Anika Mustafiz (Imagine Violet)
Bio
Anika. Poet, Designer & Artist
Her writing is an expression of many extensions of self, her style of writing is descriptive and raw with the purpose of captivating the audience
www.imagineviolet.com
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The Creator
It took my 16 years to be able to finally say I love what I do. Growing up, our generation didn’t have access to social media and all the infinite possibilities the internet had to offer. Social media didn’t exist. We still followed the structure of going to school, get good grades. Pick something you won’t hate even though you can’t even fathom what that career entails.
By Anika Mustafiz (Imagine Violet)4 years ago in Journal
The Curry Kid
I was almost 8 years old when my family decided to leave the beautiful island of Indonesia. I always wondered what America would be like. As my innocent eyes gazed out the window of our plane, I turned to my older brother and asked him, “So does this mean we’re going to be white now?”. It was hilarious. To my pleasant surprise, my skin remained caramel brown when we landed. *Phew*
By Anika Mustafiz (Imagine Violet)5 years ago in Humans
Origin
I was always afraid to follow my dreams. I cut it up into pieces years ago thinking that it was impossible. Thinking that I wasn’t good enough to meet myself where I wanted to be. I went to school for fashion but was too intimidated to do anything with it. So I put away my fabric shears, the heaviness of it laid in my chest for years after I graduated. To create your own happiness while not having the mental tools to achieve it can be debilitating. I felt like I was slowly digging a grave and placing my talent in it to be buried. I wasn’t even aware that I was doing it. As I progressed into my late 20’s, I found myself losing everything I did have. Whatever happiness was left, whatever support or mental and financial stability I had was slipping away and I couldn’t do anything about it. So I left. I booked a flight to Hong Kong and Bangladesh, I needed to leave and figure it out. I wasn’t sure what it was, but it was something. I couldn’t imagine that such a low point in my life would lead to a road of so many possibilities. Everything is scary until it isn’t. I guess approaching my 30’s placed me in a tornado that people refer to as Saturn's return. An unknown was calling to me to the other side of the world, and through adversity, I found a way to revive my dream.
By Anika Mustafiz (Imagine Violet)5 years ago in Motivation
