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I was raised orthodox Muslim. Very sheltered, very conservative.

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It starts with trusting yourself, even if people are telling you you’re too young to trust yourself.
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Inspirational People Start Trust Young Yourself
I feel like when you say ‘activist,’ you have to have so much clarity, and I don’t always necessarily have so much clarity on how I want to help others, I just have this weird, deep urge to help other people. I’m trying to let God guide my body and use it as whatever kind of vehicle or vessel it needs to be.
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Body Control Feeling God Kind Myself Necessary Need People
Wearing a hijab never made me feel any more conservative – it made me feel safe. Then, after 9/11, I became the butt of a joke on the playground, so I stopped wearing it. Kids can be really cruel when you’re the only black girl in your Girl Scout troop.
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Black Feeling Myself Safety
I live in my imagination, so sometimes movies help me get lost. I feel like I’m in it.
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Feeling Imagination Live Myself
Every day I pray to see myself the way God and others see me.
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God Myself Prayer See Spiritual
I don’t think I’m inherently feminist. I think the universe wants me to be a feminist, and I think I resonate with that. I think it just chose me to be this female energy, thing. And I’m very drawn to female energy, but I don’t really have any prerequisites in feminism. I just roll with it.
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Choice Feminism Myself Thinking
I learned everything the hard way – like, literally, everything. I know that God does that to people that he has lessons for. I just wish that I had learned less extreme lessons.
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God Hope Learning Lesson Myself People
I love cuffing season. It’s a very inspiring season for those who want to be inspired.
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Inspirational Love Myself Season
I don’t want to speak negativity into existence.
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Existence Myself Negative Talk
I went through this phase of Spandex, high heels, and fur coats when I was in my late teens and early twenties; before then, I lived in overalls and baggy T-shirts.
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Fashion Live Myself
I hate being outside more than I can explain. I really have debilitating anxiety.
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Explanation Myself Struggle
My anxiety stems from my lack of control no matter what.
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Control Myself
No one sets an impossible beauty standard like ya own mama lmao.
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Beautiful Funny Impossible Mom
Every day I grapple between ‘I’m going to get married’ and ‘I’m going to spend the rest of my life alone with a poodle.’
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Alone Dog Life Marriage Myself
I love classical jazz.
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Love Music Myself
Blessed beyond measure to be with people who inspire me and have a vision beyond my wildest dreams.
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Beyond Blessing Dream Inspirational People Vision Wild

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