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  • God Big

    Hi there dreamers and Happy November! I have this superb, excited, overjoyed, and just grateful energy right now. This post is titled Godbig because I want us all to go after those extremely grand and large dreams that God instills in us. I’ve decided to share one of my recent journal entries with you to further elaborate and explain… Journal Entry from Saturday, October 30, 2021 OMG…I can’t stop crying today and it’s not sad tears at all. It’s happy praise-God tears. Its tears of joy, excitement, and amazement at his miracle-working power and how He manifests things in His time frame and today I got to get a glimpse…

  • Rejoice!!

    Hi there dreamers!! Today’s a good day. It’s Easter Sunday and my birthday. It’s the day that Jesus rose again. It’s a time of resurrection for the dreams that God has instilled in you that you thought were gone. I’m excited for this time and grateful to celebrate my birthday on this day. Lately I would start a conversation about something I want to do or achieve with the words “I’ll try” and my sister would stop me and say “Don’t try, do.” I appreciate it because it has helped me to be a bit more intentional with what I’m doing. In 2021, I’ve been able to make new progress…

  • Excitified

    Hi, there dreamers! Can you believe it is 2021 already? In fact, it is already the 2nd month of the New Year and time is just flying by. With the start of a New Year (new month, new season) I always tend to feel a new sense of purpose and motivation to achieve my dreams. This year I definitely feel that my dreams are closer than ever to coming to fruition and with that, if I’m honest, a sense of anxiousness and nervousness come to me…am I really ready for all that I dream of? My sister once told me that once the dream comes the real work begins. Our…

  • Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021

    Can you believe it is the last week of 2020? What a year this has been! To be honest, this time last year I had no idea of what to expect for 2020. All I knew was that I wanted to pursue a bit more goals personal and business related. I’m happy to say that despite the craziness of the year the needle has moved forward in both areas. It has been a year filled with so much from a pandemic and global shut down, injustice at a breaking point where people all across the world were in protest, and the craziest presidential election in my lifetime. These are things…

  • The Dream is the Journey

    Happy New Month Dreamers! Over the past couple of months I have been having similar conversations with various people in my life around dreams coming true but this hesitation around it and the other night I couldn’t sleep and wrote in my journal. I didn’t know what I was going to write but I knew I had to and here’s what came. The thoughts were overwhelming. The reality before me was a dream that I imagined. And even though I dreamed of this now that it was here I couldn’t quite believe it or believe that it was here for me. It’s like my destiny was knocking at the door.…

  • Happy Birthday Broham!!

    Today happens to be one of my favorite dreamers’ birthday, William Graham the III, more popularly known as Turtle Will of the True Turtle Empire! To me he’s my not-so-little brother aka my broham! Over a decade ago, he became my role model when he published his first book as a teenager. Since then he has truly stepped into his role as a verbal artist creating stories through music, spoken word, comedy, spoofs, sequels, and scripts! Make sure to check out his work on Instagram and YouTube. This young man is not just a dreamer but a doer and goes after his dreams full out in all areas of life.…

  • A Dreamer Interview

    Hi there dreamers! It’s finally here. My first Dreamer Interview here on CiggyChat! This has been a loooong time in the making. I recently came across a voice memo journal that I created back in May 2016 where I talked about really making CiggyChat a full blog and doing an interview. I promise you the power of words is real. The things you write and speak aloud do manifest! I can write a whole other post about that and I will one day but back to the matter at hand…the very first dreamer interview is here! I had the pleasure of interviewing the one and only Zebretta Johnson aka Miz.…

  • August was a good month!

    Hey there dreamers, August flew by and I didn’t even get a chance to post here…it’s been nonstop in the best way possible. I hope that you have been staying up to date on social media but if not let me tell you what’s been happening… I’ve been writing, learning, creating, chatting, filming, cooking, celebrating, and even working out. That’s right y’all I am just trying to tackle my dreams and goals in all areas. I have also had the pleasure of seeing others’ dreams come to fruition which has truly been an inspiration to see. I’ve seen my close ones step into career roles and positions they were born…

  • Celebrate with a Toast!

    Hey there dreamers, During the journey, one must always remember to stop and celebrate along the way. Celebrate the moments, big and small…and when you do I recommend that you do it with a fun drink, short or tall. Victoria, my cousin, happens to be a wiz in the kitchen, and this month we took a moment to just have a fun adult beverage*: Sweet V Treats’ Pina Colada. It was quite a fun and simple recipe so we thought we would share it here! So grab a friend, turn up the music, and remember to celebrate! Until Next Time, I’m Ciggy *Adult beverage – a drink containing alcohol and…