the ramblings of a chronic over thinker

put your hand up if you’re worried about our southern neighbours! 🤚🏻🤚🏼🤚🏽🤚🏾🤚🏿

heading south? looks depressing…

so, we cannot vote in america. we cannot stop policies or procedures in america. we cannot DO anything in america. we are canadian. we can vote here. we can stop policies and procedures here. we can DO SO MUCH more here. the fear mongering that dt and his american counterparts are forcing on us is bananas! what are we actually living through right now? can anyone tell me what the truck is going on? real talk, y’all don’t need to tell me what’s going on, i know….

non stop information

okay, i was extremely worried and now i am moderately worried. i’m hoping to get to a place where i won’t worry about it at all. and all of that to say, i am not ignorant to the issues, i am just trying to decide HOW i’m going to move forward with the issues. one of my brothers is so ‘un-bothered’ by this whole mess, it makes me a little frustrated because it seems like he doesn’t care at all! what i failed to see is that HE decides what moves his worry meter. NOT the news, media or whatever viral information is moving around. he CHOOSES to focus on other things and look for the light. …i wish there was a drug i could take to erase my worries. i would call it, “look to the light.” i’d pop one daily because life is fully life-ing right now! then i have kids, a business, a partner, parents and siblings, friends…. you get it. pop a couple ‘look to the light’ pills and boom, worry free for 6 hours! just like a pain killer. a worry killer. am i onto something?

if she would just turn around, the light is behind you! look!

i am not trying to shift our focus, but maybe i am? okay, i am. we need to focus on canada. we could be in the process of a canadian renaissance! a beginning, a newness, a step in a whole new direction that could possibly be better than the direction we were headed. we have an election coming up, and we have a new season coming up! spring is a reminder of the process of beginning again and starting over. it’s a good thing.

tiny tea with a friend? yes, a good thing!

i’m actually headed south later in april so i’ll give you guys an update on the experience. i’ve heard a mix of stories from candians who have been south. some say it was the same as before and others were discriminated against. let’s hope when it’s my turn, i will have a smooth experience and not have any issues. now if i could only get my hands on some ‘look to the light’…

✌🏾 -p

for the record i also have an idea for a language pill. similar to the worry pill but it helps you speak a foreign language fluently, with ease. just pop 2 pills and boom! greek is flowing out of your mouth! langjic (pronounced- lang-jick. yes it needs some better branding): magic language. available in 3 strengths. basic, authentic and slang. hit me up if you have any ideas to help my pill cause! 🤣😬 or don’t! ha!

the ramblings of a chronic over thinker

how’s your health?

this top is so funny, i love it!

i have a busy job and as many of you know, i’m on my feet for 90% of my services. i get my steps in but sometimes i do feel like my job has GIVEN me some health issues. back pain from shampooing, shoulder pain from blowdrying and hand pain from braiding and styling. although i do love my job, it has some pain and at times, has challenged my health.

i’ve managed to get a hold of my fitness, more or less. i have a decent routine and make the time to move and get sweaty. i also like to get a daily meditation in to get my mind right. what are the things you do to stay fit and focused? are you one that has a routine or you’re more flexible with your fitness and focus. i mean, it takes all kinds right?

i really enjoy boxing as well

i try to stay strong by lifting weights and exercising. i do monitor my sugar (aging and sugar are a bad combination) and at times i wish i could more… just in a bit of a slump these days and i need some fitness motivation. real talk, i’m just waiting for the snow to melt so i can see some green grass. i’d love to hear your fitness and focus routines, maybe it’ll rejuvenate me because, you know, march.

✌🏾-p

march is just dank and gloomy sometimes, with the melting snow and the brown grass? 👎🏽👎🏽 deflation city…

the ramblings of a chronic over thinker

diversity means what exactly?

this is cool

here’s an internet definition from the oxford dictionary:
di·ver·si·ty

/dəˈvərsədē,dīˈvərsədē/

noun

1. 1.

   the state of being diverse; variety.

   "there was considerable diversity in the style of the reports"

2. 2.

   the practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations, etc.

   "equality and diversity should be supported for their own sake"

so much diversity in these colours

some of you know that february, in north america, is black history month. the goal is to bring awareness and celebrate the beauty of being black. the month is commemorated to enlighten others to the accomplishments and designations black people have garnered throughout history. cool? of course!

but, dear reader, do you like all these calendar reminders of how ‘different’ we all are? does it help you in any way? will there be a test? will knowing this information make me a better person? what about the rest of the year? is there an awareness month for every race or grouping? how does that work? i welcome all suggestions even though i know that there can’t be a month dedicated to EVERY ASPECT of our lives, right? right?!

✌🏾 -p

so many questions rambling around…

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is it time for love? yes, yes it is time.

so beautiful

did you know that there are many types of love? eros, philia, storge, and agape are just a few. agape love is unconditional and is the most displayed love i think or maybe the most spiritual? it’s the love i should have for donald trump and company, because he is a person on earth, just like me. it’s difficult to focus on love in these times and it’s difficult to send love to folks we may not feel a connection to.

yes

more yes!

family love warms my heart

my post today is just a friendly reminder about love and loving each other as much as we can. this month of love, ‘diversity’, and cold isn’t the only time we should look towards love. we should do it every month! here are partial lyrics to a song about love that reminds me to stay focused on loving. i hope it helps you as much as it has helped me. it’s an old song, but the message makes me emotional every time i here him sing it. enjoy!

🩵💙🩷❤️🧡💛💚💜🖤🩶

Love
So many things I've got to tell you
But I'm afraid I don't know how
'Cause there's a possibility that
You'll look at me differently
Love
Ever since the first moment I spoke your name
From then on I knew that by you being in my life
Things were destined to change cause

Love
So many people use your name in vain
Love
Those who have faith in you sometimes go astray
Love
Through all the ups and downs, the joys and hurts
Love
For better or worse I still will choose you first

✌🏾-p

MORE ABOUT LOVE TYPES

SONG BY MUSIQSOULCHILD

the ramblings of a chronic over thinker

if i opened an amazon link from our online store, would you shop there?

maybe it could be cool, no?

in a recent staff meeting we discussed products and incentives with a high emphasis on ‘selling’ of course. the number one complaint from my stylists is that sometimes the product they’re looking for isn’t on the shelf. it has been sold out, not ordered, or discontinued. this is time in the dialogue that the client says, ”i’ll just look on amazon.“

-ahem-

really? you’re just going to go straight to the online mall? not going to give us a chance to help you or make a sale?

the convenience is real. with a click of a button, you have curl cream and mousse heading to your address. i get it, but i also don’t get it. if our clients are going to just go to the online mall to get 10/10 hair, then should we even be selling OUR choice faves? let me be clear, if you are purchasing PROFESSIONAL GRADE PRODUCTS AND TOOLS on amazon, the price will be right, that’s is a fact. BUT (big but because it’s really important) whatever you purchased might not be what you thought you purchased. for the most part, the products, and tools sold here can do the job, it’s just not vetted the same and might be old or discontinued.

when you purchase from us, we are able to contact the seller and even get answers to your issues. kevin murphy and surface (2 of our featured product lines) have taken a lot of time and money to produce products for your hair, skin and nails that compliment and enhance your natural features. no trash ingredients are used, research is deployed to find better ingredients that out preform and last. every decision made is to put your hair, skin, and nails in the best position for optimal growth and development. i mean, you get what you pay for right?

last question, would you buy our stuff if it was on amazon? for real, let me know your thoughts in the comments.

✌🏾-p

the ramblings of a chronic over thinker

what’s in a year?

well to start, there are 52 weeks in a year. there are at least 12 long weekends. there are birthdays, anniversaries (good and bad), holidays, dates and parties. there are causes and promotions, like november 11th (lest we forget) and february 14th (don’t forget about love). there are many parts that fit into the time frame of a ‘year’.

all the mentions above show me something kind of interesting. except for a leap year (less time in a year) we are ALWAYS working in this framework of 12 months. none of our existence happens outside of the framework of a calendar year. in north america, the so called ‘rat race’ has us all striving for something without a pause to see where we are IN the actual race! our phones, jobs, and lives keep us so enmeshed that we forget the structure we are in and the structure we support. humans are a key factor to the framework because we invented it and in a way, it supports us and our inventions. we need each other.

now that’s what i call support…

i find it mildly empowering to understand that i exist in a framework that repeats constantly. a new year is never a promise (if you’re alive) it’s kind of a guarantee. the sun will rise, it will set, a new year will come and it will go. it makes me feel confident because it confirms that i always have an aim to focus. i will always, as long as i am living, have the motivation to start again, because everyday does. we do it together.

✌🏾 -p