No, it's not void of stress. Nor is it completely empty of sadness. That's life, love. We're all going to experience it.

 But you know what it is void of?
All the unnecessary struggle I had before.

And before you shoot me back with “Come on, Teniqua. That’s easy for you to say.” Let me tell you, it wasn’t easy to get here. I struggled through some extremely dangerous and toxic relationships. I struggled through weight gain, and gained again after I had lost it. I struggled working jobs I didn’t love much and for seven years. I struggled to be a single mother. I struggled with losing a child due to premature delivery. I struggled through a cancer diagnosis and countless cancer treatments and moments where I wasn’t sure what my purpose was.

And now I’m here. With a life I love.

Right now, as you’re reading this, I’m living a soft life.

HI, I'M TENIQUA DENISE