NOTED: Love Letters & Reflections: Recent Episodes
Briana Gooden
As I transitioned into a new decade of my life I find that I am learning to trust myself more, I’m becoming more aware of the causes of my shortcomings and I am striving to outwork them. Sit and talk with me as I reflect on the little girl in me and discover ways to construct love letters to the new me. Maybe, just maybe you may find my story note worthy.
If we had a dollar for every time we were told to “Focus on YOU” we’d probably be millionaires. Hearing something over and over minimizes it’s severity and urgency. Are we not tired of hitting brick walls? Maybe we just need a better way to say it or hear it. Join Adasia and I as we discuss what focusing on ourselves means to us and how it shows up in our lives. Hopefully our reflections help you see yourself. 💜
Join me and Adasia as we get candid about figuring out our purpose, letting go of fears that no longer serve us, God’s voice and the freedom of uncertainty.
In lieu of us being in the age of protecting our energy. Here’s 6 things I do to protect my frequency and make sure my vibrations are high. MINDING YOUR BUSINESS AND PRACTICING GRATITUDE are my favs. Let’s talk about it.
Finding your divine tribe doesn’t always come easy. A true sisterhood creates a lifelong bond built on honesty, trust, uplifting love and support. Join me and Adasia as we talk hardships, friendships, relationships, mental health, leaning on one another, forming unbreakable bonds and all the benefits that come with being friends.
Chemistry or Compatibility? So often we don’t even know what love is supposed to look or feel like. Subconsciously, we build the idea of love based on Disney princesses and BET movies. Welcome my other half to Noted. Join US as we discuss discuss how our perception of love is continuing to change and the work it takes to make it work. Y’all are going to love this.
The Universe has a funny way of testing our gangster. When you think you leveled up but life says “Hold on a minute let me test your foundation before you start adding more bricks, Sis.” Wew Chile, I’m in the fire!
Typically we repeat cycles until we learn the lesson. Often times we don’t learn in this lifetime or the next. Join me as a discuss my most recent discovery while in the process of unlearning and relearning who I want to be. Ending cycles in real time.
I know I could not have acted in a more evolved way than I was able to at the time. Today, I am operating as my MORE evolved self. Tomorrow, I am STILL working on my EVOLUTION. Evolution is a gradual developmental process usually turning something simple into something complex. Let’s talk about how we can practice forgiveness for what we didn’t know and be intentional about operating in our more complex and self aware selves.
“To the truth tellers and the truth seekers; to those who live honestly now and to the others who will one day; and last, but not least, to those courageous enough to love in a way that only creates freedom” -Michele Harper Join me as I discuss the beauty in claiming and naming the cracks and breaks in your being and reflect on ways to fill them with something much more beautiful.
Lack of Self Worth is a hard feat to overcome especially when you’re starting from scratch. Join me on an emotional journey as I reflect on my childhood traumas, reveal family secrets, bend, cry a little, forgive, take responsibility and love.
Self reflection is probably the most terrifying yet rewarding act you can do for yourself. When done with intention is can be scary and uncomfortable. When done by force it can be painful and earth shattering. Have you been creating cushions to break the fall to self discovery? It’ll hurt more when the fantasy is unveiled. Let’s be real with ourselves today. “Self” Reflection is the pathway to “Self” Love.
Poem “Woman”: An ode to the woman who have felt forced or coerced into being strong. I hope that you find ways to become “women of leisure and find a soft place to land”. And to the people who I impacted in one of my most vulnerable states. I appreciate you all. Your words inspires me to keep going. I’m incredibly grateful 💜
We often strive to out do our old selves, to push her into the background, to beat her in the race. What if we carried her over the finish line first, then started a new race alone? I am a work in progress today and tomorrow.