At this juncture of my life, for the first time since college, I’m homeless. Some days I’m ashamed of that fact. There are other days I accept it as is. It’s not that I don’t have a place to rest my head, thanks to family, but I truly have no home to come home to. My eyes watered just to type that. In this era, if you were to go online, there are people saying a guy in my condition doesn’t deserve love, happiness nor connection. If this story is yours as well, my only advice is.. don’t abandon yourself.
According to CBSnews.com, 421,400 people were homeless in the U.S. last year.. Homelessness rates have been climbing nationally by about 6% every year since 2017, the alliance said.
Now before you call me a bum in your head, if you haven’t already, last year this time I was making close to 3k a month. Due to the economic distress, not only did the business that I started along with my business partners slowed, my weekly salary was cut in half. Bills weren’t though, funny how that goes. No complaints from me, however, I’ve been forced to pivot.
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GLOCKOMA - Key Glock
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Utopia - Travis Scott
Gumbo - Young Nudy
I’m still building, I’m in a new phase. From building businesses, teaches others how to market themselves and ideas, I look in the mirror and consider myself blessed and successful. Learning how to love myself in whatever state I’m in is the truest blessing. Some days I’m frustrated because I tell myself I deserve better. Afterwards, I’ll reflect on how I’ve treated others and I remind myself this is your life you have to go get it. So big changes are underway.
My guy PoohGotIt fighting October 28. Gotta pop out. 🥊
I learned hyper-independence is a trauma response. It’s still tough to ask for help. I won’t sit here and tell you to therapy yourself down, especially if you can’t afford it. What do I do personally you ask? I take walks in nature, spending any time I can with friends and smoking weed for the intrusive thoughts. I’m literally doing the best I can and that’s all I’m asking of you. If you know a loved one needing shelter, help them.
You know I gotta give you some music before I leave right? New L-Breezy “Young Black Survivor”