live . laugh . love . locs: Archive

Now I know it is written in all the health scriptures that olive oil is good for skin, and hair. But with all due respect to the health gods and the kind messages, all skin types are not created equal. Regardless of what the health scriptures say, we have to understand and know what works for us on a personal level.

Mar 31st

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Good Morning Beautiful People- Let's Make It A...

android-ink: It Begins In Your Mind!

Mar 31st

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I know I have no business using olive oil anywhere near my skin. Yet, I used it in my hair on Wednesday. Why?? I knew my hair was thirsty and water alone would not do, so I gave it some olive oil out of desperation and extreme laziness. I should have gotten my trusted aloes. Anyway, lo and behold my face is broken out.. of course it is. Have you ever noticed how heavy that oil is? Have you ever...

Mar 31st

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My mother is 55 today. She was 43 the last birthday we spent together. Today will be special.

Mar 31st

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journal excerpt

when i think of my hair i think of it locking my spirit into a permanent position of welcomed humility.

Mar 31st

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“I don’t worry about what the next person is doing.”

Mar 31st

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i learned from my last

dreadlocs: what my love looks like how it lasts like and lastly, how to take it back i learned from my last what men’s lips move like how still and all and lastly, i have first and last word i learned from my last what depths love lives in how, despite the weight, i can lift like and push back, and i deserve at least that i learned from my last what selection feels like how i can...

Mar 31st

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