<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Dominique S Roberts W]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discover relatable experiences through spirituality and realism and let's connect on a journey towards authenticity, healing & self-love]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/thejourneybacktocalmerwaters</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 20:50:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[To Be or Not to Be a Career Woman?]]></title><description><![CDATA[To be clear, we as women are Divine...Spiritual...Life Givers; and for the Divine (not karmic) empresses, we deserve to have the best of both worlds: love &#38; a career. I remember being called a career woman a few years ago by my ex, and when I think about it today, I guess they were right, but to a certain extent, it wasn't by choice, and I've certainly gotten distracted along the way(finally, no more delays). As women, some of us grow up with a plan for our lives in terms of marriage,...]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/to-be-or-not-to-be-a-career-woman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9ccc11cdf183e0230d0ddc</guid><category><![CDATA[Career Women]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Societal Norms]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 02:18:45 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do Dreams Come True?]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Google, to dream is to indulge in fantasies about something greatly desired, to contemplate the possibility of doing something, or to experience dreams/nightmares during sleep, and depending on the context of how you refer to dreams, they can be: spiritual, religious, lucid, healing, realistic, nightmares, etc. However, in this journey of my thoughts, I would like to briefly dive into both the literal and figurative aspects of dreams. To be honest, this blog post had been sitting...]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/do-dreams-come-true</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9cca97cdf183e0230d0a42</guid><category><![CDATA[Dreams]]></category><category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category><category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Power of Belief]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 02:10:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My 30 Day Water Fast Journey ]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you find this, I hope it serves as inspiration that the mind is powerful and even if it’s not water fasting, when we set realistic goals and take things day by day, small steps can lead to significant progress over time. *Please be advised, this is my own personal journey and if necessary, please seek medical professional advice before attempting any type of fast. My journey of water fasting started around five years ago as a means to realign spiritually, emotionally, and physically;...]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/my-30-day-water-fast-journey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9cc895c6495acaaf302330</guid><category><![CDATA[Water Fasting]]></category><category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keep It Simple.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don’t worry about things you can’t control. Sage your energy. Cleanse your energy. Be the change you want to see. When it’s time to put the lessons you’ve learned into action, you’re ready. Sometimes there’s no easy route to the finish line. Let toxic vessels be toxic, mind your business. There’s still light in a world of darkness. One can’t live without the other. Be the light.  Focus. Be kind. Have fun. Meditate. Relax and chill. Be proactive but don’t force. More Intimate Thoughts and...]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/keep-it-simple</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6682929401f56ca4e432b56c</guid><category><![CDATA[The Power of Belief]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:09:51 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Official Last Emotional Purge: Life Isn’t Fair, and Love Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.]]></title><description><![CDATA[7.2.24 To be honest, on second thought, I haven’t necessarily given up on love, but at the same time, it’s definitely not a priority right now… 6.30.24 As I lay here writing this, it’s almost weird that I’ve finally decided to give up on love or getting married. I’m transforming a few heavy emotions before this next season of my life, as well as right before Mother Nature’s gift(ak.a. period)...go figure...But I should’ve never tried to be a meditator to others and a lover girl for so long. I...]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/life-isn-t-fair-and-love-isn-t-enough-anymore</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6681f096473bdc011e078e3c</guid><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[Spiritual Warfare]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetic Justice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Divine Union]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:43:57 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feel It so You Can Heal It.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s okay to cry. It’s okay to feel pain. It’s okay to feel anger. It’s okay to feel negative emotions. Today, I woke up feeling light as a feather after finally getting the last of some yucky, icky feelings out of my system from emotional pain by writing it out. It’s like I needed that purge of emotions to let it all go. I was a little worried that what I wrote may have come off as judgmental, but why be fake about it when that’s how I wanted to express those raw emotions?! Even the calmest,...]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/feel-it-so-you-can-heal-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66783d85931b837544520349</guid><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[Shadow Work]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 15:36:07 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still Healing…]]></title><description><![CDATA[I need to get this off my chest…and if you don’t like cuss words, don’t read it… I’m done supporting people…for now. I do it too much and it comes too naturally because I like to see people win but any and everybody who watched and observed me sink to my lowest point while I requested, begged, or cried for help can kiss my ass…KNOWING THAT I BARELY ASK ANYBODY FOR ANYTHING…I did everything I thought I was supposed to do in terms of working and going to school with REAL 9-5 jobs, to be...]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/still-healing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6677a8b1802886a083773938</guid><category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Boundaries]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 05:01:39 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Poem She Wrote.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Red &#38; black. Black &#38; blue. Nickelodeon. Who are you? Collagen. A middle child. Down on the low. A painter &#38; a hacker. Just let it flow. Many places, Nigeria, Mexico. The sunshine state is home though. Dance and be free. Life + Time. The corrupt are free and the innocent do time. Will the real slim shady please stand up? It’s time to fill your own beautiful cup. They sleep on the foundation. But you’re on the come up. Did I miss anyone? It doesn’t matter. Time is up. drops mic lol More...]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/the-poem-she-wrote</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66644b063fa86331cd459176</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetic Justice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Melanin]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 12:18:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Flower Girl. A Rose. A Work in Progress. A Divine, Beautiful, Chocolaté Empress.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dirt was thrown but instead a rose grew from honey and potatoes. You’ve always been a flower meant to love and be loved but just like a forgotten garden, sometimes weeds and crabgrass grow in the meadows. The wasps tried to sting you and the flies swarmed while you were down, but they didn’t understand that your guardian angels are profound. Remember the good times but don’t dwell on the bad. The sun is peaking and it’s time to be glad. You’ve made it to calmer waters but don’t run from the...]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/a-flower-girl-a-rose-a-work-in-progress</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6651e82d6e6c111fcf875104</guid><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetic Justice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Spiritual Warfare]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2024 14:05:05 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love Is an Action Word, but Can You Be Loved?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I mentioned in another post “…love isn’t cheating or being physically, verbally, or emotionally abusive. Now is it perfect?! Hell no…”, I feel like I’ve been inspired to discuss another perspective. As I listen to others and try to understand the different dynamics of why people choose to stay connected when it comes to unsatisfactory intimate relationships, I’m starting to wonder why it’s okay to even deal with for an extended period of time in the first place - I certainly did in the...]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/love-is-an-action-word-but-can-you-be-loved</link><guid isPermaLink="false">662ebc411c683b7f427e2c3f</guid><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Divine Union]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:07:40 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Social Media Ruin Relationships? To Be Honest, No…But it Depends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Initially, my answer to this infamous question was no, but as I really think about it…unfortunately, it depends. I feel like it’s a choice to let something like social media ruin a relationship because at the end of the day, with open communication and transparency, there’s nothing to really ruin. I can only hope that it’s a joke when people say it - the toxic positivity in me is going to say it is - but thinking you’re irreplaceable or like someone is going to regret moving on or won’t find...]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/does-social-media-ruin-relationships-to-be-honest-no-but-it-depends</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6628c3b85d9ebb79f74f845d</guid><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[Divine Union]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:17:20 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smile Through the Rain: Never Underestimate the Underdog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes rising like a phoenix from the ashes and blossoming into a rose is justice enough]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/smile-through-the-rain-never-underestimate-the-underdog</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6619adf7b8ae8d2b4fc0671f</guid><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Power of Belief]]></category><category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category><category><![CDATA[Spiritual Warfare]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2024 01:49:54 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Be Honest, I Just Feel Like Posting These Chill, Sexy, Cool Introvert Vibes Somewhere]]></title><description><![CDATA[COCO COULÉR DSRW P.S. The lil' nibble from Duke didn't hurt. It looks worse than it felt. lol More Intimate Thoughts and Perspectives: https://www.dominiquesrobertsw.com/blog #dominiquesrobertsw #justvibing #cococouler]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/to-be-honest-i-just-feel-like-posting-these-chill-sexy-cool-vibes-somewhere</link><guid isPermaLink="false">661345e3f0f6f3674256f495</guid><category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Melanin]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vibing]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 01:51:27 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Is Love Supposed to Hurt?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I googled the definition of love, I interpreted the meaning as something beautiful, enjoyable, and positive, and to take it a little deeper, to me, a Divine union is an equally yoked and inevitable spiritual connection that surpasses the physical world, allowing souls to intertwine into one. I even remember when I was young and dumb, mentioned here: Don’t Match Energy but Don’t Be a Fool Either, when I stated: “I was naïve and thought love, career, and wealth worked out like in the happy...]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/actions-speak-louder-than-words-is-love-supposed-to-hurt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6612eed48c6f89b8f3d08fe7</guid><category><![CDATA[Divine Union]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2024 20:49:40 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love Your Melanin: “Some say the Blacker the Berry, the Sweeter the Juice; I say the Darker the Flesh, then the Deeper the Roots”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, this is inspired by a beautiful love who stated that sometimes they’re ashamed to be black; all I’m going to say to that is…love your melanin! And just like Tupac Shakur so beautifully stated, “Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice; I say the darker the flesh, then the deeper the roots”. Let’s be real for a moment: we live in a tremendously diverse society, which is wonderful, but when I hear my fellow melanated a.k.a. BLACK (technically BROWN) men and women...]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/love-your-melanin-some-say-the-blacker-the-berry-the-sweeter-the-juice-i-say-the-darker-the-flesh</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66128abdfd7d3f5c363a967e</guid><category><![CDATA[Melanin]]></category><category><![CDATA[Natural Beauty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Insecurities]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetic Justice]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2024 13:58:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t Match Energy but Don’t Be a Fool Either]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by: Me, I like to call this one “the black mirror” To be honest, I recommend starting here: The Inner Lioness: I Care Too Much but Like…IDGAF…Like Forreal or even The Dark Night of the Soul: Being the Victim, Mourning, Rising Up, and Moving Forward.  Sometimes, how we express negativity (or even positivity) is just our inner selves begging for someone to actively listen; we’re overstimulated, it needs to be released, or a plethora of other things. I’m sure a psychologist has the correct...]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/let-s-get-into-the-nitty-gritty-of-anger-don-t-match-energy-but-don-t-be-a-fool-either</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66115ae738dbd225eda5fcd6</guid><category><![CDATA[Reaction Abuse]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rage Bait]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2024 16:07:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dark Night of the Soul: Being the Victim, Mourning, Rising Up, and Moving Forward]]></title><description><![CDATA[To be clear, anyone who makes it through the tunnel of a dark night of the soul (there may be more than one) is a true soldier of life, and my heart goes out to anyone who chooses not to let the woes of life turn them into a selfish monster or continue a cycle of intentional pain, stress, hurt, etc., because it's not easy. Although dramatized, this documentary is a good example and a small glimpse of what a cycle of pain and poverty can do (and this is only one topic of many): Inside the Dark...]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/my-personal-experiences-with-the-dark-night-of-the-soul-being-the-victim-mourning-rising-up-and</link><guid isPermaLink="false">660080ec03657badc7290059</guid><category><![CDATA[Dark Night of the Soul]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Power of Belief]]></category><category><![CDATA[Insecurities]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:13:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding Agape Love and Setting Boundaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, I was told to “stop giving people the benefit of the doubt”, and I hate to admit it, but they’re right. I repeated the same life lessons with different people over the years all because I saw the potential in someone or chose to overlook certain qualities. Trying to accept everyone is cute because we’re all flawed with our own issues, but there comes a time when boundaries are necessary. Dealing with emotionally manipulative narcissists (non-gender-specific) who may or may not be...]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/understanding-agape-love-with-boundaries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65fd66b7ef8ada56e72b707f</guid><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Boundaries]]></category><category><![CDATA[Agape]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 11:13:18 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Yin-Yang Twins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by: Me, while taking a walk and appreciating Mother Nature This prayer is inspired by a beautiful singer I grew up listening to. We all deserve true love without malice, but self-love is the best love. LOVE YOURSELF FIRST! To be honest, I wrote down the husband I wanted a few years ago, but since that journal is hiding somewhere and I’ve learned some lessons since then, it’s time I create something new. I pray that in Divine timing, or whenever the stars align, the yang to my yin and...]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/the-yin-yang-twins</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9ca91f40f82ee328f6289c</guid><category><![CDATA[Love]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Divine Union]]></category><category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:48:17 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inner Peace Is Worth It When Forced to Live in a Chaotic World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being that this is a personal blog, I feel like being real for a moment. As I willingly choose to tap back into the digital world again, I'm observing how chaotic it is, but it is what it is, honey. Between algorithms, celebrity gossip, entertainment, spirituality, wellness, and everything else in between, it can be quite overwhelming. Moreover, with there now being this obsession for some of us (humanity as a whole) to go viral and only use content creation as a business,...]]></description><link>https://www.dominiquesharicerobertswooten.com/post/inner-peace-is-worth-it-when-forced-to-live-in-such-a-chaotic-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65f601bb842cf0aaa42c0d0f</guid><category><![CDATA[Healing Through Honesty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Insecurities]]></category><category><![CDATA[Inner Peace]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2024 22:05:41 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dominique Sharice Roberts Wooten</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>