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Q3: Quarter III of 2026 — And so it continues…

I should’ve learned by now that planning rarely means things will go according to plan. Fortunately, I’ve become quite the master of the pivot.

Q3 grew a little frightening toward the end. Heightened worry. Uncertainty. And yet, somehow, things have a way of finding their place.

Or do they?

Hm. Anyway.

Here’s to (🥂)reclaiming what’s mine. To life, joy, happiness, and new chapters—in every sense of the word.

But most importantly, to reclaiming my power.

Watch yourself. Don’t watch me.

I’m already 100 steps ahead. by @ayothomas

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9 days ago

Quarter II of 2026 — Business as usual 😬

Welcome back to a new chapter of inexperience.

Q2 felt like standing barefoot at the edge of a collapsing shoreline, holding flowers in one hand and ashes in the other.

It was a season filled with signs, slow processes, half-formed plans, and plenty of naps. The best experiences always seem to arrive unannounced. Somewhere along the way, I became fluent in endings. I watched certain facades melt in the heat, revealing wolves beneath familiar skin. I learned that loneliness is sometimes the cost of finally seeing things clearly.

So here’s to (🥂) unfamiliar roads and borrowed courage. To moving forward even when the map no longer makes sense. To giving life hell while wandering this earth both heaven sent and beautifully undone. taken in Im on Vacation by @ayothomas

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3 months ago

April showers bring May flowers — photo dump 🌸🌷🪻

The rain came before the bloom.

What felt like loss was often just dead weight learning how to leave. What felt like uncertainty was faith asking me to keep walking after the map ran out.

So here I am, making room for the person I’ve always been beneath the noise, the fear, and the waiting. No longer asking the road where it leads, only trusting my feet to carry me there.

For every season that seemed late, I am learning: flowers do not apologize for the time it takes to bloom. by @ayothomas

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4 months ago

Soft tones, solid energy 🥂 #HappilyMcKnighted taken in Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean Island by @ayothomas

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5 months ago

Quarter 1 of 2026: Waiting to Exhale

Gifts, planning, lots of hair (unfortunately), and the courage of staying true to myself. Cheers, to the big bang and all that’s coming with it. It’ll all make sense with time 😉 See yall soon.

xoxo,
gossip girl 💋😂 by @ayothomas

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6 months ago

I— Still got the juice, buy a sippy 🧃

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#nyfw2024 #nyc #fashion #red #brunch #explorepage taken in Midtown Manhattan by @ayothomas

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3 years ago

Happy Birthday to me— YEAR 27 ✨Thank God for another year of living, and to many more years of continuous blessings. taken in New Jersey by @ayothomas

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3 years ago

🤳🏾 picture this…
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#dc #districteinery #suit #wine #iphone by @ayothomas

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3 years ago

I am divinely guided and highly protected ✨ taken in Washington D. C. by @ayothomas

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3 years ago

just another portrait 👤
November 20th 2022 🌋

📸: @tslippephoto x @_editions.aks
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#selfportrait #photography #tslippephoto taken in NYC by @ayothomas

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4 years ago

INDECISIVE 1-3 (2021) 🌪
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#nyc #photography #selfportrait #explore #newjersey #fineart taken in New York City, N.Y. by @ayothomas

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5 years ago

All I gotta do is post a pic and make em sick 😘😜😉 -

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#likes #like #follow #likeforlikes #love #instagood #instagram #followforfollowback #followme #photooftheday #bhfyp #instalike #photography #l #instadaily #me #picoftheday #miami #miamibeach #miaminightlife #fortlauderdale #aventura #miamilife taken in South Beach Miami by @ayothomas

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5 years ago