I write to heal.

A snap shot of me:

Writer. Poetry is my life. Giver. Healer. Lover. Music enthusiast. Lesbian. Happy. Thinker. Always smiling. Sunshine on a rainy day. Conversationalist. Metaphysical. Natural Beauty. Love all things African. Japanese girl at heart. Traveler.

Happiness is like air, I breathe it. Love is life.

So welcome to the Derrika experience: prepare for a ride to another world. he he ;)


Ask me anything?  


A snap shot of me: I’m everything the world says I shouldn’t be: a poet, a dreamer, a traveler, a child of GOD, a lover, a womanist, afrocentric, ♀♥♀ and free-spirited. But I find peace and MAAT in GOD not the world. I am a blend of soul and earth. I am not perfect, nor do I proclaim to be. I am a free spirit and I do as I feel. I love hard…I try to give with a open heart, not expecting anything in return. Sometimes I love too hard and get lost in expectation. I believe in peace and freedom for all living beings. I’m on the path of self-discovery and I learn more about life and myself each moment I live <3 Most importantly I’m surrounded by so much love. And I’m truly happy! I pray that my words are like a bridge that connect us.

A snap shot of me: I’m everything the world says I shouldn’t be: a poet, a dreamer, a traveler, a child of GOD, a lover, a womanist, afrocentric, ♀♥♀ and free-spirited. But I find peace and MAAT in GOD not the world. I am a blend of soul and earth. I am not perfect, nor do I proclaim to be. I am a free spirit and I do as I feel. I love hard…I try to give with a open heart, not expecting anything in return. Sometimes I love too hard and get lost in expectation. I believe in peace and freedom for all living beings. I’m on the path of self-discovery and I learn more about life and myself each moment I live <3 Most importantly I’m surrounded by so much love. And I’m truly happy! I pray that my words are like a bridge that connect us.



&#8220;That is why it is so important to let certain things go. To release them. To cut loose. People need to understand that no one is playing marked cards; sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Don’t expect to get anything back, don’t expect recognition for your efforts, don’t expect your genius to be discovered or your love to be understood. Complete the circle. Not out of pride, inability, or arrogance, but simply because whatever it is no longer fits in your life. Close the door, change the record, clean the house, get rid of the dust… Stop being who you were and become who you are” - Paulo Coelho

“That is why it is so important to let certain things go. To release them. To cut loose. People need to understand that no one is playing marked cards; sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Don’t expect to get anything back, don’t expect recognition for your efforts, don’t expect your genius to be discovered or your love to be understood. Complete the circle. Not out of pride, inability, or arrogance, but simply because whatever it is no longer fits in your life. Close the door, change the record, clean the house, get rid of the dust… Stop being who you were and become who you are” - Paulo Coelho


Reblogged from apatosaurus
: Hopes for People I Care About

apatosaurus:

I hope that more of the things that make life bearable will come to you. My experience is that living longer doesn’t make this happen automatically, but every day opens up more chances.

I hope that frustration provides clues for the things that ignite your passion. I hope that…


Reblogged from architekturdesign
architekturdesign: 建仁寺 The Oldest Zen Temple -Kenninji- (by Shibazo)

architekturdesign:

建仁寺 The Oldest Zen Temple -Kenninji- (by Shibazo)

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Reblogged from teleological
“ The question is … is that human life a person under the constitution? And Barack Obama says no. Well if that human life is not a person then … I find it almost remarkable for a black man to say ‘now we are going to decide who are people and who are not people. Santorum implies Obama should be pro-Life because he’s black (via teleological)

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Reblogged from stevendhill
notesofanativesister: #TEA

notesofanativesister:

#TEA

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Reblogged from thefantastics-deactivated201201
jonubian: We are here to… (amazing)

jonubian:

We are here to… (amazing)


Reblogged from sapphrikah
“ Here’s what you need to realise about anti-racism: It’s not about you. It’s not about your feelings as a white person. What you just said is that you’ll entertain the idea of listening to POC talk about ways they’ve been fucked over by whiteness, white privilege, and white people as long as they don’t hurt your feelings.

To put it another way: you’re saying that not having your feelings hurt is more important to you than actually trying to understand PoC’s experiences of enduring racism—which is, itself, perpetuating racism. No, maybe you didn’t partake in whatever act of racism we’re talking about in this very moment, but if you’re white, then you are benefiting from the systemic racism that allowed it to happen, whether you like it or not.

Yes, listening to the ways that your privilege fucks over other people is uncomfortable. Yes, it can be embarrassing & lead to feelings of guilt, but it is not up to People of Color to censor ourselves to spare your delicate fee-fees. If you truly want to be considered anti-racist, you need to deal with those feelings with other white people & not add to the burden of PoC’s experiences of racism by saying that you won’t take us seriously unless we’re ‘nice’ about the emotional & psychological violence that we endure simply by being PoC in a racist society.

So literally, all I want you to do is understand that being anti-oppression (of any kind) is about understanding how the oppressed group is affected & then countering those systems, activities, mindsets, etc. It’s not about you being comfortable, because if you’re doing it right, it’s not going to be comfortable. (via galaxyride)

(Source: sapphrikah, via eximago)

Reblogged from kumako365jp

kumako365jp:

Taiwan is Vegans/vegetarians’ heaven too.

It is amazing all of these food are vegetables, even when some of them look like meat. Whoa.

We pick up the food onto the plate and pay by weight at the cashier.

Simple and good, and reasonable too! woot!

(via missthickbitch)


Reblogged from hormonaltransrex-deactivated201
eximago: mystidrellakreayshawn: hormonaltransrex: APPARENTLY THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO THINK ONE OR MORE OF THESE ARE NOT VICTIM BLAMING. well, general hazyness. like: they should be able to fix me. why don’t they? is that what girl in pictures is saying? No…. The guy in the picture is telling her what she did “wrong” to put her in these various crises, when the issue isn’t what she did, but what those who are discriminating or victimizing her are doing. The last one for instance… The guy is telling her that if she didn’t want to be discriminated against for being trans, she should never have said she was trans. The problem with that is that it defends shitty people who shouldn’t be discriminating in the first place, and says to other trans people that they have to keep their identities secret or they’ll have to face repercussions that would be their fault— as a society, we need to stop making excuses for abusers and liberate the abused.

eximago:

mystidrellakreayshawn:

hormonaltransrex:

APPARENTLY THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO THINK ONE OR MORE OF THESE ARE NOT VICTIM BLAMING.

well, general hazyness. like: they should be able to fix me. why don’t they? is that what girl in pictures is saying?

No…. The guy in the picture is telling her what she did “wrong” to put her in these various crises, when the issue isn’t what she did, but what those who are discriminating or victimizing her are doing. The last one for instance… The guy is telling her that if she didn’t want to be discriminated against for being trans, she should never have said she was trans. The problem with that is that it defends shitty people who shouldn’t be discriminating in the first place, and says to other trans people that they have to keep their identities secret or they’ll have to face repercussions that would be their fault— as a society, we need to stop making excuses for abusers and liberate the abused.