Always Speak Life with Vannesia Darby

I'm going to go get inspired again. I'll be taking another break from writing and posting for a bit in order to do so. If I have something to share

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This is the home stretch, friend. You are here on this earth for a reason; only you can do what you're designed to do. Let this year be the one that you actually do it. Make yourself proud.

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Be honest, don't burn bridges, always do what you say you're going to do.

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Rather than focusing on the load you must carry, realize how much stronger you've become to handle the weight.

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This week, I'm writing another long blog about being Black. It's because of Sonya Massey.

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Do you know what could start an argument back in the day? Removing someone from your MySpace Top 8.

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Like I mentioned in the last blog, I never thought my offline friends in Yahoo! Chat Rooms and MySpace messages would ever make it out of my computer screen. Back then, there was an element of the internet that was still mysterious and separate from real life. Decades later, we have blurred those lines, Robin Thicke.

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How did we go from people being scared the Y2K Bug was going to close banks to me buying a gadget I didn't need from TikTok? #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt

I decided to go back in time. And I'm taking you with me.

Do you remember what your first digital platform was?

Mine was GeoCities - iykyk.

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I always talk about pivoting when you need to and encourage you to do so. However, I often neglect to share one of the critical precursors to the pivot: contentment.

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I'm resharing a message from 2020 that is still relevant today. I wrote it a week after the murder of George Floyd. If you remember in 2020, that murder was a catalyst for a world wide civil rights movement. It was something I had never seen before - it sparked the question for me. What is freedom in America?

As Juneteenth approaches, we may consume more content around injustice, America's history, and current events - even in the midst of companies removing DEI positions. Take some time for yourself and your self-care, and remember to allow yourself grace to process.

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