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My Path Isn’t Linear
As a Brown woman, I’m tired of the nonsense I hear.
I’ve had a lot of inner rage about this concept, because of a few people I know who triggered it.
After reading this article by Neela 🌶️ (in my opinion, one of the best writers on Medium), I remembered how some people made me feel like I’m inadequate, or that I haven’t achieved much.
I haven’t had support or the necessary resources since I was young to be able to support and sustain myself.
Right now, I run a few business streams, and my brain just consistently questions why it needs to earn money every day.
I’ve had some mental breakdowns recently, because of this constant useless grind. Don’t get me wrong, I love earning money.
Earning money has given me self-reliance in an emotional way, surprisingly. People solely talk about financial independence like the numbers matter by themselves. I’m talking about learning my self-worth and learning to ignore my toxic family.
