6 Years!?
TABU (The Art of Being Unleashed).
What a beautiful thing to see.
July 4th, 2018 : Move to LA
July 4th, 2024 : Publish TABU (my first book)
It’s my 6 year anniversary of moving to LA and I’m in deep celebration of life! Speechless, really. Both my blessings and challenges have been intensely poetic, I’ve learned much about myself and the world (more than I could ever ask for). I’m looking in awe at the girl I once was and the woman I am today. I am neither judging nor comparing them; just simply in awe of their existence within me.
In 2018, I was a naive child who believed she was grown. I moved to LA with no job, no car, no family, and no friends … just me and my things. The city ate me alive. I was tied up with many people and places that I had no business being around. I was tricked, manipulated, and taken for a fool many times. I lost myself so-ul deeply that I had nothing left … just a shell of girl I used to be and the dream I was trying to grasp.
When the world stopped in 2020, it gave me time to rest and reset. Yes, basic survival was a struggle and everything changed … yet for the first time in my life it felt like the world experienced the same chaos that was already inside my soul. I was born into a storm. So when the world stopped, I could finally see … everything. Standing in the eye of the storm, that was the moment I took charge of my life.
2021 - 2023, I was nursed back to life by myself and the world around me. I found myself boxing, dancing, laughing, crying, singing, playing, writing, creating, connecting, and exploring my inner world. I followed the things that brought me joy relentlessly. I spent MUCH time alone, and when I did allow someone in my life, it was usually a test of boundaries. I had to learn how to take care of myself all over again - to love and accept myself, too.
Now in 2024, I can confidently say I AM ME. With all my imperfections and anomalies. I may not have all the answers, yet I do have the answers I need : and thats simply to continue being me. TABU was birthed in the midst of my healing phase. This book started as a creative outlet to aid in my expression of what was inside of me, while simultaneously becoming an inspirational piece. With meaningful steps, affirmations, actions, and poetry, The Art of Being Unleashed taught me how to be free. Now that it’s time to fly … I want you to fly with me. May this book inspire you to be all that you wish to be in this life.
I love you.
-Prolific
2018
2024
