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Vol.1, Ed. 19, Sept. 14, 2025 - ✨ From Mantra to Muscle
“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish...

Soyini Abdul-Mateen
Sep 14, 20252 min read


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 7, 20252 min read


Vol. 1 Ed. 17 August 31, 2025 An Interlude of Gratitude
When you let go, you're not giving up. You're stepping aside, allowing a greater intelligence—the rhythm of the universe—to guide the...

Soyini Abdul-Mateen
Sep 6, 20253 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 24, 20253 min read


Vol. 1 Ed.15 August 17, 2025 The Sonnet, the foolishness, and the work
You’re given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself. – A Wrinkle in Time Dear Brilliant Community, When I first started...

Soyini Abdul-Mateen
Aug 17, 20253 min read


Vol. 1 Ed. 14 August 10, 2025 What Every Pharaoh Would Give for This
You are richer than 93 percent of people. Not in money, but in time. - James Clear, Atomic Habits Dear Brilliant Community, This week,...

Soyini Abdul-Mateen
Aug 10, 20252 min read


Vol. 1 Edition 13 August 3, 2025 This is Your Time, Your Challenge
Please don’t fall into the abyss because something negative once ruled you. I’m from where you are—and I’ve got to fight my demons too. –...

Soyini Abdul-Mateen
Aug 3, 20252 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 27, 20252 min read


Vol. 1 Edition 11 July 20, 2025 No silver platters. Just faith, music, and movement
I am deliberate and afraid of nothing. — Audre Lorde Dear Brilliant Community, This week I’ve been deep in the paperwork and puzzle...

Soyini Abdul-Mateen
Jul 20, 20253 min read


Vol. 1 Edition 10: July 13, 2025 Live on Purpose. Speak with Intention
If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive. — Audre Lorde Dear...

Soyini Abdul-Mateen
Jul 13, 20253 min read


Vol. 1 Edition 9 July 6, 2025 The Rainbow Is the Signal
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used whe n we created them. - Albert Einstein Dear Brilliant Community, I’ve...

Soyini Abdul-Mateen
Jul 6, 20252 min read


Vol. 1 Edition 8: June 30, 2025 The Tesseract and the Towel: A Hitchhiker's Guide to Strategic Clarity
Life, with its rules, its obligations, and its freedoms is like a sonnet: you’re given the form, but you have to write the sonnet...

Soyini Abdul-Mateen
Jun 30, 20253 min read


Vol. 1 Edition 7: June 22, 2025 Define Your “What” by Noticing Your Purple
If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about the solution. — Al...

Soyini Abdul-Mateen
Jun 22, 20253 min read


Vol. 1 Edition 6: June 15, 2025 Mindset, Movement, and Mindfulness – Notes from the Field
Scenius doesn’t happen in isolation. Genius is not a solo act— it’s a collective phenomenon. — Brian Eno, via Show Your Work Dear...

Soyini Abdul-Mateen
Jun 15, 20253 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 8, 20252 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 1, 20253 min read


Vol. 1 Edition 3: May 21, 2025 Finding My People. Finding My Power
Give what you have to someone; it may be better than you dare to think. - Austin Kleon, Show Your Work! Dear Brilliant Community, ...

Soyini Abdul-Mateen
May 21, 20253 min read


Vol. 1 Edition 2, May 11, 2025 Drop by Drop: Learning to Listen
I d o hear to listen.— Jill Scott, Womanifestio Dear Brilliant Community, As we celebrate Mother's Day today, I'm reminded of the...

Soyini Abdul-Mateen
May 11, 20252 min read


Vol. 1 Edition 1: May 6, 2025 A Journey of Brilliance and Becoming
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. - James Baldwin Dear Brilliant Community, ...

Soyini Abdul-Mateen
May 6, 20253 min read
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