Melanin, what most don’t understand is that your skin is a gift not a curse, others need to learn how to embrace every crevice and curve, for you were made to shine brighter than the stars above.

– herbeautyspeaks, Dear Melanin.

I must say that I am so excited for The Melanin Skin Series, to debut on Wednesday, June 3. This has been such an amazing process of being able to continue to connect with some beautiful and gifted souls. I really just want to show the love and appreciation that I as well as others have for our melanin skin. This movement more so is about the strength, courage, beauty, and ever-lasting power that we hold in this world regardless of whether we always feel that way or not. Our resilience and love as a people is unmatched and can never be replaced. I will be sharing a few pieces of writing as well as God willingly soon, some visuals that I feel will tie in well in this project. The upmost thanks goes to God, for never leading me astray and placing so many thrilling ideas to create within me. I am reminded always, to be led by the spirit that is within me, I am reminded always to take it easy and not to work myself out of thinking negatively. I am reminded always, to keep a peace of mind and not to worry about what others may have to say about what the Lord has for me to do and be. I am reminded always of how Inspiring a person can be, I am reminded always to keep the faith and to not get upset if things do not go the way “I planned”. I am reminded always to NEVER give up no matter what obstacles may try to defeat my spirit or try take or destroy away  (but we all know that what God puts together no man can destroy, but figuratively speaking) what God has began. I am reminded always to love, to love even when I don’t feel I am being treated accordingly, to love even when I’m hurt, frustrated, angry, emotionally drained, vulnerable, most of all I am reminded to always be who God has for me to be despite how others may think I should be.

Please, be on the lookout for the Melanin Skin Series that will be premiering in a few days, I believe the Lord is stirring up something quite unbelievable through this movement and beyond. Much love & ultimate blessings to everyone who is apart of this series, please know that I appreciate you immensely, and my love and support for all that you do will remain to stay.

As always,

Much love & peace,

– herbeautyspeaks

February 28, 2014

Lord lead me to be your instrument more so like as strings are to a guitar in order to play the right keys. Help me to fulfill your word and spread the gospel to those who’ve never heard. let your spirit flow within me, as your words are intertwined through my mind, as my eyes look to you as as a masterpiece of a world full of such greatness and never aging pieces of Gold, as the thoughts of your precious works speak from my lips to a burdened soul, as my fingers move with grace and work hard to do all that you have for me to, as my heart is wrecked daily to be matched up to no one but you, as my feet walk in the footsteps of allowing you every step of the way to guide me now, as my spirit loudly rejoices in your name, giving you Praise, and remembering that its only you that has kept me and gave me the gift of salvation which then has allowed me to be saved.

– herbeautyspeaks

Beauty is her name

Beauty, is her name.. is it found in the way you look at her , by the color of her skin, or is it by what you seem to notice about her from the inside, The Color of her skin seeming always to attract men, or is it how she speaks, the way she articulates her words, and tends to open your mind to something that’s so elevated unlike other women.. Do you get so wrapped up & lost in her brain that you find yourself always trying to say what she taught you which then reminds you of her very name, the way she goes about carrying herself, does that attract your light, is that somehow your type, or is it the one who finds beauty in being with you only for that one night, the one who’s down for whatever, to do anything you ask of her to, Right ?

– herbeautyspeaks

Blessed Afternoon, it’s been such a long time since I’ve expressed myself on this platform of mine. I have been away from some time, trying to take a break from creating, which may seem quite absurd but was well-needed. I just got back from a beautiful vacation visiting family, and I must say that everything worked out amazingly. I was planning on taking some time out to create and collaborate with other artists but as you can see that plan went left. Over the years, I have learned to be okay with not having everything go the way I planned, because ultimately it is not up to me it was what the Lord wants despite how our emotions feel.

I am so very glad to get back to work and continue blossoming into who I am meant to be as a person. I cannot wait to delve into my artistic side a bit more, I definitely pray that I’ll be able to continue being taken out of my comfort zone in a positive way. There are so many things that I tend to think of in my head, that so often I have to slow down and remember to take my time and breathe. Everything isn’t going to occur right away or perfectly, sometimes it’s best as is.

Today, I encourage you to step out of what you are used to, take a break, plan a trip, try some new foods, dress differently, travel, do more, feel more, love more, speak more or maybe less, write out all of what has been cluttering your mind, pick some flowers, buy your loved ones a gift, it’s so easy to get caught up in whatever our “normal way of living” is that we forget or more so don’t have the desire to do anything out of the box. Challenge yourself to be more, do more, keep others around guessing, grow in who you were meant to be, freely & fearlessly.

Daily reminder – Make a difference in another soul’s life, share your gifts, love whole heartily, remain in peace.

Blessings,

much love & peace,

– herbeautyspeaks

April 23, 2015 | 9:23 PM

What drives your inspiration? What makes your heart jump, your soul come alive, your skin quiver ? What makes you smile? What or who has the tendency to change your frame of mind? Who holds the privilege of being the one to affect your mood or day? Out of curiosity, I tend to ask questions, not to be nosey but to dig a bit further into one’s intellect, to figure out the pieces of others that most probably don’t pay much attention to.. I’m the type who enjoys long heart to heart convos, tell me about your day, about how you really feel, what makes you go crazy, what you can’t stand, what you can’t live without, what you want out of life, what stands out the most for you when meeting a woman or man, is it their looks, or the ways of their being that you can’t seem to forget or get out of your mind, like an empty diary or journal I want to be the one who takes the time out to read you.. I want to be the one you wish to come to when everything’s all roses and sunshine in your life and when the thunderstorms tend to hit your soul a little more harder this time, I’m here, so show me who you are, but only if it’s really within you to do so, I won’t force you, after all it’s a choice to want to be open not an obligation.

– from the mind of herbeautyspeaks

KING, I salute you.

 KING, keep moving.

KING, the strength that

you exemplify amazes me.

KING, keep loving. KING,

no need to worry, Just BE.

– herbeautyspeaks

 “her soul reminds me of petals on a flower, sweet, delicate, and full of beauty underneath the layers of her skin. “

– herbeautyspeaks

so, I’ve been up for an hour and I am a firm believer in knowing that everything occurs for a particular reason. Now, at first I didn’t realize why I was up, but then I began to pitch ideas of a project for a shoot and thought that was the reason, but quite frankly I was wrong. I am not truly sure how to start this which is okay. . . . i remember growing up people always questioned who I was, not only where I belonged in society but more so speaking in terms of my nationality, my background, my ethnicity. I am a woman, born & raised in the streets of New York. I am a woman whose parents hail from Jamaica and Guyana. Most, usually don’t guess what I am which has grown on me over the years. For some reason, people singled me out as a young girl, wanting to tell me what I was and all of their so called “reasons” as to why I wasn’t black or why they felt I wasn’t black enough, whatever that means. And I have to be real and say that for many years I felt the same, I felt as though I didn’t want to be put into a box, when it came to who I was and everything in between. Although, I still do very much feel that way, this outlook of mine has changed on many perspectives.

Over the course, of a few years maybe more than so, God has been challenging me. He has been allowing me to see the very pieces of myself that I didn’t necessarily recognize or want to realize about who I was / who I am. Maybe, some of you might understand fully on how I feel. As these months, have been approaching I have been growing in more ways than I would of ever imagined. Not solely speaking on the physical aspects of things either, but mostly pertaining to what is within. The Lord has been placing words that have been encouraging the heck out of my beautiful brothers and sisters of color, and I have to say that I’ve been loving every second, minute, hour, day, month, of it all. Most know me to be quite soulful, if you will and being given this opportunity to speak on what means the most to me, is something that still leaves my heart speechless to this day.. I don’t share these words, or anything that the Lord has for me to for any apparent reason or cause at all. I believe everything I do whether good or not so good (let’s be honest here, cause I am still human despite what I allow you to see) is for a purpose. Writing has always been a significant part, nope let me scratch that out, and say that over again. Excuse Me, ART has always been a significant part of who I am. I was never one who had an interest in playing sports or anything of that nature, I was and still am more so interested in being an artist, one who expresses herself genuinely, one who has grown immensely, one who creates for a reason that is beyond herself, one who truly tries to live to inspire.

I am proud to be black. I am proud to be the woman that I am. I accept the mistakes, decisions, and actions that I have made. I am just like you, therefore you are just like me.

I decided to share a beginning of a very meaningful piece called “BEING BLACK” , this wasn’t created to bash nor put down any other race or ethnicity but to uplift the souls and very skin of people who have been mistreated, disrespected, and taught to be ashamed of who they were, this is for you.

BEING BLACK

“being BLACK is who we are and we cannot stop being who we are to appease you. we as a people carry the stories of an enriched history within the pores of our skin.”

– herbeautyspeaks

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as always,

much love & peace,

– herbeautyspeaks