skin is so beautiful.’ She looked like she was in her 30s and she said, ‘I am 58 and I drink water…plenty of water and I put me first as a priority.’ That advice just always stuck with me.
Then they talked about vulnerabilities and how they used their platforms to perpetuate positive moments even in the face of negativity. We loved what Erykah had to say about being vulnerable, she noted that people wanted to see honesty.
Being honest…I think that’s what people want to see. When you’re not dimming your light it gives other people permission to shine too. For me [the stage] is therapy; it’s the moment that I get to admit the things that I need to admit or reflect the things I reflect, and I see people looking back at me with the same feeling that I have who need the therapy as well. We become one living breathing organism…and that’s beautiful. Everybody’s vibrating the same kind of okayness. We’re all right. That’s when it becomes beautiful.
Ledisi had some gems to offer our young women:
Be fearless! Evolve and be honest with yourself on what kind of love you deserve. Don’t settle. Don’t forget about you first. You deserve the best because you’re the best. When you love yourself first and you understand yourself first; your lane, your purpose, your calling in your life and you embrace fully what that is…it’s the best feeling in the world. No one could change me but me.
We really appreciate the bloggers especially Necole who made an effort to share so much of the event because we have a duty to share the good stuff when we can. It was great to see experienced, professional successful women say we just choose to be happy.