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Detours & Possibility
The path is rarely straight. Here you’ll find the pivots, foggy seasons, and unexpected turns that reveal new possibilities and remind us that resilience is its own form of brilliance.


Vol. 1 Ed. 18 September 7, 2025 Opening a Hidden Door: Traveling Lighter, Thinking Bigger
We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.” - Joseph Campbell Dear Brilliant...

Soyini Abdul-Mateen
Sep 72 min read


Vol. 1 Ed. 16 August 24, 2025 Forgiveness as Expansion: Making Space for Clarity, Peace, and Reach
To carry grief is to drag the body of someone you loved through every room you enter” – Kaveh Akbar, Martyr! Dear Brilliant Community,...

Soyini Abdul-Mateen
Aug 233 min read


Vol. 1 Edition 12 July 27, 2025 No, I'm Not Just Preachin'. I'm Takin' My Own Advice.
Understand that truth about that question in your soul…" -Beyonce`, Bigger Dear Brilliant Community, Lately, I’ve been living with a...

Soyini Abdul-Mateen
Jul 272 min read


Vol. 1 Edition 5: June 8, 2025 Faith in the Fog
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.— James Baldwin, The Evidence of Things Not Seen Dear...

Soyini Abdul-Mateen
Jun 82 min read


Vol. 1 Edition 4: June 1, 2025 On the Path: Pivoting, Partnering, and Preparing for What Comes Next
And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist Dear Brilliant...

Soyini Abdul-Mateen
Jun 13 min read
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