A Taste of Flava – 9AM

“My Mind Took Me Traveling Last Night”

Last night my sleep was… different.

A lot of dreaming. The kind that feels real while you’re in it, but when you wake up, you’re like… what was that?

In one dream, I was a teenager again.

Traveling with my parents… but somehow we ended up in these dumpy motels.

Now here’s the thing — that wasn’t my life.

We traveled a lot, but we camped. We did it right. Simple, grounded, real.

So why did my mind switch it?

Then the next dream…

I’m around these wealthy teenagers and their families, going to some fancy function.

I didn’t know them.

Didn’t know why I was there.

Didn’t feel connected at all.

Two completely different worlds.

One felt off and uncomfortable.

The other looked good on the outside… but still didn’t feel like me.

And I woke up thinking…

Maybe it wasn’t about the places at all.

Maybe it was about that feeling we all get sometimes —

being somewhere that just doesn’t match who we are.

I’ve realized something…

It doesn’t matter if something looks good.

It doesn’t matter if it’s dressed up nice.

And it doesn’t matter if it’s just “temporary” and you think you can tolerate it.

If it doesn’t feel right for you… your mind and your body know.

And they will find a way to tell you.

Even in your sleep.

What I also noticed this morning?

My body actually feels better.

Less pain. More steady.

That told me something too…

Sometimes when your mind processes what doesn’t belong…

your body lets go of a little tension too.

So I’m taking that as a quiet message today:

I don’t have to force myself to fit into spaces, people, or situations that don’t feel right.

I can notice it.

Acknowledge it.

And move accordingly.

No drama. No overthinking.

Just truth.

— Lady Flava 🌻