Zoe Modiga Proud Of Being Black
By Purity Lisa on December 17, 2018
Musician Zoe Modiga has learned a lesson on being a proud black woman, in an industry full of ‘plastic’. Her experiences in the industry have changed her outlook on self-love.
“I had to learn and unlearn a lot of things for my own sake. I realised the importance of having people that look like you, to look to in different spaces. I had to learn to be okay with myself and where I am, that made it easier for me to start enjoying myself,” she said.
According to Zoe, self-love is one of the messages people take for granted because they assume everyone already knows they have to love themselves.
“It’s funny because we live in such a tricky yet beautiful era. I recently realised that the social media and social space was not a very healthy space for me. I was beginning to break myself down and beginning to doubt myself.
“I had to break away from everything so I could remind myself of who I am, my gift, my blessing and just to let go of all the pressures we are subjected to.”
Zoe’s only remedy was love.
“Because we are made from love, we spend our whole lives looking for it. We look for it within ourselves. We look for it in other people and in other things. Whether through friendship or platonic relationships and even romantic love. But the most important kind of love is the love for self and the love of the higher power. When you love yourself the rest falls into place.”
