It took me awhile to decide to start blogging again. At a time when nothing is as it was, I can’t help but feel anxious. The thing is I refuse to allow the anxiety of Covid-19 to derail my forward movement. I can’t lie, I’ve been in sweats, t-shirt, and socks (mix-matched of course), hair is similar to Celie from the Color Purple (Whoopi Goldberg Celie, not little girl Celie), nails & feet are at this point a fire hazard, they are so rigid and dry a random spark could send the ablaze, and no lashes or sculpted brows. And to tell the truth I’m so damn comfortable, I can’t imagine having to put on heels again, sit for eyebrow sculpting, and God help me sitting at the Nail Spa to get my hands and feet rehabilitated (truly they will have to literally breathe life back into them) but I don’t care, I needed this time to sit down, be quite and be grateful for the home I’ve been blessed with and the husband, Lord Jesus that husband of mine who figures since I’m here every day all day, my imaginary work walls no longer count as borders from disruption, that husband whom I have had truly enjoyed.
I’ve got to admit the first few weeks of quarantine were relaxing to me (aside from the panic of the unknown and misinformation) it felt good to do nothing but Netflix & Chill.
I ate wayyyy to much, drank as much as I ate and slept later than I have in years. It was comfortable being home with no place I had to be, and no one expecting much from me (except breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks) Lol.
It was good but I knew it couldn’t last. This is a time of crisis in this country and I don’t think we will ever go back to what use to be normal. I’m saddened by the lives that have been lost, and angry about the buffoonery being displayed by this countries Commander and Chief. If people – especially those of color and low-income – think this administration gives a rat’s ass about sustainability, please think again. We must use this time to re-think our futures. Where you were a month ago is not where you are now, and it is not where you will be a month from now. Employment is not guaranteed, economic recovery is not guaranteed, and your basic health and well-being are not guaranteed. What is guaranteed is that we’ve been blessed with an innate ability to survive and some will do just that, survive, while others will not only survive but also prosper.
I am a woman of color! I am a small business owner! I make a living off independent contracts! I have no choice but to be innovative and bold or be crushed. There isn’t going to be another time in our life when we have the accessibility to resources that we have right now. Every woman with the ability to access a computer should be looking for a second or third stream of income. We have been shown that no job is secure, hell even those all-so-secure city jobs are looking shaky right now. I pray that all of my sisters across the country are using this time to seek new opportunities that don’t take away from your everyday job but rather adds value to you financially and personally.
Don’t get caught up in watching your favorite celebs on tv smiling and giving you words of hope and inspiration from their 10,000 sq. ft. homes, inside their custom gyms or chefs kitchens. They ain’t you and you ain’t them; and yes I said ain’t!
Most women in this country don’t have the luxury of waiting this crisis out, we have to motivate ourselves and each other to take action and move in faith. Please read what I said clearly, Action & Faith! Stepping out on faith does not mean writing an idea down in your bible or notebook, closing it and going in your living room to sit on the couch waiting for opportunity to knock on the door. It doesn’t work that way. You must put action behind your vision. Map it out, do your research and start making moves. It doesn’t have to be grand; it just has to have some consistent movement behind it.
I’ve made my first movement by writing this blog, now I ask that you help me by holding me to the consistency of it. Every Monday I plan to have a new blog post up. If I don’t please call me out on it. It will be posted on my Exhale! Women of Color FB page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/ExhaleWomenofColor/, and my website. The next step is a series of panel discussions to help women discover, plan, and move themselves in an upward direction.
Be Beautifully Blessed,
Amy
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