Jasmine's History Exhibit

Twenty Books That Improved My Understanding of Business, Life, & Love: & What Each One Taught Me The Body Keeps Score: brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma by Bessel A. Van Der Kolk, M.D..  --  This book helped me understand how trauma affects our brain. Reading this book helped heal deep-rooted beliefs called "grooves" in my mind, where I held and acted out of debilitating fear of intimacy.  Van Der Kolk explains how our brain has the ability to trap us in a prison of our past experiences. So much so, the brain will stop developing beyond its trauma without this awareness. If you want to understand why you think, feel, react, and perceive the way you do, this book is a scientific analysis to why.

  (Image: First Communal Feast 11/22/2023 at Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants)   Intention is the best strategy When we hear of curated events we think of Museums, Art shows, and the events that the Labels, Brands, and Conferences have the privilege of hosting. Curation in the context of event planning, is an exclusive experience with thoroughly planned activities and/or branding. Contrary to public events with one or two attention grabbers, curated events offer an air of personalization, exclusivity, and favor.  Public events provide the service of spontaneity. People get dressed-up hoping they will find other fun people, good music, good drinks, and memories that they would remember forever. On the other hand, curated events provide intentionality and stability.  If done right, a curated space would inspire you to share yourself with others, and also allow others to share themselves with you. Public events such as the nightclub and concerts, usually send us h...

"When God's Favor Coincides With Your Force, You Become Unstoppable." - Bishop T.D. Jakes, Maximize the Moment I did not realize how much I not only had to, but felt compelled to follow the thing that was in my heart, over what everyone else thought was 'safe' to do.  In hard times, I faithfully waited on God to give me a sign and for him to order my steps because if things were getting rocky, I knew God was my saving grace. Despite the challenges I faced, there was a supernatural force opening and closing doors in which paved the way to my dreams. As a kid, being a first generation college student was at the top of my list. Being from the 'hood, there were deliberate steps that had to be taken so that I would not be deterred from that plan. Because there was no better explanation than God's intervention, I subconsciously believed that if I remained strong, he will work it all out, just as he always did. I'd keep my head low and not panic, but center m...

There were moments where I believed that I had made far too many mistakes and stepped too far outside of the will of God, due to my pride, stubbornness, rebelliousness, and ignorance. I found myself in situation-ship after situation-ship in my teen years that followed me into adulthood. Not for nothing though, even though situation-ships bring you nothing but disorientation, but because honestly I was more comfortable with limited love. This is humorous because this type of constricted love is not comfortable nor safe at all. Yet to me, limited love allowed me freedom to live the carefree life I craved. I wanted to be free to do what I deemed as fun without resistance. And let me tell you, I did have my fun, and I'm glad to have had the experience. While I was allowed to explore great lengths in my singleness, I was also experiencing great grief because of these limited acquaintances. Great Grief! I fell into a great depression from Spring 2014 until Fall 2015. The first round was ...