access to wellness

a lot of folks, including my past self, think that being well is a part of being rich. or cultured. or well traveled. or some other ridiculous thing that has nothing to do with wellness at all.

since deciding to choose holistic wellness, i find myself answering “wonderful!” to the question “how are you?”, and actually feeling… wonderful (at least on most days.) and my holistic wellness is not even on any kind of admirable level. i eat way too much ramen and cheap college foolishness to be considered “holistically well” by respectable standards. i also don’t exercise like i should. but in the mind, and in the spirit, and about myself, i am well, so i get to write this.

every single one of us has access to being healthy and well. admittedly, access does not equal affordability. but let’s start somewhere. you don’t have to purchase a $300 soul cycle membership for what i’m talking about. what i’m talking about is simply inspiring yourself to be better in whatever realm you need improvement in. if you’re on instagram, how many experts in the field you want to get into do you follow? this can seem trivial, but if you see inspiring moves more often, you’ll likely get inspired more often. follow people that produce content that can move you, and make you feel how you actually want to feel. whether that be relaxed, light, inspired, or in thought. there are free, available resources that can ignite that. personally, i want to feel healthy, excited about life, grateful for all things, and magical. so i follow people who know how to be healthy, who are excited about being alive, and who celebrate their magic. here are a few of my instagram account suggestions if you want to feel that kind of way too:

• blackgirlinom
• sophia_roe
• alex_elle
• poetjasminemans
• traceeellisross
• nikishabrunson
• mosaiceye
• shanboody
• mayasworld

it is often said that social media is toxic and a waste of time. it definitely can be. but it can also be a space of inspiration and motivation, if you curate it that way. you have all the access. it can easily become access to insecurity, self comparison and problematic sharing online, but it can just as easily become access to wellness you personally have not yet achieved, but are on the journey towards. curate your life. imagine that for everything you’ve ever wanted, the universe just whispered in your ear “access granted”.