ConverSayShons Wit My Black Self: Colloquialism Professionally Matters!
It's not about color! It's about transparency, and the effective understanding and relatability that embraces culture and real life conversation over clinical jargon.
Mental note: Scientific jargon is better understood and received by some, while colloquial expression is better understood and embraced by others; one-style-doesn't-fit-all.
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ConverSayShons Wit My Black Self: Colloquialism Professionally Matters!
When Faith Hurts: Singing Loud, Breaking Quiet, Living Silent
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“I am learning more and more about how to appreciate the noise around me, while finding ways to engage it, effectively. Perfection is NOT my goal, Wholeness is.”
~Mentally-speaking, I'm talking about image-based coping — when a person relies on outward performance, appearance, or status symbols to mask internal distress. Research shows that this often intensifies anxiety, depression, and feelings of isolation.
~For church folks, a familiar look resembles singing loud but hurting quiet. For nonbelievers, it looks like flexing the body, the house, the car — looking perfect on the outside while crumbling on the inside. Let’s be real, it’s not about looking holy, snatched, or chest-fabulous! It’s not about the trends. It’s about being real. It’s about getting whole.
~We’ve gotta stop performing faith that looks cute on Sunday but falls apart by Monday. We need faith that actually works for us — the kind that steadies us when life shakes, heals instead of hides. Because at the end of the day, and this thought; the only faith that really matters isn’t the kind that makes us look good… it’s the kind that makes us whole... GET THAT!
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#GettingWhole!