Other Writing

I was six — maybe seven — when a guidance counselor looked at me and said words that wrapped themselves around my life like invisible threads.

“Special.”

“Different.”

“Gifted.”

“Emotional.”

“Unstable.”

I didn’t know it then, but those words weren’t just observations. They were codes. Warnings. Permissions. Labels that gave adults an excuse to study me without ever trying to understand me.

But the truth?

I already knew.

I had felt different for as long as I could remember.

And being told —...

In this heartfelt reflection, Jacoria Little shares how resilience, vulnerability, and the quiet courage to keep growing—even through heartbreak and hardship—can lead to deep healing and unexpected beauty. A soulful offering for anyone learning to bloom in their own time.