Avoid letting any man—no matter how soft his tone, poetic his struggle, or urgent his cause—trick you into laboring for him, defending him, uplifting
Avoid letting any man—no matter how soft his tone, poetic his struggle, or urgent his cause—
trick you into laboring for him, defending him, uplifting him
when he has shown he wouldn’t lift a finger for you in return.
Women’s labor is valuable.
It builds families, movements, communities, and empires—yet too many try to harvest it for free.
Your energy is sacred.
Your loyalty is earned.
Your time is not a donation to someone else’s ego.
Reciprocity is non-negotiable.
If he expects your work, your advocacy, your brilliance—
but disappears when it’s your safety, your grief, or your rights on the line?
That’s not solidarity; that’s extraction.
Guard your power.
Invest it where it’s honored and returned—never where it’s hoarded and exploited.
✊🏾 Affirmations: My Labor Is Sacred, My Energy Is Not Free
My labor is valuable. I do not give it to those who would never return the favor.
I am not here to build kingdoms for people who would watch mine burn.
I chose not to expend my energy to anyone who cannot show up for me.
My compassion is deep, but it is not endless—and it is not for misuse.
If you do not fight for me, you do not get to lean on me.
I am not a resource to be extracted. I am a force to be respected.
I will not overextend for those who under-deliver.
I no longer work for free in places that pay me in silence.
It is not selfish to ask for reciprocity. It is survival.
My yes is powerful. I will not give it to those who would not give it back.
