You may be wondering what “Kekeré” means. This tricky yet simple word has a very profound meaning for me. It means “small blessing”, which I found was the perfect name for my first project. Not only do I find that this blog is my little blessing but also I find we ourselves are little blessings in the lives of others, and in our own even. If there is one thing we always take for granted, it is definitely ourselves and our possibilities. As this blog grows you will understand just how powerful it is to be who we truly are, and how often we limit and underestimate ourselves. Just remember, don’t take anything too seriously, other than yourself…
Not your typical inspirational blog
Welcome to my Wellness blog! I will start by warning you… this will not be your typical motivational website. Here you won’t find articles with the “Top Ten Ways to Burn Fat”, or vegan recipes, or “Five Ways to Learn How to Meditate”. Believe me those are everywhere. Instead I will give you something that no other person can give you. In fact, I am not going to give it to you, because you already have it. The thing is you have just forgotten about it. Instead, I am here to help you recover that something you misplaced. I will help you give yourself the power to be you, the power to be limitless.
Yes, I do mean limitless as in “no limits”. We humans, are limitless. We have the ability to do whatever we feel like. It is obvious most of the time, you know when your mother tells you to complete a certain task and you just don’t. You decide to do whatever makes you happier instead. Or how about when you just don’t do your homework, or you just don’t clean up the house. In these scenarios we do in fact understand very well this concept of doing what pleases US.
Somehow along the way we forget we have this magnificent power. At some point in our lives we go by fulfilling everyones desires but our own. Until, one day we wake up and we find ourselves in a position where we don’t please ANYONE, not even ourselves. We don’t even know what makes us happy anymore.
I am here to tell you to CALM DOWN, you have the control, you can change everything, you can live a fuller, happier, meaningful life. Maybe you haven’t gotten to this dreadful point yet and you are just wondering why nothing that is ahead of you makes you feel motivated or excited. Don’t worry you are just on time. Get ready for what is coming ahead in this blog, and how your perceptions will change!
Honor the process
“It’s a little more like the image of a caterpillar- enclosing itself in a cocoon in order to go through the METAMORPHOSIS to emerge as a butterfly. The caterpillar does not say “Well now, I am going to climb into this cocoon and come out a butterfly”… as long as he is busy being a caterpillar he can’t be a butterfly… you cannot rip away caterpillarness… it is just an INEVITABLE PROCESS, it’s just inevitable, it’s just happening…” • Ram Dass
Honor your caterpillarness, honor where you stand, honor where everyone stands. IT’S OK to be a caterpillar. We will all go through our metamorphosis when it is time. Give youself time, patience, and love. I Honor the divinity within myself, I honor my process, I honor my caterpillarness, I honor MYSELF.
May we all honor ourselves and everyone around us, as they are and help us all to grow in our own unique way. We will get pass this, we will construct our lives again and better.
Check in
Why do we hide so much? From ourselves, from friends, from family, fom people who want to help us…
We desire to be free and yet we imprison ourselves. Hiding our feelings, our questions, our concerns; all of this hiding just leads us into feeling more trapped.
Have you ever said something and all of the sudden you could start to breathe again? That is the feeling of being free! We owe it to ourselves.
The first person we should open up to is our own self and often it is the most difficult yet important step. Coming to terms with yourself, understanding what you want, questioning yourself…
⁃ Am I doing this for me?
⁃ What could I do better?
⁃ What do I want to do?
⁃ How do I feel about this?
⁃ What I can do to make myself feel better/more satisfied?
⁃ How am I treating myself?
It is important for us to learn that asking ourselves questions like these and having this inner dialogue is extremely important for our self improvement. We cannot improve for others, we must do it for ourselves. And who can know you better than YOU?
Often times we go by in such an automatic state we never check in with our feelings, necessities, challenges, emotional state etc…
I encourage you to begin exploring and hearing yourself out! Right here, right now. If you don’t do it, who will?
Crossroads.
Crossroads.
We encounter them throughout all our lives.
It has been a while since I wrote for you. A big part of it is the huge intersection I faced in these couple of months.
In many ways life is like steping on slippery river rocks. You never know if the step you are making is the best, but still you step firmly and with certainty. You take that step trusting yourself, hearing you mind, body and soul. If you slip, you get up and keep on stepping with the same firmness until you cross the river. All the while enjoying every step of the way.
Never be afraid to take that step and always remember to be the river, not the rock. Flow with life with all its ups and downs. Trust yourself and the path you have chosen. Trust that even if you do fall, you will get back up faster and stronger each time. You will reach the other side.
Even when life puts you in a crossroads where you don’t know which way to go don’t focus on feeding negative thoughts. Be greatful that you are being presented with choices and rest assured that you have all the answers inside of you. Manifest what you want in life and live by that.
There is nothing more fulfilling than hearing yourself and staying true to your desires. Everything else will fall in its place.
Thank you, and love always🦋
KEKERÉ 