<a href="https://linktr.ee/atifa.k" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/atifa.k</a> You just arrived... where messy meets meaningful. Prepare to tumble through a wild jungle of ideas, stories &amp; everyday moments that make life worth living. It&#39;s raw, it&#39;s thoughtful, it&#39;s wonderfully weird &amp; most importantly, it&#39;s always real. Expect bursts of creativity, tangents that make you wonder if you’re still on the same planet &amp; tiny soulful moments that hit just right. It’s a ride through the unexpected where spontaneity bumps into structure, laughter sneaks in &amp; maybe... just maybe, you&#39;ll find a little clarity in the beautiful mess.

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SAPPHIC EROTICA OH SAPPHIC EROTICA how I love you so I get real goofy and real deep in this episode so buckle up &amp; enjoy!  ALSO point to note if you&#39;ve gotten to poem #3&#39;s backstory... I WAS NOT READY! I FAFOed HARD! reality is a bitch but I love it here bc I love the truth even if it hurts I&#39;m a masochist soooo anyway mercury retrograde did not come to play y&#39;all I don&#39;t read poems as they unfold but true to my instinct, this was just a stopover reconnection soon after recording this episode I had to break things off bc as much as this nigga had changed... those aspects of their personality that were lingering brought more confusion and second guessing into a situation that was already facing some power struggles. I concluded that their intention was to waste my time from how they were behaving and I moved my ass on outta there. I know that they stopped by to show me that I was accepting less than I am worth... that there&#39;s a gap between what I know I deserve and what I&#39;m allowing in the name of being an understanding person.  yk its funny bc I&#39;ve spent most of my life feeling misunderstood and what that eventually taught me is that no one can truly understand me but me. I&#39;ve lived this life anyway... no one else has. from now on that applies to everyone else. NO I don&#39;t get what you were intending to do when you repeatedly hurt me despite multiple conversations about the same damn thing. the version of me that understands others to the point of betraying myself is DEAD. so move! call me a bitch... call me a villain... you know I love that shit! here&#39;s what else I took away with me: - trust what people do... NOT what they say. that&#39;s why they&#39;re called SWEET NOTHINGS. - when sb has the emotional capacity for you, you will feel it and eventually be reassured in it despite your probable anxiety about the situation. - some people will look at what you&#39;re asking and say &#34;HIYO TU? You deserve even more.&#34; - sometimes you&#39;re just asking the wrong people... it doesn&#39;t mean they&#39;re bad, it just means they&#39;re not right for you at that point in time. - a stranger can teach you so much about yourself even if they&#39;re not meant to stay in your life. - more is out there! do not settle for less. you will resent yourself and the person you settled for. - confusion is a message, uncertainty is an indicator... not that you should prove yourself or push or force... NO! sit down and be honest with yourself if the other party won&#39;t be honest with you (or themselves) - if sb doesn&#39;t know themselves, they will not be able to distinguish the truth from their own lies. you will believe those lies because they believe them themselves. in that case, it&#39;s up to you to observe and act accordingly. - being self-aware is not enough... practising embodying better &gt; just knowing things about oneself.

SAPPHIC EROTICA OH SAPPHIC EROTICA 

how I love you so 



I get real goofy and real deep in this episode so buckle up &amp; enjoy! 

 

ALSO point to note if you&#39;ve gotten to poem #3&#39;s backstory... 



I WAS NOT READY! 

I FAFOed HARD! 

reality is a bitch but I love it here bc I love the truth 

even if it hurts I&#39;m a masochist soooo 



anyway mercury retrograde did not come to play y&#39;all 

I don&#39;t read poems as they unfold but true to my instinct, this was just a stopover reconnection 

soon after recording this episode I had to break things off bc as much as this nigga had changed... those aspects of their personality that were lingering brought more confusion and second guessing into a situation that was already facing some power struggles. I concluded that their intention was to waste my time from how they were behaving and I moved my ass on outta there. 

I know that they stopped by to show me that I was accepting less than I am worth... that there&#39;s a gap between what I know I deserve and what I&#39;m allowing in the name of being an understanding person. 



yk its funny bc I&#39;ve spent most of my life feeling misunderstood and what that eventually taught me is that no one can truly understand me but me. I&#39;ve lived this life anyway... no one else has. 

from now on that applies to everyone else. NO I don&#39;t get what you were intending to do when you repeatedly hurt me despite multiple conversations about the same damn thing. the version of me that understands others to the point of betraying myself is DEAD. so move! call me a bitch... call me a villain... you know I love that shit! 



here&#39;s what else I took away with me: 

- trust what people do... NOT what they say. that&#39;s why they&#39;re called SWEET NOTHINGS. 

- when sb has the emotional capacity for you, you will feel it and eventually be reassured in it despite your probable anxiety about the situation. 

- some people will look at what you&#39;re asking and say &#34;HIYO TU? You deserve even more.&#34; 

- sometimes you&#39;re just asking the wrong people... it doesn&#39;t mean they&#39;re bad, it just means they&#39;re not right for you at that point in time. 

- a stranger can teach you so much about yourself even if they&#39;re not meant to stay in your life. 

- more is out there! do not settle for less. you will resent yourself and the person you settled for. 

- confusion is a message, uncertainty is an indicator... not that you should prove yourself or push or force... NO! sit down and be honest with yourself if the other party won&#39;t be honest with you (or themselves) 

- if sb doesn&#39;t know themselves, they will not be able to distinguish the truth from their own lies. you will believe those lies because they believe them themselves. in that case, it&#39;s up to you to observe and act accordingly. 

- being self-aware is not enough... practising embodying better &gt; just knowing things about oneself.

SpeakEasy Saturdays E8: free fall splash (into an) orgy of the palettes

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it&#39;s been a while my lovelies... I hope you&#39;ve missed me as much as I&#39;ve missed you I AM back! refreshed, rejuvenated &amp; reborn tbh I&#39;m just a-yappin away on this episode some new moon musings if you will a pleasure-based life is within my reach 🪬 it is within yours too

it&#39;s been a while my lovelies... 

I hope you&#39;ve missed me as much as I&#39;ve missed you 

I AM back! 

refreshed, rejuvenated &amp; reborn 

tbh I&#39;m just a-yappin away on this episode 

some new moon musings if you will 

a pleasure-based life is within my reach 🪬 

it is within yours too

WordVomit Wednesdays E6: frolicking through the flower fields of my brain

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this is a spell to remove blocks and restore motivation in your life readiness is best approached as an intentional decision instead of a fleeting feeling it has been specially designed for the root chakra which is blocked by fear through my loving words and energy, I empower you with the ability to take risks and stand at the edge of the cliff with excitement rather than petrification feel the blood rushing through your limbs... you are ALIVE &amp; most importantly, you CAN close the gap between gravity and becoming. tips for use: <ol><li>repetition rewires the debilitating conditioning of the mind </li><li>best in the morning or before tasks/projects/endeavours/journeys that require spiritual intervention </li><li>visualise your blood washing you of fear/hesitation... start from the top (back) of the head down to the base of your spine, where the debris is discarded from your body... let the waterfall of blood form a loop, rejoining the top (front) of your head... repeat until you feel lighter </li></ol>if possible: red candle for risk-taking, white candle for obstacle-clearing

this is a spell to remove blocks and restore motivation in your life 

readiness is best approached as an intentional decision instead of a fleeting feeling 

it has been specially designed for the root chakra which is blocked by fear 

through my loving words and energy, I empower you with the ability to take risks and stand at the edge of the cliff with excitement rather than petrification 

feel the blood rushing through your limbs... you are ALIVE 

&amp; most importantly, you CAN close the gap between gravity and becoming. 

tips for use: 

repetition rewires the debilitating conditioning of the mind 
best in the morning or before tasks/projects/endeavours/journeys that require spiritual intervention 
visualise your blood washing you of fear/hesitation... start from the top (back) of the head down to the base of your spine, where the debris is discarded from your body... let the waterfall of blood form a loop, rejoining the top (front) of your head... repeat until you feel lighter 
if possible: red candle for risk-taking, white candle for obstacle-clearing

Mantra Mondays E1: Tribal Root Chakra Mantra to Clear Fear of Success and Release Stagnation (Morning Meditation)

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Happy Lesbian Visibility Weekend! If you catch a moan or grunt or two... that&#39;s my gift to the lesbians (｡･･｡) I swear I&#39;m not farting, I have a new setup... ignore my chair, she&#39;s gassy I don&#39;t think I&#39;ll be able to watch spider-man across the spider-verse for a while... especially the part where Mona Lisa by Dominic Fike comes on *proceeds to say &#34;god help me&#34; and listen to the song five more times than necessary* I hope this goofball never finds my podcast... I&#39;d be mortified some people should remain memories of the creativity journey after all

Happy Lesbian Visibility Weekend! If you catch a moan or grunt or two... that&#39;s my gift to the lesbians (｡･･｡) 

I swear I&#39;m not farting, I have a new setup... ignore my chair, she&#39;s gassy  

I don&#39;t think I&#39;ll be able to watch spider-man across the spider-verse for a while... 

especially the part where Mona Lisa by Dominic Fike comes on  

*proceeds to say &#34;god help me&#34; and listen to the song five more times than necessary* 

I hope this goofball never finds my podcast... I&#39;d be mortified 

some people should remain memories of the creativity journey after all

SpeakEasy Saturdays E7: train track's deadest end

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the million-dollar question this episode poses is... IS IT BECAUSE I&#39;M AFAB OR IS IT BECAUSE I&#39;M BLACK?! lemme clarify that the weather changes were extreme in every way too cold when it&#39;s cold = I usually run cold so PAIN so much PAIN (muscle aches)... too hot when it&#39;s hot = eczema flare-ups my body hated it there, I had to leave uni was a pro tho, no harassing lecturers but smelly STEM guys are EVERYWHERE I have found no escape yet Disclaimer: I am not of the opinion that anyone shouldn&#39;t make the move abroad. This is my experience &amp; my journey to authenticity involves honouring my truth. I just want to see my country &amp; the rest of Africa unshackled from neocolonialism and the slavery of the colonial mindset. We are rich, always have been, we just have a bunch of leeches sucking us to the bone.

the million-dollar question this episode poses is... IS IT BECAUSE I&#39;M AFAB OR IS IT BECAUSE I&#39;M BLACK?! 

lemme clarify that the weather changes were extreme in every way 

too cold when it&#39;s cold = I usually run cold so PAIN so much PAIN (muscle aches)... 

too hot when it&#39;s hot = eczema flare-ups 

my body hated it there, I had to leave 

uni was a pro tho, no harassing lecturers but smelly STEM guys are EVERYWHERE 

I have found no escape yet 

Disclaimer: I am not of the opinion that anyone shouldn&#39;t make the move abroad. This is my experience &amp; my journey to authenticity involves honouring my truth. I just want to see my country &amp; the rest of Africa unshackled from neocolonialism and the slavery of the colonial mindset. We are rich, always have been, we just have a bunch of leeches sucking us to the bone.

WordVomit Wednesdays E5: Why I disliked living abroad (not a fool's day prank)

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I only stayed as long as I did cause of those scrumptious hugs... oh and not being sexualised or objectified lol that was lovely.

I only stayed as long as I did cause of those scrumptious hugs... 

oh and not being sexualised or objectified lol 

that was lovely.

SpeakEasy Saturdays E6: Shortcake's (bs) two second rule (spoken word)

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this women&#39;s history month, we are reminded of the might of the matriarchy... &amp; the truth of Africa&#39;s history. Check out the Limited Series &#34;African Queens: Njinga&#34; on Netflix

this women&#39;s history month, we are reminded of the might of the matriarchy... 

&amp; the truth of Africa&#39;s history. 

Check out the Limited Series &#34;African Queens: Njinga&#34; on Netflix

WordVomit Wednesdays E4: African Queen Njinga - Twist of Fire & Fate (Women's History Month)

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DELULU LANEEE... I&#39;M BACK BABY! with an extra sprinkle of cringe for all my lovely listeners ;) thank you so much for lending me your ears! you can have them back in a few minutes ;* (after you watch the music video {trust meee}) Music Credit: “Landline” by Binki

DELULU LANEEE... I&#39;M BACK BABY! 

with an extra sprinkle of cringe for all my lovely listeners ;) 

thank you so much for lending me your ears! 

you can have them back in a few minutes ;* (after you watch the music video {trust meee}) 

Music Credit: “Landline” by Binki

SpeakEasy Saturdays E5: I WANNA BE THE ONLY ONE YOU NEED (spoken word)

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when you want what you&#39;ve never had, in the end, it&#39;s never really clear whether you&#39;re just running away from what you know or you actually know what you want! it’s a messy beautiful life!

when you want what you&#39;ve never had, in the end, it&#39;s never really clear whether you&#39;re just running away from what you know or you actually know what you want! 

it’s a messy beautiful life!

SpeakEasy Saturdays E4: WHAT DO I WANT (spoken word)

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this queer history month, we sit with the fierce &amp; quietly radical life of Bessie Head a woman shaped by exile... a mother navigating survival... a writer who carved entire interior worlds out of displacement &amp; doubt through her novels &amp; short stories, Bessie examined power, belonging, race, desire &amp; the fragile architecture of identity her work remains sharp, intimate &amp; unsettling in the best way this episode honours her voice, her contradictions &amp; the legacy she left stitched across African literature the photograph referenced: https://porfinenafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bessie-head.jpg books referenced: When Rain Clouds Gather (1968), Maru (1971), A Question of Power (1973), The Collector of Treasures and Other Botswana Village Tales (1977)

this queer history month, we sit with the fierce &amp; quietly radical life of Bessie Head 

a woman shaped by exile...  a mother navigating survival... a writer who carved entire interior worlds out of displacement &amp; doubt 

through her novels &amp; short stories, Bessie examined power, belonging, race, desire &amp; the fragile architecture of identity 

her work remains sharp, intimate &amp; unsettling in the best way 

this episode honours her voice, her contradictions &amp; the legacy she left stitched across African literature 

the photograph referenced: https://porfinenafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bessie-head.jpg 

books referenced: When Rain Clouds Gather (1968), Maru (1971), A Question of Power (1973), The Collector of Treasures and Other Botswana Village Tales (1977)

WordVomit Wednesdays E3: Bessie Head - The African Woman Who Lived Between Worlds (Queer History Month)

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still riding that Kevin trainnn! waittt... MAYBE it&#39;s because I never truly got the chance to ride...

still riding that Kevin trainnn! 

waittt... MAYBE it&#39;s because I never truly got the chance to ride...

SpeakEasy Saturdays E3: this is the day I knew... (spoken word)

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take a messy spiritual journey with me into the strange, winding logic of people pleasing... it’s what we do out of perceived obligation, while love is what we choose, freely &amp; on purpose somewhere along the way, the two got tangled &amp; many of us started calling self-sacrifice connection in this episode, I untangle the mess &amp; ask what it might feel like to choose ourselves without guilt because we all deserve to be chosen by our selves first, before being chosen by anyone else

take a messy spiritual journey with me into the strange, winding logic of people pleasing... it’s what we do out of perceived obligation, while love is what we choose, freely &amp; on purpose 

somewhere along the way, the two got tangled &amp; many of us started calling self-sacrifice connection 

in this episode, I untangle the mess &amp; ask what it might feel like to choose ourselves without guilt 

because we all deserve to be chosen by our selves first, before being chosen by anyone else

WordVomit Wednesdays E2: people pleasing (people are rarely pleased)

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take a mindful adventure with me down the memory lane of delusion as I continue &#34;the Kevin series&#34;, sharing one of his firsts... and one of mine

take a mindful adventure with me down the memory lane of delusion as I continue &#34;the Kevin series&#34;, sharing one of his firsts... and one of mine

SpeakEasy Saturdays E2: camping trip (spoken word)

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somehow I forgot to mention that my highest self is love embodied &amp; therefore is god to me. love, in its highest form, is not just in feeling but in action... a choice to grow, to care &amp; to connect. drawing from bell hooks’ radical definition of love &amp; Londrelle’s soulful meditation on intimacy, not as give/take, rather an experience of sharing, this reflection explores love as a powerful, spiritual force. together, our words illuminate how love reveals our brightest light when practised with consideration, respect &amp; honesty, while also exposing the shadows of ego, desire &amp; fear. this is a discussion about what we have been taught love is &amp; the sacred practice of messy spiritual growth I actually believe it to be. Credits: Inspired by bell hooks (All About Love: New Visions) &amp; Londrelle (&#34;Intimacy&#34; from &#34;Sunflower Soul&#34;, 2018).

somehow I forgot to mention that my highest self is love embodied &amp; therefore is god to me. 

love, in its highest form, is not just in feeling but in action... a choice to grow, to care &amp; to connect. 

drawing from bell hooks’ radical definition of love &amp; Londrelle’s soulful meditation on intimacy, not as give/take, rather an experience of sharing, this reflection explores love as a powerful, spiritual force. 

together, our words illuminate how love reveals our brightest light when practised with consideration, respect &amp; honesty, while also exposing the shadows of ego, desire &amp; fear. 

this is a discussion about what we have been taught love is &amp; the sacred practice of messy spiritual growth I actually believe it to be. 

Credits: Inspired by bell hooks (All About Love: New Visions) &amp; Londrelle (&#34;Intimacy&#34; from &#34;Sunflower Soul&#34;, 2018).

WordVomit Wednesdays E1: love is god - spirituality journey, intimacy, healing

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somehow I forgot to mention that chaos theory, with the butterfly effect at its core, shows how tiny, spontaneous sparks can ripple out &amp; create surprising outcomes. organized chaos (theory) is where those small, curious moments collide, revealing hidden patterns, chance connections &amp; a little magic in the everyday. so sit back &amp; sip slow... the tea is still served hot, even when it&#39;s warm outside!

somehow I forgot to mention that chaos theory, with the butterfly effect at its core, shows how tiny, spontaneous sparks can ripple out &amp; create surprising outcomes. 

organized chaos (theory) is where those small, curious moments collide, revealing hidden patterns, chance connections &amp; a little magic in the everyday. 

so sit back &amp; sip slow... the tea is still served hot, even when it&#39;s warm outside!

SpeakEasy Saturdays E1: seeing double (spoken word)

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You just arrived... where messy meets meaningful. 

Prepare to tumble through a wild jungle of ideas, stories & everyday moments that make life worth living. 

It's raw, it's thoughtful, it's wonderfully weird & most importantly, it's always real. 

Expect bursts of creativity, tangents that make you wonder if you’re still on the same planet & tiny soulful moments that hit just right. 

It’s a ride through the unexpected where spontaneity bumps into structure, laughter sneaks in & maybe... just maybe, you'll find a little clarity in the beautiful mess. 

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