blackfashion:

“BLOOM” is considerably more than just a brand or a business for me. It is indeed my life. I’ve had to live & experience the multitudes of events thrown my way by life to then create this platform that represents me as a creative. Earlier today I got the most aggressive and gripping reminder of the old Epictetus quote “it’s not what happens to you it’s how you respond to it”. I was also reminded to never forget that hurt people, hurt people. My revenge will always be artistic, not personal.
In my pursuits of continuing to create this online platform, the valuable lessons seamlessly pile up along the way. One that has definitely resonated with me the most is the ability to say less and do more. To become more action oriented. I made a vow to myself that I would lead through execution. As a creative and entrepreneur, we often times get hung up on the “Idea”, rather than the “Action to Reality”. Since relocating to a different city, I made a promise to max all opportunities available. I’ve been networking (like a mad woman), researching, attending whatever workshops/ seminars I can get my hands on. In the span of two weeks I’ve learned a great deal of what it takes to run a successful business, etc. It’s safe to say that “BLOOM” in all of its grace and power is definitely blooming and evolving as I am. It’s ok to take your time and do it the right way.
A part of this recent growth was a lesson of adjustments and ingenuity. Due to the events of Hurricane Irma & Maria, I almost opted out of my maternity shoot because it wasn’t on the altitude that I had originally envisioned. However, as I bask in this this new shift in mindset, I told myself the SHOW MUST GO ON VEE! NO EXCUSES! J So, I made a decision to create with the resources that were made available. I love you Amun-Ra Isaiah David! I appreciate and love you guys & I hope you like it!

Creative Director: Me :) follow ->IG:@bloomwithlovee
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thatpettyblackgirl:

Nobody wants to tell you why discipline is so important 

Disicipline is the strongest form of self-love 

It is ignoring current pleasures for bigger rewards to come 

It’s loving yourself enough to give yourself everything you’ve ever wanted

👏🏾

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zooophagous:

mingsonjia:

Talking about cats, this one just got her koi for this year. I wish you every year to be like that cat 年年有鱼

Photography by 镜视眼88

That cat is a very skilled little fisher.

Btw that’s both a visual and a literal Chinese pun and I’m literally laughing so hard right now (my parents say this every year) and I want everyone to understand this.

Here’s the two phrases you’ll need to know:

年年有鱼 (nián nián you yú) - “(I wish you have) fish every year”

年年有余 (nián nián you yú) - “(I wish you have) extra every year”
- this is a common blessing used in China

Both the 鱼 and 余 characters sound exactly the same and here’s where the pun comes in.

Every Lunar New Year, as good luck, we eat “fish” so that we can “have fish every year”. In other words, we’re eating fish so that we can have extra every year.

Extra what, you ask? Extra everything! Extra money in the bank, extra food on our tables, extra happiness, etc, etc. It’s like an all-around blessing. Very kind and used often during Lunar New Year.

The cat has already gotten her “extra” (fish) for the year so the blogger is wishing you “fish” (extra) every year ^^

finally someone explained it, thank you<3

I am so delighted to learn that somebody else also has the tradition of eating puns for blessings on the New Year.

REBLOG FOR A GOOD EXTRA LUCKY YEAR

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lipstickstained-chai:

fckyeahprettyafricans:

Nigeria 

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Let’s be clear: I will never not reblog this😍

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iamnotjody:

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endangered-justice-seeker:

i love black people

fuck it up sis 😍

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fuckmorgan:

I been searching my blog for the last hour tryna find this video its so fucking funny

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champagnemoon:

Whipped Cream - Ari Lennox

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onlytwitterpics:

& that’s the tea on that

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h0odrich:

it’s a beautiful feeling when certain people have absolutely no way of contacting you

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