“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
Phenomenal. Learner. Spiritual. Natural
Those are adjectives that I have learned to love more since September 2015. My name is Jenn and I am the creator of SmallPinkDreams blog. I am a Chicago based blogger who loves fashion, politics, Beyonce, and my black people. This blog is special to me, because it exhibits my passions and my interests. This blog to me is a form of expression and a journal to my journey of exploring self-love and self-care.
My journey of self-love and self-care began in September 2015. Have you ever felt like you had the world, yet you were still a little lonely? I grew up in a home where you were always told
"Good, better, best.
Never let it rest.
Until your good is better
And your better is your best"
That saying that my mother taught to my sister and I held great value in the activities that I participated in, the friends that I had chose to surround myself with, and even the choices that I made that were geared towards myself. I was a confident pre-teen and teenager who thought I knew much more than I actually did. As I grew up, I realized that the amount of knowledge that I thought I had was nothing like the knowledge I should be accessing-- in short, I was like a achievement junky who got high off my awards and success. I always sought to be the best in anything I could get my hands on-- I wanted to join everything that I thought my parents would earn bragging rights about: National Honors Society, Dance Competitions, Honor Roll, etc.
Aside from academia, I was struggling to understand and evaluate my social life. Friends weren't really acting as friends should act; relationships with boys were crushing my self esteem because it seemed no one took me seriously; and I wasn't as happy as I thought I had been, What I soon realized was that my happiness wasn't as genuine as I thought. Yes I have great memories from growing up; and, yes, I still have memories of fun. My experiences growing up weren't the worst of all situations, but I wasn't as happy as I should've been.However, my life began to go through this test from God about expressing my true-self. That was the moment I realized that I needed a change in my life.
One reason that I love school, college in particular, is because it gave me a chance to reflect on who I am , how I learn, and how I can contribute to society. In college, I found a deeper meaning of what it means to be black, a woman, and educated-- and sometimes a combination of the three. I began taking courses that were actually interesting to me and something that I can use in my daily life. I began exploring my purpose, my values, and passions.
My goal of this blog is to have an audience that can relate to me, interact with me, and create with me. This blog is special to me, because it is a piece in my journey of discovering who I am. This blog will be mostly be about good vibes, lifestyles, inspirations, and features individuals that are making some great moves in society. The name Small, in SmallPinkDreams, represents my place in the world. How I am just a small dot in a bigger world. It is a representation of my position as a black woman and how devalued I feel by the world. The Pink is symbol of my expression of womanhood. Plus it's my favorite color (lol.) Lastly, Dreams symbolize my optimism--my hope for the future, my goals, my life.
Please enjoy my blog and offer any feedback.
If you have any personal or business inquiries, would like to contribute a piece to this blog, or donate to this blog, please contact me at
smallpinkdreams@gmail.com
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