Genaya Johnson
Bio
The test you go through in life is your testimony and I truly believe that. I am a single mother of 2 sons, a hard worker, charismatic and a comedic story teller. I want the world to know that there is light at the end of each tunnel.
Stories (2/0)
Does hard work pay off?!
My work history started at the age of 13 during a school program in the summer. I was impressionable, eager and ready to earn my own money. I always made lists of things I wanted to buy and what snacks I had to have thinking I was going to be rich. To some I was! I got to treat my friends to whatever they wanted at the corner stores.. ha ha I was a big spender. By time I was 15, I had 2 jobs. That summer program with my school and Six Flags( Great Adventure). You couldn’t tell me nothing. I was practically grown! My grandmother taught my sister and I about saving and spending only what we needed. She never took anything we made but we did get to use the money we saved to buy our own school clothes and shoes which excites me because the shoes I wanted I never got with her having to raise 5 other children. My grandmother was an amazing woman. Til this day, I never understood how she did it. Raising all her grands, working 2-3 jobs, being a pilar of the community on which seemed like little to no rest. We all learned some type of valuable lesson. Mine was; Always make sure you are able to provide for yourself and your responsibilities. Don’t depend on anything or anyone. Because if they left you tomorrow you will be all messed up. So this was my motto growing up. This was what made me go so hard.
By Genaya Johnson 3 years ago in Journal
The Making of Me
Sometimes I can be conflicted with the word beauty. I lived in a world where beauty was one dimensional and I amongst other women had no choice to accept it. Although there were men who secretly appreciated us, we still did not fit the mold of celebration and it hurt many people who shared my physical likeness.
By Genaya Johnson 3 years ago in Viva
