So Yeah... I Started A Blog lol

Welcome to my Blog!! Let me start by saying I AM NOT A WRITER, by any means. I am however, a young educated black woman, on the journey of a lifetime. That journey being one of self-discovery. I was in need of a creative outlet that serves as therapy for me as I embark on a path of self-mastery. You’ll hear me refer to self-mastery a lot, I’m basically dedicated at this point, to know and master my true self. The idea that one day I will accomplish this grand knowledge for myself and it stops there isn’t realistic, I’m aware. My idea of self-mastery begins with good mental health for one, and understanding who I am and the part I play in my own life and in others’ lives for two. It begins with seeing all things about myself as they are and not what they appear to be. It’s about being honest and truthful with myself at all times. It’s about gaining knowledge, and looking, listening, observing and respecting the world that turns around me. Mastering Brittany is understanding that with time, experiences, and life in general, there is no guarantee that we'll be the same people from one chapter of our lives to the other. It’s about realizing that mastering yourself is mastering the art of getting to know the new aspects of yourself as they arise because you will change! The people you love will change! The world around you will change!

It’s deciphering what you will and will not expose yourself too. Predicting your reaction to situations and taking protective and preventative measures to ensure your solidity and peace remain intact. Does that make sense?

Another reason that I decided to share my vulnerability is to document my journey and growth through graduate school. In August, I will begin the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Master’s Program at Missouri State University. Being a part of this program is literally my dream. Getting into this program was a legit SHIT SHOW, and is a story for another blog post, lol. This journey into gad school is a big deal for me. Becoming a counselor is something I have always seen for myself, but getting to a point where you can carry other people’s traumas and guide them through healing with talk therapy takes a lot of work. It takes a lot of work from inside yourself to carry other people’s problems and issues. Counseling can be draining work and after absorbing a variety of different energies from clients your expected to provide self-care and come recharged to do it all over again the next day. If you don’t do your own emotional work you will be triggered and overwhelmed by your client’s problems. It is inevitable. Think about it, you can't guide, advise, or counsel anyone on their issues if you do not properly address your own first.

These next 2 and a half years are going to be filled with experiences far outside my comfort zone, and I want to have this blog as an unapologetic, honest and raw way to show how far I’ve come. We all wonder who else is in the exact same stage of life as us. We all wonder who out there can relate to this struggle bus I’m calling my damn life. I want to create conversations around real things that young adults are struggling and going through. I want this to be just as therapeutic for my readers as it is for me. I hope that I can inspire ideas, thoughts, conversation, change etc. I’m a work in progress so every day I’m vowing to lay one brick and before you know it I’ll have a wall. As I work towards progress I also work towards accessing the power that lie beneath vulnerability.

Be true. Be beautiful. & Be blessed.

-B

Un related Food for thought:

With instant gratification being the new drug of choice nobody takes their time to do anything anymore. Wheres the appreciation that all things in life are a process and take time, effort, consideration, and care? Don’t miss out on the value of your own journey by getting caught up in the allure of shortcuts.

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