Shaina West

love, light and healing to the opps.

‘A gloriously unashamed throwback that pulses with an electric, furiously magnetic energy; @JamesBamford 's action banger #Jade, powered by a breakout turn from @TheSamurider is a sassy, snappy and deliciously pulpy thriller’ @JunsuiFilms On UK digital now @101FilmsUK

The hypocrisy of being human; the constant tug between solitude and company, the desire to love so desperately and simultaneously be detached from it all, of wanting everything and wanting nothing.

they were the fckaroundiest of times. they were the findoutiest of times. #asmr

Ghosting is my love language.

collector of sharp and otherworldly objects (with no inherent use other than to make the heart glow a little softer)

Me FaceTiming my bestie after ghosting everyone for 6 months

What are you so afraid of? If you never become the person you’ve always wanted to be, or never achieve any of your goals, or never experience the things you’ve dreamed of… Wouldn’t that be scarier? Everything you want is on the other side of fear.

Mood.

As a black woman who looks a lot younger than I am, I'm always on guard when boarding flights. Flight attendants are so quick to judge and disrespect me, assuming I am some delinquent teen. But when I speak, their tune flips… Racism is the dumbest thing yt people ever invented.

Everyone wants a magical solution to their problem, and everyone refuses to believe in magic.

Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.

When someone says 'women like you' to me, I assume they're referring to extremely powerful wizards.

The true enemy of knowledge… is the illusion of knowledge.

Remember that time in 1969 when president Nixon used his landline cable telephone to call men on the moon.. 🌚

“I had to make you uncomfortable, otherwise you never would have moved.” — Universe

Strength is the product of struggle. You must do what others don’t to achieve what others can’t.

Imagination is more powerful than knowledge.

Comparison is the thief of joy.

When I was a kid this was the first movie my parents rented for me and my big bro from Blockbuster. 22 years later, I got to feature in a movie from the same director #TheWomanKing 🥲 oh the feels…