THE WAY FORWARD BLOG

About me

My name is Jade, a 30-something year old woman using this blog as a creative outlet to express my ideas and facilitate my growth and development. The tumultuous theme of the past few years opened my eyes to new layers of my subconscious, leading to a new perspective on who I am and how I fit into this world. Not too long before the inception of this page I found myself treading water, unable to fully conceptualize the pain I was feeling. I was living day to day, moment to moment, with the weight of my own existence too heavy to believe there would ever be any relief.

During these trying moments, one thing remained consistent–I kept putting one foot in front of the other. I learned that if you just keep moving, you will find your way forward.

“I can afford to look at myself directly, risk the pain of experiencing who I am not, and learn to savor the sweetness of who I am” -Audre Lorde

Latest Posts

  • Life Update

    Hey y’all! (I can’t believe I now use y’all unironically) Lately, I have been laughing at myself because initially when I created this blog, I intended on posting weekly and sharing all sorts of things/photographs I’ve created with you. But,… Continue reading

  • What you deserve

    You shouldn’t have to exist in a workplace where men make comments on your body and the clothes you wear. You should be able to show up, and work confidently without your own peers and leaders being concerned with who… Continue reading

  • I Met My Younger Self for Coffee

    I met my younger self for coffee today. I was 15 minutes early, she was 15 minutes late. She showed up hungover, bags under her eyes, but still so full of life. Lived her life one party to the next,… Continue reading

  • Humility

    I travel a lot for my job which gave me the opportunity to drop in many gyms (oly lifting/jiu jitsu) all over the country and other parts of the world. I’ve met some awesome people and got some good lifts/rolls… Continue reading

  • Quick note

    Hello friends! Since I do have a few subscribers (I love you all), I thought I’d let you know I haven’t completely abandoned this blog. I still have SO much to share, and I have actually started constructing a short… Continue reading

  • How Grief Turns into Hope

    The biggest lesson I learned this year is that every body has a limit to the amount and duration of stress it can endure. Whether it’s physical, emotional, psychological, etc. Our minds are often stronger than our bodies, but every… Continue reading

  • New Leaf

    First blog post! I am very excited to begin my blogging journey. Who woulda thought that I would be creating this? (definitely not me). If you would have told me a few years ago that I would be starting a… Continue reading

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