KAYA NOVA

I wrote this song to remind myself to never settle in love again. ‘Out Loud’ is out now 🧡 ffm.to/kayanovaoutloud

Hear it from me as your big sis, it’s better to feel uncomfortable about holding your ground now than dealing with the day-to-day of knowing you never spoke up for yourself and now people are running you crazy. Set your standards early in absolutely everything and STICK TO THEM.

Standing up for yourself and reinforcing your boundaries always feels so unbearable, but then it results in exactly what you need. It’s worth the discomfort every single time.

Having fun with this again 😌

In one of those moods where I want to go off grid and completely start a new life.

Wyd this Saturday Brooklyn? Hopefully coming to see me perform for @CFBGPod 😌🎤 events.eventnoire.com/e/carefreeblac…

I just hope one day we finally take ‘Black Excellence’ off its pedestal so we can finally make room for Black integrity instead. Success is nothing if we have zero morals, principles, or understanding of mutual care.

You can either live the life you want or spend time explaining yourself to people. You can’t do both.

I am entirely too accessible to people. I love responding and being available to help or give, but it’s just not possible anymore to always be open for everyone, every message, all the time. It’s not healthy.

I just booked a birthday trip for myself that I couldn’t even afford last year. Sometimes the solution is 365 days away from the problem, we just have to be patient!

To anyone who needs to hear this, running a company is HARD. It’s not something you need to do unless you’re crazy passionate about something enough to stick beside it when it thrives or fails. It’s not the only way to show up for what you believe in. Please understand that.

I don’t want to keep budgeting all my life, there just needs to be an abundance of money. Period.

I love coincidences now, they feel like little signs of alignment. When I meet a stranger and we have things in common, or I see similarities in the real world with my own goals, it just feels like God is winking at me. Like the world knows what I want and is reflecting it back.

In your 30s everything is a lot of fun, but everything is also very serious at the same time.

Everybody is going through a lot, but so am I. I give grace and understanding, but I also need things too, and I have to stop forgetting myself trying to be compassionate to everyone else.

It feels so good having nothing on my calendar. No meetings, I don’t need to be anywhere or talk to anyone. Empty days are really healing.

Thank you We Are Made for letting me share my story about building my life as a musician & founder of @itsgrownmag 🤎 wearemade.net/moreofus/kaya-…

I understand why the elders would always respond with “you’ll understand when you’re older” because so many of these big life problems will only make sense with time and maturity. You truly won’t get it until you’ve lived a little more.

Something in my energy has shifted drastically, because I’ve been attracting amazing people every time I leave my house now. Love that for me.

Going from being hyper independent to welcoming ease, is not as simple as quitting a job, getting your big break, or meeting the perfect partner. There’s so much work and unlearning that’s needed in that transition and we don’t talk about that enough.

Real lovers care about community. Real lovers think politically because they know they have to in order to show up for those they love. Real lovers listen and seek solutions. Real lovers protect. Real lovers lay foundations for trust. Real lovers create opportunities for others.