The Black Woman’s Social Outlet
Now is the Perfect Time
Regardless of the shit you’ve been taught to wait for.
I know, I know, I know.
I get it because I grew up in the hustle culture, too. We’re supposed to show up, flawlessly with armor on and get everything done. On time. And without question. We put all the things and all the people ahead of ourselves.
And why? Well, cuz it’s the narrative that’s been told every damn time.
We’re the Black women who have our shit together. We’re reliable. We’re hard working. We keep our mouths shut and our brains on and we just do the thing.
For everyone else.
And then what about you? What about us? What about the passions that feed joy into ourselves? What happens to that?
I’ll tell you what happens: It gets shoved off to the side. It piles in our brains. And we tell ourselves that we’ll go paint. Or dance. Or start up an event planning business. When the time is right.
That’s some Class A bullshit.
There’s no right time. You can’t wait for the storm to calm. Because once one wave is gone, there’s always another on the horizon.
NOW is the time. For you to stand up and say to the world (yeah, including yourself)
“I’m setting the time aside for me.” Because you deserve joy and fun and the kind of sistership that can support that journey through the highs and lows and all the damn inbetweens.
Now’s the damn time.
The Sisterhood to Show up Raw
You’ve got your thick and thin girlfriends who will be there when you’re so down you’re scraping your knees. You’ve got your spouse who will give you a hug when you’re unsure and encourage you to drop whatever it is that can be cut (which, let’s face it. You ain’t cutting out what your fam needs you for or what work requires. That’s called necessities.) You’ve got your colleagues who… okay. Might be more like the old white dudes who would prefer if you kept your passions behind a mask forever.
*Sigh*
It’s time to strip the f*cking filters
The thing is, with all these people… you’ve got a filter on your conversations. You can’t just show up as is, sharing the ups and downs and all around. You have to keep up appearances one way or another or the person next to you is gonna dip out.
We don’t do that shit here
We welcome the hard-to-have conversations. We are cool with you bringing your shit. We ain’t gonna leave you because we know you’re in it with the intention of not leaving us, too.
We also don’t give a f*ck about how much money is in your pocket
We’re not gatekeeping your experiences simply because you don’t check off a damn box. If you’re a Melanin Maverick looking for real rich connection. This. Is. For. You. Period.
This is the community. The enrichment. The sisterhood.
Where you can strip off those filters and show up. All shit included.
So we can get you to your passions. And start living your legacy today.
