SAM Frida

We give away our power more often than we realize. It happens quietly—when we care too much about the opinions of people who’ve never walked in our shoes. When we value the voice of someone who has neither our experience nor our insight, just because they seem...

They walked in, full-grown and kind, With eyes that didn’t search for signs— Of trickery, deceit, or harm, They trusted you. That was their charm. They found a home inside your voice, A quiet place, a hopeful choice. But if your heart was masked and cold, Don’t play...

I’ve come to realize something that’s reshaping how I approach people and communication: if someone makes an assumption about me and chooses not to clarify, even when I offer the space to talk—I no longer take it personally. To me, that’s a quiet commitment to...

The more I speak my truth, the more I see how people have been conditioned to expect the version of me I used to offer—the agreeable one, the accommodating one, the one who stayed silent to keep the peace. But I’ve changed. This shift didn’t happen overnight. It came...

We all do it. We take one look at someone—the way they dress, how they speak, the way they carry themselves—and we think we know. We label them: polished, professional, chaotic, kind, offbeat, or even unstable. It’s automatic. But is it fair? Here’s something to sit...

We tend to care when it’s close. A friend. A co-worker. A neighbor. Suddenly, trauma has a face. Addiction has a name. Mental health is no longer a headline—it’s personal. But why does it take proximity for us to feel empathy? We often look away from what’s hard. It’s...

The heart is not a weakness to silence, but a compass we ignore at the cost of our truth. There is something undeniably powerful about the heart. It carries our truths, even when our minds try to override them. And this quote from The Alchemist captures that so simply...

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and then go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”  - Howard Thurman We often ask ourselves, What does the world need from me? But maybe the better question is: What...

To my friends and family living across oceans and borders, I know it can feel funny or even cathartic to share jokes or memes about how “shitty” this country has become. And trust me—we get it. We’re living it. But I’m writing this as a gentle reminder: we don’t need...