Something Nubian

By ReikiRaEss| somethingnubian.com For a long time, I believed many of us were chasing something we could never catch. Not peace. Not wisdom. Perfection. Recently, I was having a conversation with someone I love. She shared that only God is perfect. It wasn’t directed at me. It was simply what she believes. As I listened, I found myself wondering something different. What if the problem…

By Reiki RaEss | SomethingNuBian.com 📖🌙 Dream Narrative Last night I dreamed I drove a long distance to go swimming. When I arrived, I carefully placed my bag down and paid close attention to the pool rules before getting into the water. I eventually swam, enjoyed the experience, and later drove home, only realizing afterward that I had taken the long route there but somehow found a much…

“Children don’t need perfect parents. They need connected ones. And sometimes, connection begins with understanding ourselves.” By ReikiRaEss @somethingnubian.com There was a time when parenting books focused almost entirely on the child. Today, we’re beginning to recognize something equally important: The well-being of the parent shapes the learning environment just as much as the…

Something NuBian | Sun Day ☀️ | Identity • Curiosity • Lifelong Learning Every homeschool family eventually asks the same question: “Am I doing enough?” Then someone mentions unschooling, and suddenly you’re scrolling through hundreds of comments from parents who seem completely relaxed while your planner has color-coded tabs, sticky notes, and enough highlighters to open a small office supply…

By Reiki RaEss | SomethingNuBian.com There are dreams that make perfect sense while you’re dreaming, only to leave you laughing when you wake up. Last night, I experienced several dreams that flowed into one another. Some seemed connected, while others felt like completely different stories. There were flashes of my mother-in-law’s leg, something involving my stomach, my husband and a bank, a…

By LaTrecia Doyle-Thaxton aka Reiki RaEss “Every curriculum begins with a question. Mine began with empathy.” 🌿 Today’s Focus Why I created the Inner-G Scholars Academy binder and the experiences that inspired it. 🧩 What I Intended When I first started homeschooling, I wasn’t trying to create a curriculum. I was trying to create a better learning experience. Like many parents, I saw gaps…

Others reveal who we’ve been all along. Daily writing promptDo you think we’re shaped more by our experiences or by who we are?View all responses Experiences may write the chapters, but they don’t own the pen. Every lesson is an invitation to return to ourselves with greater wisdom, compassion, and intention. ReikiRaEss @somethingnubian ✨ Like, comment, or follow for more thought-provoking…

By La Trecia Doyle-Thaxton aka Reiki RaEss @somethingnubian.com I was raised around ideas of heaven and hell, God and the devil, good versus evil. Like many people, I accepted those ideas because they were handed to me long before I was old enough to examine them for myself. Then I started asking questions. Not because I wanted to argue. Not because I wanted to rebel. Because I wanted to…

July 14, 2026 | New Moon in Cancer ♋ There is a difference between fixing something and nurturing it. Many of us were taught to push harder, work longer, and keep moving regardless of how we feel. Yet every now and then the Moon arrives with a different lesson. Instead of asking us to do more, she asks us to feel more. The New Moon in Cancer arrives on July 14, 2026, offering an opportunity to…

By Reiki RaEss | SomethingNuBian.com There are dreams you wake up remembering from beginning to end. Then there are dreams that leave only a single scene behind, replaying over and over until you finally stop and ask why. A few days ago, I dreamed I was standing in my son’s room. There were a few ants on the floor. I bent down to break them up, expecting them to scatter. Instead, millions of…

Tehuti, Silence, and the Power of Right Speech Some things don’t hurt because they happened.They hurt because nobody ever named them. Before healing becomes action…Before cycles can break…Before power can change hands… There has to be language. This is where Tehuti enters the story. Not as a god in the clouds — but as a principle we’ve been missing. Before There Was Healing, There Was…

Why Physical Pain and Mental Exhaustion Are Really on the Same Team By LaTrecia Doyle-Thaxton | Reiki Ra-Ess There was a question floating through one of my fibromyalgia groups that stopped me in my tracks. “Which is harder to manage: the physical pain or the mental exhaustion?” The answers came quickly. “Both.” “Depends on the day.” “Mental exhaustion.” “Physical pain.” “Pain causes the…

How one song sent me down a rabbit hole that changed the way I see art, history, and curiosity. By Reiki RaEss | SomethingNuBian.com ☥🦋 I was about 11 years old when I first heard Prince’s Dorothy Parker. Within the first fifteen seconds, I was hooked. At that age, I wasn’t analyzing lyrics. I wasn’t researching literary figures. I certainly wasn’t thinking about symbolism or social…

What’s a piece of media (book, movie, song) that changed how you see the world? Prince was:📚 An obsessive reader.✍🏾 A meticulous lyricist.🧠 Known for layered references and wordplay.🎭 Someone who enjoyed leaving clues rather than explaining everything. Then he writes a song called “Dorothy Parker”.Not “Dorothy.”Not “Miss Parker.”Not some random name.He chose the full name of one of the most…

Mine was Prince’s “Dorothy Parker.” It led me back to one of the sharpest writers in American history. Read more on SomethingNuBian.com.

Where I Learned to Keep Coming Back By ReikiRaEss | SomethingNuBian.com A while back, my husband read one of my blogs, text me, and said, “You should start your own church.” I laughed before the words even finished leaving his mouth. “We already have.” It took me a second. Then I texted “outside”. Not the Garden of Eden. Toward our garden. The one with herbs that perfume the summer air…

Sometimes our dreams don’t scream. They whisper. By Reiki RaEss In a recent dream, I discovered a long green object beneath my skin. It wasn’t painful, but it was impossible to ignore. Around it were familiar themes: family, old friendships, caretaking, and the search for answers. Dreams often reveal what waking life has tucked away beneath the surface. Not every emotional wound hurts. Some…