My daughter once told me that some of the kids in her class called her Melissa instead of her name, Marissa. She shrugged her shoulders and said she didn’t correct them because she knew they didn’t mean any harm.
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Category: Personal Growth
Recovering Perfectionist
Continue readingI am a recovering perfectionist. It is always hard to admit something you are ashamed of, but as they say it is always the first step towards change.
How the LatinX Community can Support Black Lives Matter
I wrote this article after the brutal killing of George Floyd in May of 2020. I was hesitant to share it because I know it is not perfect. The truth is this article can never be perfect because I am still growing and learning about how to support the Black community. However, I still feel it is important to share this article and start conversations and dialog so that we can truly make progress towards change.
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2021 a Transformative Year
So we made it through 2020 and are moving forward in 2021. Every year I work on my goals but this year has been especially important to set my intentions. While 2020 was a year of learning, I believe 2021 is the year to take the lessons we learned and put them into practice.
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New Habits in 2021
With 2021 well underway I have been trying to incorporate new habits to survive during the ongoing pandemic. I learned a lot in 2020 and I am determined to take the lessons I learned for a better 2021.
The Journey Begins
“They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.”
The Única blog is meant to share my growth overtime. I will start from one of the lowest points in my life to where I am currently. By far one of the lowest points in my life began when Donald Trump became President in November 2016. Below is a glimpse of what my feelings and thoughts were like during that time.
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Única is born
When I was 10 years old I decided I wanted to become a fashion designer and I hand sewed dresses and skirts for my dolls. After learning how to sew by hand my grandmother showed me how to knit by hand. I used my fingers to knit these long rope-like creations. I started using my creations as hair ties and soon my friends from school were asking me to make some for them. I began selling them to make some extra money. I remember selling them at school and setting up a stand in front of my grandmother’s house. Instead of a lemonade stand I made fashion accessories. This is when my inner entrepreneur was born.
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