The Poetteer

Hello Poetteers, My love yourself poetry series is coming to a close! As you may know I'm working on a secret project to keep the poems going around. It's not so secret anymore since I can't hold it in much longer.  BLOSSOMING HEART is a compilation of poems about conquering your fear and forgiving yourself. Learn and love yourself in your journey. Let your brokenness find hope and peace. ( Add to Goodreads ) It will be published on July 19, 2016. It is currently available for preorder . It will only be available as an ebook. I eventually will work on making it a paperback.  Lots of things are going on. Lastly, I'm hosting a twitter book launch party on Wednesday.  stay inspired,  Fida 

Hello Poetteers, We are always on the go. Our minds eventually get cluttered. When I'm on social media only some of the content I consume is important. The rest is information you don't need. You aren't fully paying attention after scrolling down for so long. Limit your time on there. Stay offline when you can. I realized my mind has more space for creativity and focus. Along the same lines of this, have boundaries. Keep your spaces separate. Your bed is for sleep only. Once your work hours are over don't keep working. Leave your social life and home life for family and friends. Your work will still be there later. Lastly, wherever you are notice how your body feels. Like I've said before we have a go-go-go mentality. We think we should work through the stress. When we are stressed we are unable to give the activity we are doing our full attention. It is better to step away. Just like we have to notice how our body feels we have to be conscious of our brea...

Hello Poetteers, Bravery doesn't come overnight. It is something you need to work on constantly. You need the headspace and mindset for it. Do something that will healthy loosen and motivate you. Before I go on stage to read my poem(s) in front of a crowd I spend the whole day repeating the poem over and over in my head. Ill go on stage still with a quiet voice. It wasn't working. I had to change it up. Practicing in front of a group of my closest girlfriends was one of the good decisions I made. Their energy hyped me up. Say yes before your thoughts start popping up and getting in your way. Have the activity or the commitment/accountability be the first thing in the morning. That is the best time because your mind is still waking up. Once I woke up to an email about needing a workshop leader. I hit reply before I could comprehend it. Now I can't back out of it and that pushed me to get started on it. I always tell myself this story because I opened my own door to ...