Finish line

I really did it, 30 day straight of content. Consistent blogging for a month, honestly if you would have told me I would have accomplished this at the start of the year I probably would have hit you with Yeaaaaah suuuuure. What have I learnt I hear you say, firstly I learnt that I can …

Happy

I am feeling really good despite learning some horrible news. On another day, this would have completely wrecked me but friends, family and what I can only imagine are an abundance of prayers have kept me not just okay but good. I saw this image earlier today and it reminded me how quickly feelings can …

Built different

Down one point with 16.8 seconds left on the game clock, the Lakers inbound the ball to LeBron James. Guarded by Jimmy Butler, LeBron is about to receive a pick (when a teammate attempts to block a defensive player away from the person he is guarding) from Danny Green which draws his defender Duncan Robinson …

Little victories

It might seem premature but I'm going to congratulate myself today. I am proud of myself for the consistency I have shown over the last 24 days. A blog a day without fail. I am impressed because before this point I had 19 in just over 2 years. With the ramp up I have seen …

Excerpts of an awards speech

...I write to tell stories of the black British experience because I believe in the power of representation. Stories can be an escape from reality yet seeing a reflection of yourself in them is a powerful thing. I write so that more people like me see themselves in my stories and others can be shown …

Lazy

Today was a lazy day. In terms of what I planned to do in my head and what I actually achieved, I feel unfulfilled. There is this imaginary version of myself that did all the writing I wanted to do today, some touch notch work, and still had the energy to drive his Mum down …

Authenticity

There is something about being seen, I mean truly seen. I have encountered more and more friends and family that truly see me and inspire me to be me.  It is so powerful when you share something and someone can relate to you, it reminds you that you aren’t alone and that is a liberating …

Little wins

As I drove to my aunt’s studio I smiled to myself. Here I was driving her jeep with such ease I barely considered the significance. I remember the first time I saw her roll up with her navy blue Porsche Cayenne. I instantly adored it as she let me sit in the drivers’ chair with …

Procrastination

I don’t like talking about future plans for two very distinct reasons. The first is the sense of accountability that brings. If I announce I’m going to save £10,000 by next September I know there will be someone on my neck on September 1st 2021 saying Where the money at bro? I don’t want a …

Attraction

Let me begin by saying the law of attraction is wild. Watching a YouTube video on incompatibility further illustrated this point. The video boiled down to a single statement is compatibility =/= attraction. That is you can be completely compatible with someone you don’t find attractive while at the same time attracted to someone who …