“Ugly people just walking around with all these luxuries,” my brother said to me in a recent, lengthy conversation. No, he wasn’t referring to the physical ugliness of people. He was referencing the internal blemishes that people have inside and are quite comfortable with — sometimes unknowingly, and other times knowingly. And it got me thinking. Most of the things that we [humans] are pursuing are extrinsic. Whether it’s a new house, car, money, a promotion, traveling first

As I closed out 2025, I left many things behind. But there’s one concept I carried with me straight into the New Year: God is the whole point . It sounds basic, right? Let me cook.  About three years ago, I started creating gratitude jars. 2023 was an especially interesting year for me, particularly in my career. I was freshly navigating freelance life, praying desperately for God to bless me with a full-time editor position. It was hard. But somewhere along the way, I decide

" Dreams, they come a long way," Solange famously said on her album, "When I Get Home. " And as I get older, the more I understand those lyrics — and not just because I'm a committed fan of the H-Town artist. I've been through experiences that have taught me just how complex dreams, from chasing them to living in them, can actually be, contrary to what I thought in my formative years. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the commonly used term as " a series of thoughts, ima

While keeping up with trends is an essential part of my job as a fashion and beauty editor, I do the opposite when it comes to my personal style. I wasn't outrightly taught to stay away from the trend cycle. Still, when I started discovering my sartorial identity as a teenager, I always loved purchasing pieces that I didn't see on others, and I've maintained this approach to shopping ever since. And as much as my style has evolved, this mindset is still a part of its foundati