Healing Is Voluntary

Everything ain't for everybody. I hear that often. Thats cus I'm an open book. I'm all for sharing experiences because, more often than not, you will find that there are other people going through exactly what you are. They are just too afraid to speak up. And that's cool. We are all entitled to that.… Continue reading I’m not everybody

This post is simply to express my gratitude for your support. Thank you. Thank you for reading. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for being here. That is all ❤️ + Ci Ci + P.S. I can't wait to tell y'all what the next move is! In the meantime, you can expect another post this… Continue reading Thank you

During one of my doctor's appointments, I broke down in tears. Not because of the HIV thing or whatever. But because of my vagina. I cried because I hated it. Use the wrong soap: yeast infection. Use the wrong dick: STDs and shit. It's too much. I never really liked any of my lady parts… Continue reading The whatchamacallit

As an African American woman living with HIV, I have come to realize that, to a great extent, that I am privileged. Yup, HIV Black Woman and privilege all in one sentence. It might sound like an oxymoron but I have many people in my life that love me. For this, I am blessed and… Continue reading Support made me

I don't know about anyone else but my HIV diagnosis came with a pair glasses. Nah, not a real pair ... but these figurative ones. The kind that allow me to see through the bullshit of life through a lens of gratitude. You know, people can say that they support you and they understand but… Continue reading Hater blockers

Words are everything. We know this. We have all experienced a time where words have been able to lift us up as well as tear us down. The producer of those words, in both instances, is another human. That's all. Another human being who is figuring their way through their first time on Earth too.… Continue reading Good intentions

Now that we are adults ... Is life what you thought that it would be? All of those plans you had before experience tainted you - do they still exist? I'm talking about those extravagant goals and lifestyles that you used to discuss with your friends before life got real. I know I'm not the… Continue reading Dream like a child