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Marie-Helene Bertino

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cocoabuttavasa · 18 days

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You deserve a connection that heals.

You deserve a connection that reassures.

You deserve a connection that is gentle on your soul.

You deserve a connection that you don’t have to question.

You deserve a connection that allows you to sleep in peace.

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cocoabuttavasa · 18 days

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“may, cover me with robes of clarity and wrap my intentions in silk. give me the awareness to see what shouldn’t stay and the courage to open the door for what needs to leave. allow me to find my breath again in places that don’t suffocate my truth or authenticity. be abundant.”

— iambrillyant

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cocoabuttavasa · 18 days

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Tsumago-juku.

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cocoabuttavasa · 27 days

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the art of sisterhood, the importance of black sisterhood. my love letter to my bestfriends.

Sisterhood by definition and quite simply means the relationship between sisters.

Prospective Lines foundation is community and togetherness. This project in collaboration with my bestfriends of over ten years is the very meaning of the lining of what prospective lines as a whole means. the art of showing up for those you love most. my friends are the true epitome of what being a woman means; loving, carefree, creative, full of life, full of laughter, full of endless amounts of joy and love. they are one of the highlights of my life, and life without them, would simply be unbearable. these ladies make loving them easy. Peace, Mia, Jill, Mariatu and Temi are the very essence of my heart. I have struggled to put into words what having a great friendship can do for one, and today I've finally got it. A great friendship fuels your soul and gives you life. That, and having God at the centre of your union. The cheat code for sisterhood in words - is simple and whilst there is no right or wrong way.

This is what I've nailed it down to, transparency, accountability, consistency, communication, commitment, understanding and honesty.

This project was my way to showcase our lifelong friendship in photographs. I wanted the shoot to reflect them and be fun and full of love. Our collective @ne6retias was established on the social media platform, Instagram in early February of 2023. We wanted to create a space to showcase our togetherness, our 10 plus years of friendship, the community we have built together and having a safe space to just be ourselves. That is everything that the Negretias Instagram represents as it's a mirrored reflection of how we've always been, just showeased on a broader platform for everyone to see. It is quite unique to see friendships that last out of secondary school. Especially close friendships. This project entitled,

'Negretias's (Berry's Version) being this weeks 'faces' highlight, on the launch of our site 'Prospective Lines' is the most special way to release my heart to the world. So to my very own Benny, Jilly, Mimi, Mari and Tem Tem. I say thank you. Thank you for this wonderful gift of friendship. For our sisterhood. For creating a safe space for me and giving me hope and support in every element of the phrase. Thank you for being my guiding light and sticking beside me for all of these years. I can only pray that God's love continues to shine through all 5 of you.

That God strengths you, protects you and makes you happy. All I want is happiness and love for all of you. I want you to win in everything you do. You are all so hardworking and I admire you all so much in different ways. I love that we all bring something special and authentic to our sister circle. With that being said, the 6 of us are, forever.

I'll be here to support and celebrate you forever. to pour into you when you most need it and even when you don't. I love you all day, all night for the rest of my life! Negretias world forever and ever and ever and after that! Here's to you my loves.

the love of my life is, the love of my life 🫀

(this is from a post from my website, thought I would share 🪽)