Recognized Growth

How It Feels to Change

Earth Deity

8/27/2025

The Babygirl Phase

I used to love referring to myself as "babygirl". I had everything from babygirl cropped tees to necklaces and earrings. I've always been sweet and playful and used to have an innocent ignorance when it came to adulthood, pain, the state of the world, and my place in it... I was inexperienced and had an undeveloped perspective on life and how to move through it.

Babygirl was what I referred to myself as before I discovered who I am as a woman. I didn't have a clear view on my idea of femininity or what it was about me that made me unique, I didn't know what kind of value I could bring to the lives of those around me or what set me apart from other girls. I knew I was unique and not necessarily one to "follow the crowd" but I still sought out external validation and acceptance. Focusing on the appearance of things and the outside appeal of my temple instead of the love and virtue on the inside that makes it so sacred and sublime. I had yet to discover my lineage, my passions or my power.

Now having educated myself about my heritage and history, and evaluated introspective insights, desires, and instincts, I've realized that "babygirl" is no longer appropriate to describe me. I am a Goddess.

My child-like admiration of attention and acceptance has been replaced with confidence in my grace and quiet elegance. I am confident, content, and pleased with the beauty and softness of my heart and the depth and complexity of my mind. I love my femininity. I am soft and sensitive, gentle and sweet. I have a warm healing energy that can bring light to the darkest rooms. I am light and I am love. That's what makes me, me. The sun lives in my heart and serves as a mirror of God's magnificence. My heart and soul are vulnerable to and fueled by the smallest blessings from the Most High and impermeable to evil. I am imperfect and still deal with insecurities, anxiety, stress and pain. But the resilience of my internal light in the midst of trauma and tribulation is a product of my faith in our Creator and the essence of my soul. That is part of what makes me powerful.

Growing Goddess

My wardrobe has also evolved, which is a strange transition to experience. I found it more and more difficult to find clothes that reflected the beauty I felt on the inside. Cropped graphic tees and baggy jeans were cute but that was no longer the feeling I was going for. I have always had a unique sense of style, but I've developed it into one that makes me feel soft, feminine, and ethereal. I also have no interest in feeding or fueling the sexual desires of a man that isn't mine. I feel the most confident and secure that way. I like for my energy to be my most attractive attribute and the biggest thing that influences how people interact with and understand me.

Style Evolution

There has been a shift in what appeals to me and what I choose to tolerate.
I am intentional in everything I do and try to make healthy choices across every aspect of my life. For me, the little things matter; I care about what I eat, what I put in and on my body, the sounds and words I allow to enter my mind, the sights and scenes I allow my eyes to etch into my memory...

I am very mindful of what I expose myself to at this stage in my life. The energy and meaning behind things like music, film, tv shows, news, etc. are what determine my tolerance and participation. I do my best to steer clear of negativity, violence, or vulgarity in any form because of the weight it puts on my heart and the energy it tries to create in my internal environment.

Mindful Exposure

While I am strong and aware of my divinity and power, I am also soft, sensitive, empathetic, and thoughtful. Not only in the sense of considering others but in an introspective sense. I have an innate curiosity and concern toward life and the nuances and complexities that make up this experience. I wonder, and dream, and analyze and question... I imagine, and learn, and pray...

I am able to differentiate between the voice and desires of my flesh and the instinct that is my divinity. I understand the sources behind what I feel and what I know and am capable of investigative introspection to organize the mixture (and sometimes clash) between my humanity and my virtue.

I continue to work toward being guided by and acting on my divine instinct during battles of the flesh and times of perceived uncertainty. I continue to grow and learn each day.

Divine Humanity

With Love,
Earth Deity