the practice

black self wellth is a scenting practice.

we scent what matters so we can carry it with us.

this practice began with a simple realization.

there are things no one should have to leave behind.

family.

memory.

belonging.

faith.

tenderness.

humanity.

the people who loved us.

the stories that shaped us.

the places that still live inside us.

these are the things we carry.

without realizing it,

i began blending scents as a way of remembering.

before unfamiliar rooms.

before difficult conversations.

before moments that asked more of me than i felt ready to give.

i found myself reaching for them.

not to become someone else.

but to remember.

to remember home.

to remember togetherness.

to remember that i belonged before i entered the room.

and as i remembered,

i realized i had been carrying these things with me all along.

only then did i understand what i had been creating.

i wasn't simply blending scents.

i was blending companions for remembering.

over time, i realized this had been the practice all along.

today, black self wellth continues through scents, blessings, and reflections.

each one accompanies what already matters.

a scent can travel with us.

a blessing can travel with us.

a reflection can travel with us.

none of them ask us to become someone new.

they simply accompany us as we remember what has always mattered.

this is a quiet practice.

one you can return to whenever life asks you to forget.

peace be with you.