CaLYPSO

Journal: Feb. 22

I am powerful and unafraid. I attract abundance.

I have everything that I need. I release what is no longer serving me.

I own my power. I am enough. My energy is magnetic.

I welcome a universe of possibility.

My thoughts are my reality.

I am physically and spiritually whole. I invite and allow divine energy to flow through my body. I am living to my highest purpose.

I am aligned with my divine self. I am one with all of life. I am infinite.

The women in my family developed the kind of strength that only grows more powerful with each daughter born. Nothing is more important than family, we believe. I was privileged enough to be raised on Latina values from both my dad’s Puerto Rican side and my mom’s Dominican side. I’ve always been surrounded by large family gatherings, endless plates of food and kisses on the cheeks from my titis. I watch my abuelita pass onto my grandma, my grandma pass onto my mom and my mom pass onto me the same values. When I think of my family, I think of the women. I specifically think of three women: my mom Delia, titi Wendy and my grandma Linda.

Here’s a little bit about these influential women in my life: My mom was born in New York but raised both there and in the Dominican Republic. Growing up, her dad was only there to support his family, so her mom and abuelita raised mom and her siblings.