Post 10 of 10 of LoveYourzStory’s Jhené Aiko Series. Inspired by “Promises.”
I’m deep in my Jhené Era. She’s def the top artist I’ve been listening to on repeat for at least the last 6 months. This series will be a showcase of how her music has inspired me throughout this journey – the journey back to self✨️
Blue skies. Plants. Birds. Butterflies.
The peaceful sound of waterfalls in the distance.
You’re surrounded by light and life.
Your wrinkle lines are visible as you start to smile.
I’m looking up at you, in awe that I have the privilege to meet with you in this dimension.
There are no words being shared, I start to wonder if you’re even aware that I’m here…
But I don’t care, I’m seeing you in your new element.
Time moves slowly here, there’s absolutely no rush.
Birds land on your shoulders, butterflies surround you, you’re intrigued by the plants.
I can watch you enjoy this present moment forever – And it seems like forever.
But then the sound rings…
How long has it been? … I know it’s time.
My stomach drops, my throat tightens up, my eyes swell with tears.
I hate goodbyes.
“Tatay, I have to go,” I tell you crying. “I won’t get to see you anymore.”
You brush it off and continue doing what you’re doing, all with a smile on your face.
I explain the severity of what’s happening – this is potentially goodbye forever.
We both have to go back, who knows if there will be another time – how can you be so calm?
“But look where I am, I’m so happy. It’s not goodbye, I’m everywhere.”
And I believe that whole heartedly, with every fiber of my being.
I take off the blind fold, I’m weeping.
How lucky was I to have seen a glimpse of your world.
I am reminded through constant signs, alignments, and blessings – you’re everywhere.
I understand now and truly believe it – there is no end.
Post 9 of 10 of LoveYourzStory’s Jhené Aiko Series. Inspired by “Eternal Sunshine.”
I’m deep in my Jhené Era. She’s def the top artist I’ve been listening to on repeat for at least the last 6 months. This series will be a showcase of how her music has inspired me throughout this journey – the journey back to self✨️
I am my own weather woman – no one can tell me my emotional forecast.
When it rains, I let it pour. Fuck it, I don’t want the umbrella.
I don’t avoid the rain anymore, I want to feel that shit.
But it’s crucial to remember to pivot after it’s felt and processed.
I refuse to linger in gray clouds longer than I have to.
I control my own weather.
I command my thoughts and emotions, not vice versa.
Circumstances remained basically the same, but a shift in mindset brought me to constant clear skies.
I choose whether I want to be the thunder, blue skies, rain, desert heat, tornado, rainbow, or all the above…
So why not choose to be the sunshine?
Realizing that I am the sun, moon, and stars all on my own brought me the peace I needed.
Post 8 of 10 of LoveYourzStory’s Jhené Aiko Series. Inspired by “While We’re Young.”
I’m deep in my Jhené Era. She’s def the top artist I’ve been listening to on repeat for at least the last 6 months. This series will be a showcase of how her music has inspired me throughout this journey – the journey back to self✨️
Post 7 of 10 of LoveYourzStory’s Jhené Aiko Series. Inspired by “Define Me.”
I’m deep in my Jhené Era. She’s def the top artist I’ve been listening to on repeat for at least the last 6 months. This series will be a showcase of how her music has inspired me throughout this journey – the journey back to self✨️
Note to self –
There will come a day where you meet the reason why you never settled.
When that day comes, I pray you have the self-awareness to realize when you’re starting to run.
I pray you have the discernment to know the difference between a gut feeling and the natural instinct to self-sabotage when things are great.
I hurt a little inside knowing that you are weary of good things because it is so foreign to you.
But embrace what is being presented to you – don’t run from things that seem too good to be true.
You deserve the world, let the world give it to you.
And when you get the slightest inkling to detach in fear, I hope you remember to move with trust and love.
Post 6 of 10 of LoveYourzStory’s Jhené Aiko Series. Inspired by “Pretty Bird.”
I’m deep in my Jhené Era. She’s def the top artist I’ve been listening to on repeat for at least the last 6 months. This series will be a showcase of how her music has inspired me throughout this journey – the journey back to self✨️
I’ve been taught to always plan for rainy days – life is unpredictable.
Mentally exhaust all possibilities to prepare for the unexpected.
Life can’t pull a fast one on you if you’re 100 steps ahead.
I need to make sure that at the end of any possibility, I remain untouched, unbothered, victorious.
Some call it smart, others call it overthinking, I call it Me.
“Just in case,” I tell myself, creating an exit plan before I even enter – completely unaware that I’m speaking doubt into my reality.
But fuck that. I don’t want to be held prisoner to that way of thinking.
I want to shift my focus to just in case it all happens in my favor.
Just in case it goes even better than expected.
Just in case I get exactly what I wanted and then some.
Just in case you tend to forget too – It always works out.
Post 5 of 10 of LoveYourzStory’s Jhené Aiko Series. Inspired by “Limbo Limbo Limbo.”
I’m deep in my Jhené Era. She’s def the top artist I’ve been listening to on repeat for at least the last 6 months. This series will be a showcase of how her music has inspired me throughout this journey – the journey back to self✨️
I am exactly where I’m supposed to be.
Everything is calculated down to each second.
There’s no such thing as right place, wrong time.
Believe that some things were just never meant to happen.
I’m a firm believer that there are no accidents.
Each moment is strung together for a bigger purpose.
If everything is meant to be, there is no such thing as wasted time.
I used to mourn lost time, wasted time, too much time.
But everything is connected, there are no coincidences.
You will never be too early or too late for what’s yours.
Post 3 of 10 of LoveYourzStory’s Jhené Aiko Series. Inspired by “Speak.”
I’m deep in my Jhené Era. She’s def the top artist I’ve been listening to on repeat for at least the last 6 months. This series will be a showcase of how her music has inspired me throughout this journey – the journey back to self✨️
Airplane views
Learning to be unapologetically free in every sense: Mind. Body. Soul.
Free from all the expectations I once put on myself.
I am allowed to change directions whenever I please.
Free from the need to explain myself to others.
My heart and intentions are pure, I know my truth.
Free from the anxiety of what others may think of my art.
I don’t care if I’m cringe on the internet- fuck with it, or don’t.
Free from trying to fit a certain beauty standard.
Looks are only skin deep, I am truly 1 of 1.
Free from limiting beliefs that no longer serve.
That person isn’t me anymore, I will not get in the way of myself.
Free from settling for the bare minimum in all aspects of my life.
I deserve it all, and I will have it all.
How satisfying it is to be free to live, speak, and bask in my truth.
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