Members and Loving Yourself in the Aftermath

“To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.”
― Criss Jami

“Don’t dwell too much on the past. The lessons are useful for the present and a preparation for the future. Move on!”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind