Chapter 2: My Rival. That enlightened feeling when you look in the mirror and see the ONLY person you're truly competing with. Don't know about you, but there is immense beauty in watching the people around you blossom into the people and potential you always saw. It's natural to feel like you have to compare yourself to others, but we're all running our own races, battling time itself. (Ngl... I BADLY needed a ✂️ here ... but I loved the background lighting and had to take advantage.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #MikesHoustonChronicles #mfahouston #BlackBoyJoy #BlackMen #VirgoSZN #ThePriceJustWentUp #BlackLawyers #HTX #Houston #HTown #Gratitude #Explore #ISawThingsEyeImagined #BlackLawStudents #BespectacledBookBeast #CanadianMelaninAbroad #Virgo #boohooman #bandbselfie #VirgoFam #MoveLikeTheSilentGInDesigner #Fitness #aeroworld #IGottaRunMyOwnRace #IWantToBeSeenGreen #MyEyesAreGreenIEatMyVeggies #AintNoCInGreenButImSeeingGreen #museumoffineartshouston
(2/2) WATERWALL. "We hope your Christmas is good. Don’t worry about difficult relatives. Don’t worry about the depression that might come. You have to have the lows to have the highs...... Always listen to Ella Fitzgerald. Merry Christmas!" - Coldplay 🎄 Taking a break from posting for a few days. Wishing everyone and their families a Merry Christmas filled with joy unspeakable, family, food, fellowship, and immeasurable blessings. Stay safe fam! BYE! ✌🏾 🎄👨👩👦 ✨ 🐪🚶🏾♂️🐫🚶🏽♂️🐪🚶🏽♂️ . . . . . #MerryChristmas #travel #EllaFitzgerald #GeraldDHinesWaterwall #GeraldDHinesWaterwallPark #Food #Family #Fellowship #BlackBoyJoy #BlackMen #HTX #Houston #HTown #Gratitude #Explore #Winnipeg #Chicago #Chitown #NYC #newyorkcity #BlackLawStudents #BespectacledBookBeast #CanadianMelanin #KeepChristInChristmas #Coldplay #CanadianMelaninAbroad #VirgoFam #MoveLikeTheSilentGInDesigner #HBCULaw #MikesHoustonChronicles
(1/3) Good morning, IG! The WORD for today comes from the book of Jonathan McReynolds: "God wants to be our Living Water for nutrition; but instead, we make Him our medicine, just for the sake of repair, until we feel strong enough to do it on our own again.... Making room means giving God space to work in and through your life—the time, energy, and identity you allow Him to use, challenge, and redeem to make a difference in the world." 💯 Blessings! Have an amazing day. 🎄 #MoveLikeTheSilentGInDesigner #WHATEVERITISYouCanMoveThatOver #MakeRoom #mikearoadto1000posts
Hey IG! I just want to thank you all (yet again) for being patient with me and allowing me the space + time to begin to achieve a goal I've LITERALLY prayed for since grade school. 🙌🏽 God never seems to give you challenges until he knows you have the tools to handle them. ⚖ (This picture was taken at the tail-end of a trip I took from NYC in January 2020 - literally 3 weeks before NYC and eventually North America were temporarily shut down.) See you tomorrow at around the same time? 🌙 I think I'll try for 1000 posts again this Christmas season.🎄❄ #mikearoadto1000posts #MoveLikeTheSilentGInDesigner
A #CakeDay in a new place. Thanking God for LIFE, thanking God for FAMILY, thanking God for GRACE, thanking God for HEALTH, thanking God for ANOTHER YEAR, thanking God for GOOD PEOPLE, thanking God for COMFORT + ROUTINE, thanking God for STRENGTH, thanking God for FAVOR, thanking God for the MANIFESTATION of DREAMS. It's ALL GRATITUDE over here. 🎯♍ In the spirit of "Countdown" -- a record that absolutely DRIPS with multiple levels of H-town flavor -- here's a countdown recap for y'all: 🔟 Days OVER 35° C / 95° F (That 85+%-humidity HEAT is no joke. 🙃🌡☀️🔆) 9️⃣ Restaurants checked off my All-time wishlist.🫕 8️⃣ Different specializations that look interesting to me right now. 🙃 We'll see where HIS path/my passion lead. 7️⃣ Meg Thee Stallion, Travis Scott, or Beyoncé records heard from passing cars with the BASS BOOSTED. 🚘💥🗣 (Did I tell y'all I'm at Meg's school? 👀) 6️⃣ Chicken Fingers and some fresh coleslaw was all it took for me to fall in love w/ @raisingcanes. 5️⃣ Strangers have asked me for directions on campus and they've been given CORRECT answers. 😂 (Insert @liluzivert "It's Only My Third Day Out Here" GIF💀 Do I fit in that well? lol💀🧭) 4️⃣ Pieces of Chicken (Dark lol) from @frenchyschicken and I haven't looked back.🍗 3️⃣ AMAZING family members who came all the way with me to Texas to help me get settled in. 👏🏾🏡✈ 2️⃣ New Plants to tend to. 🪴🌿🍃 1️⃣L: The only type of L I'll EVER accept. ⚖ Good night, IG Fam! 🌙 #TMSL #1L #HBCU #BlackBoyJoy #TMSLProud #BlackMen #VirgoSZN #TXSU #TSUProud #ThePriceJustWentUp #Classof2024 #BlackLawyers #HBCUPride #HoustonLaw #HTX #Houston #HTown #Gratitude #Explore #BlackLawStudents #BespectacledBookBeast #CanadianMelaninAbroad #Virgo #aeroworld #bandbselfie #VirgoFam #MoveLikeTheSilentGInDesigner #HBCULaw #MikesHoustonChronicles
(Post 2/2) Good evening IG! It's so good to be back (for a few days, at least) 😌😊. I moved a little while back to a new country and city for school, and God has really been SO GOOD. 🙌🏽 I think of sunsets as a comforting omen, and above is what I saw when I stepped off the plane. 👏🏾👏🏾 Night y'all. #MoveLikeTheSilentGInDesigner #Houston #htx #houstontx #braysbayou #thirdward #historicthirdward #explorepage #explore #sunset #houston_photographers #houston_insta #igofhouston #houstonpulse #MikesHoustonChronicles
Good morning IG! Long time no see. 😊 As most of you know, I usually didn't post anything between February and June because of exams... but I think that's something I will continue to do moving forward. It gives me a chance to relax, recharge, and annually re-assess why I find Instagram so enjoyable. (Second Slide): What I've been up to? I spent 5 and a half YEARS praying for a moment in which I could work, relax, and not have anything to be stressed about. My prayer was answered these last few months. Inner peace and tranquility is so important, and I'm honestly thankful that I've received what I prayed for. Blessings! More pics coming. #MoveLikeTheSilentGInDesigner
Good Night, IG Fam! 👑 The last thing I do before I move to a new year on here is figure out what my theme for the next year will be. Here are some from the past (based on previous posts I've found): 2012 - Plan For The Future. 👑 2013 - Lay Down Your Burdens. 👑 2014 - Take The Road Less Traveled. 👑 2015 - Risks / Stepping Out Of My Comfort Zone 👑 2016 - A Blank Page / A New Slate 👑 2017 - Being Thankful For Everything (+ Everyone) that surrounds me. 👑 2018 - Winning Battles / Facing Fears ("Keep Your Eyes On The Prize") 👑 2019 - LISTENING and Closing Doors God wants closed. ("It's Already Done, You've Already Won") 👑 2020 - Living for ME. As for 2021? I have 2: GRATITUDE & "Treat yourself like a protected figure". Sometimes we forget that God, our families, teams of angels, and GENERATIONS of ancestors guide, guard, and cheer us on from the sidelines. Why not act like it? Don't be so hard on yourself. Bet on yourself this year. A happy early New Year to everyone! See you in 2021. 🙏🏾✊🏽 #MoveLikeTheSilentGInDesigner