A wise man told me: You're not yourself when you're triggered. You become who you think you need to be to survive. If we remain in environments that trigger our fight or flight mode, our identity starts to slip away because our values and personalities are constantly being hijacked by thoughts of fear, panic, and survival.

There are several places in my home state of California

If they stand behind you, give them protection.

If they stand beside you, give them respect.

If they stand against you, show them no mercy.

2026 and these words still hold weight. Not all skin folks are kin folks😒

Just an FYI: I had to uninstall and reinstall the app in order to post pictures from it