Lololi Speaks
@LololiSpeaks · 4:45
Labels, Names, and Trauma
But my point is there's got to be a space in our lives, a time in our journey, a time when we peek our head out and we see the sun and we want some of that sunlight not we want to stay indoors and live in a room full of labels and traumas. When do we take ownership? When do we peel off these labels?
Laura L (she/her)
@Loloflow · 4:59
And then when someone else is really honest about how dark it had been for them and what their trials were. That sense of human connection and universality can do wonders for someone that is feeling lost and lonely and also just compassion. Compassion. Compassion. Compassion. I'm about to get cut off, but I think that's a good place to end. So thank you so much for your post
Lololi Speaks
@LololiSpeaks · 4:39
I just wish that we would be more encouraged as humans to take bigger faith leaps for ourselves when we are gone through a thing, right? And I know it's fear, but we have fear in a lot of other places too
Laura L (she/her)
@Loloflow · 3:42
And I really loved what you said too about encouraging people to take more risks even as we're still in our healing. And I have a sense that part of why that is not encouraged more is the things that help us be resilient, like having community, supportive community, whether it's found family, family, swell family, whatever helps us be a little braver because we have a system to fall back on that we trust
Renee Slay
@Renee_Slay · 4:29
But if I just share what happened to me, I'm affecting people and I'm letting people know that they are not alone and that this some f***** up s*** really does go on out here, you know what I mean? And it's okay to feel what you feel. And eventually they will get to where, like me, the more I shared, the more I healed. The more I healed, the more I wanted more healing
Laura L (she/her)
@Loloflow · 2:57
And some people will want to take what has happened to them and carry a torch for others and continue the sharing of information and the wealth of knowledge that they have learned on how to cope and how to thrive really with that. And that's exactly what you're doing. And I applaud you every day for that. And I applaud all survivors of trauma, and everyone's journey is unique. So thank you so much for sharing your experience
Renee Slay
@Renee_Slay · 0:17
You're. Well, thank you for making me feel so freaking good this morning before I leave for work. I really do appreciate it. I see the same in you, to be honest. And I love and appreciate you. So thank you so much. Thank you for making me feel good today
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
Lololi Speaks
@LololiSpeaks · 2:20
Hello. So where my name came from, I looked it up one day and I have this fondness for Adinkra symbols. Those are West African symbols. That means various things. Like, on my neck I have a symbol, ginyami, and it means God is supreme, god as superior, goddess, all that type of terminology. And from looking at different symbols, I started to read different words
Laura L (she/her)
@Loloflow · 2:16
It's the language of Madagascar. Lolo means butterfly, moth and soul. The sunset moth of Madagascar is big, beautiful, and bright. While most moths are nocturnal creatures that are active at night, the sunset moth is a creature of the day with iridescent wings, creating a kaleidoscope effect as they refract light. They are considered by some to be the most beautiful insect on Earth. Yet in subdued light, their wings can appear less remarkable. Without light, their true beauty cannot be recognized
Lololi Speaks
@LololiSpeaks · 0:55
So many blessings to you says and thank you. Thank you. And I'll talk to you again soon. I'm going to go listen to the post that you made recently because I see that you shared it with me. So look for it for a response. Okay, Lillo. Thank you. I'll talk to you soon