Brand Camille 2020

Been a long time (again!)…

I miss writing. I miss chatting with folks about every and anything. I miss having conversations that make you think, wonder, question, doubt…. Basically, I miss BEing!

Today I challenge mySELF… For the next 30 days, I will challenge myself to write/blog/share a little something on this page. It is a much needed change for the livelihood of Brand Camille!

Looking forward to once again enjoying the promising future of this journey and all it has to offer.

Still standing on the Universal Charge/Promise that My Purpose and Potential, is Greater Than My Past Pains and Problems.

#ButterfyEffect #BrandCamille #PurposeAndPotential

Where do you begin the healing process, when you are the one who everybody comes to for guidance towards their own healing? That is a question that I have been asking myself for over 9 months now. Still doesn’t feel like I have found the best answer. But here is a start… Back to the basics. Back to doing what I started to do in October 2020. Back to building, manifesting and BEing Brand Camille. I have thoughts, ideas, dreams, visions, problems, solutions, questions, answers and a plethora of other things going through my mind on a daily, hourly, minute2minute basis. What better way to clear the space then to do a word dump on my own page!!!! I mean, why else did I invest in mySELF if not to use the platform that I created to share mySELF.

And even as I make this conscious decision to continue forward with Brand Camille, I am being distracted by meaningless things… the chair is not high enough, my glasses have a glare, why dafuq do I have so many boxes stashed under my desk, did the cat just knock over a vase in the kitchen, why is my work cell buzzing at 930PM, can I have anymore damn butterflies in my room, should I make a cocktail or puff on a vape pen to get focused, this ice cream is gonna give me the shits, what is the point of talking about myself when no one really listens to what I am saying if it doesnt help solve their problems!!!

It is what it is… can’t say I am on a Purpose-filled Life Journey, if I don’t take the steps required to move forward! So here we go… Buckle Up folks, BRAND CAMILLE has arrived (again!)

Hold My Mule…

When you can’t Be Yourself where you are… Then move your SELF to a place where you can BE!!! #ShoutingJohn #BrandCamille2020 #ButterFlyEffect

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Winter Solstice 2020

Note to SELF: Don’t expect Old Keys to open New Doors!

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2020 Vision

A Tribute to My Transgender Family and Friends…

Good Evening Folks, Do me a favor…

RAISE YOUR HAND if you have ever made the statement, “God doesn’t make mistakes”! While that may or may not be true, No Body is perfect! Did you say it specifically when discussing a transgender person’s decision to present themselves how they See Their Own Truth? Yea, I am sure you probably did! So, if your God knew you before you were manifested, who are you to call Some Body else a ‘mistake’??

KEEP THOSE HANDS UP… Do you realize that we all have made ‘adjustments’ to ourselves at one time or another? And we did it so that we can feel/look/appear ‘normal’ again! However comma I am not talking to us ‘normal’ folks at the moment!

HANDS STILL UP?

Okay, now LOWER YOUR HAND if you have done any of the following:

  • Worn braces as a youth/adult, to straighten your ‘crooked’ smile
  • Pierced any part of your body (seen and unseen piercings) to accentuate/beautify that area
  • Been fitted with corrective shoes/brackets to fix your uneven/distorted gait
  • Wore make-up (male and female) to cover up blemishes or even out your skin tone
  • Surgically removed/reshaped/restored an imperfection to decrease your personal insecurities about how folks perceive you
  • Use corrective lenses to get back to 20/20 Vision

AnyBody’s HAND STILL UP? Yes? Well, lucky you!! You were ‘perfectly’ made.

Now, if you did have to lower your hand, is it safe to assume that God only made a few minor ‘errors’ when it came to creating you? And you did what you had to do to correct said errors. Right? Tell me this, what makes you any different than Any Body else who wants to make a ‘change’ to their own Body? Not a damn thing!!!

So what does it mean to have 2020 Vision? And how does that ‘look’ for individuals like YOU & ME? Does it mean that we have ‘perfect’ vision when we’re looking at a chart? Or is it that we see ‘perfection’ when we are looking at our Transgender Framily?

We should see the reflection of the GOD IN US when we look at our SELF in the mirror!!! If we don’t, why not? We have to come to the realization that is really is okay to make the needed ‘adjustments’ in order to be who we wish to See in the Mirror…

To me… THAT IS TRUE 20/20 VISION!!

Love Hugs, Purpose and Potential- Camille

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Hope…

World AIDS Day 2020
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Dealing With Personal Insecurities — Omobola Stephen

Personal Insecurities could be defined as a feeling of general unease or nervousness that may be triggered by perceiving of oneself to be vulnerable or inferior in some way, or a sense of vulnerability or instability which threatens one’s self-image or sense of pride. Personal insecurity may be linked to mental health.One which needs to be dealt with […]

Dealing With Personal Insecurities — Omobola Stephen

The Story of Camille

Your purpose and potential is greater than your past pains and problems…. What does that really mean? Who am I really saying that to, and why am I trying to convince them of this statement? Why do I keep telling folks this and yet I have such a hard time applying it to my own life? Were MY past pains and problems even that big to begin with? Maybe I am so focused on My Perception of the past, that I fail to realize that I am presently living in MY Purpose and Potential season right now!

How should I introduce folks to The Story of Camille (again)? Guess ‘in the beginning’ would be the best starting point, eh… But which ‘begining’ should I use to tell you MY STORY??? (To be continued)

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Been a long time…

I started this journey with a ‘Leap of Faith’. But then I found mySELF holding on to the limbs, branches, and roots of Trees that no longer served a Purpose in My Life!! ‘Letting Go’ is hard and scary. Every small obstacle in the way will cause you to doubt the path you have chosen. Every little voice in your head, that doesn’t hear the same Love Language you have been speaking to others, causes you to doubt your own perceptions. Every thing that doesn’t matter, takes away your attention from the things that matter the most. 11 months ago, I was placed on the path to create Brand Camille 2020 There is still time left in the year 2020, and I have a Universe Appointed Charge to Keep!

Why am I doing this?? Because My Purpose and Potential is Greater Than My Past Pains and Problems!

It is time to RELEASE THE CAMILLE!

Camille n Coffee Chat w/Justin

Setting the foundation…

11.18.2020 1:11PM- I had the pleasure of conducting my 1st FB Live ‘interview’ with someone very near and dear to my heart, My Friend, Brother, Inspiration and Soulmate- Justin E Bell. Justin is a legend of sorts throughout the Jacksonville LGBTQA Community and the HIV/AIDS Advocacy World. While his life story has always been one of Hope, lifted by Chosen Family and driven by Purpose- it wasn’t until 2007 that OUR PATHS would cross, and what was supposed to be a ‘death sentence’ would turn into a ‘Reason to Breathe for the both of us!!

I hope you enjoyed the video, and felt the Positive Energy and Attitudinal Healing generated from Our Hearts to Yours!

Below, I have included a ‘donation box’ to allow the opportunity to donate to 2 very special charities. Justin is a long time chairperson/member/coordinator for Jacksonville’s World AIDS Day Celebration and NAMES Project/NEFL Chapter of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. The Support and Healing Works done by and for the HIV/AIDS Community through these projects would not be successful without the Love Offerings from our friends and families. No gift is too small, and every gift is humbly appreciated! For more info, feel free to contact me and I will gladly connect you with Justin!

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Fixing My Crown

Needed to freshen up my locs… If I don’t take care of My Own Crown, how can I offer to assist My Fellow Queens?

IT is what IT is…

Does that statement aggravate you too? I mean, the statement can be both positive and negative depending on the circumstance. However comma no matter how the statement is used, the basic translation is still… WHO DAFUQ CARES?!?! LET’S JUST MOVE ON!

Let’s say you are having a deep discussion (argument) with a co-worker, and to end the convo, and avoid being proven wrong, one of you says ‘eh, it is what it is!’ Well tell me Becky, EXACTLY what dafuq IS IT’? Isn’t that what we are trying to figure out? Isn’t that why we are discussing the details and options? You mean after 4hrs of debating, all you can come up with is ‘It is what it is’…? Are we just going to ignore that fact that we are back to where we started- with no resolution??? DO YOU EVEN CARE ABOUT THE CIRCLE WE JUST TALKED IN??? Arrrrgggghhhhhh (Okay, so I just got aggravated over a facetious conversation. LOL)

Now, lets look at a positive perspective of the statement. Over the last 10months, I have had numerous opportunities to say this very statement to My Own Self! It has become somewhat of an encouragement to my psyche, when I start to doubt this Life Journey that I am on. When I moved to the Gulf Coast, I left family, friends and my comfort zone to follow a ‘dream job’. It was not long before I realized that this was not My Dream that I was following, but instead it was the clouded visions of others. Others who saw My Abilities/Strengths/Passions/Drive and wanted to use those traits for their own prosperity. After a while, as I began to see the truth, I reminded myself that, ‘Camille, it is what it is’! In other words, yes I saw ‘it’, named ‘it’ and realized that ‘it’ no longer served a purpose in My Life Journey. This calmed my soul and gave me the motivation to TAKE CARE OF MY SELF, AND MOVE FORWARD!

So while the statement can be aggravating, it can also be used as a motivation to push you away from the negative and into the positive. 

IT actually IS, WHAT IT IS supposed to be!

Love, Hugs, Purpose and Potential- Camille