Y’all. Listen—2 weeks ago, me and my husband Keno had the honor of being in a room packed to the brim with Black entrepreneurs.

 Every corner of that space was filled with vision, strategy, and the kind of stories you don’t always hear—stories of people who lost big, pivoted hard, and kept showing up until they won big anyway.

 It wasn’t just a gathering—it was a power surge. Vibes and excitement.

But since I've been home?  I've realized I broke my own number one rule. I didn’t think through the beginning, middle, and end of our trip. No strategy!

So... these past few weeks have definitely been different-different. As soon as we got back to Charlotte, I was slammed—completely buried under all the home responsibilities and obligations waiting on me (both old and new). 

Agitated and annoyed—that’s really the only way to explain it. My mood? Completely shot. I went from partying and celebrating to my eye twitching in frustration. 

So what am I doing to fix it?

Absolutely nothing. Because right now, I have to let myself be human. I’m sitting in the discomfort—learning how to feel instead of fix. I’m noticing the emotions and the sensations that come with them. They’re not abstract; they live in my body. Tight jaw. Shaky hands. That feeling in my chest I can’t quite name.

And for high-achieving Black women who’ve mastered the art of pushing through pain, that stillness? It can feel like failure.

And even though this mood will pass, my job isn’t to rush through it.
My job is to slow down and ask: What’s underneath all this?

It’s about reclaiming the right to feel without performing.

Wellness doesn’t always wear the face of progress.
Sometimes, it’s slowness.
Sometimes, stillness.
Always, grace.

And with that grace a reset will come.

#BLACKWOMENSUMMER

Sharell D. Cannady
CEO, Docked Ships

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