Hey there!
I’m Aja. Selah Aja. A Las Vegas native, singer, writer, soon-to-be self-published author, self-taught (aesthetic) photographer, self-taught florist, and all-around creative.
I’m also an advocate for self-care/self-love, aesthete, and an experience catalyst.
My creativity is inspired by my very own journey of healing & personal growth. Words (writing), voice (singing & speaking), and visuals (photography) are my creative avenues—and essentially, my how I live out my purpose.
This is a journey through healing, self-love, overcoming depression, self-care, and overall wellness. And as I learn and navigate through trusting the journey, I am committed to encouraging, uplifting, healing, loving, and learning (with you) along the way.
By no means is it easy to speak vulnerably of the lessons learned, but it is freeing to know that you are not alone. And I am moved to give, share, and show up in this space as authentically as I can.
I dedicate this space to you, to me, for us.
Lifestyle | Faith | Wellness
The Why
It all begins with God.
I haven’t always loved writing. I felt small, inadequate, and inexperienced. And I rebuffed—for years…
It just so happened at 21 years young, while riding in the car with my mom, sharing my book concepts that she mentioned something that would reignite my love for expressive writing. My mom recounted a time from my elementary years, that love for writing was established at an early age. I spent an hours, days, weeks at a time, writing in diaries and journals about everything. Writing really served as an outlet whenever I had difficulty verbally expressing my thoughts.
Side-note: I wrote letters to my mom whenever I got into some big trouble lol. I had to explain what I really meant to do lol. Ya’ know? Negotiation. LOL.
Writing became an inviolable space for my inmost thoughts. It’s where I felt seen and unashamed. Heard and approved. Safe and composed. Understood. Untamed. Wild. Free. The most at ease.
I have since then compiled every thought and feeling into words/lessons, prayers, and affirmations. I began publicly sharing some of these drafts on my Instagram page for those that need an extra ounce of hope and affirmation—just as much as I did.
(see Instagram highlights.)
The words I share as encouragement to others are inspired by the work I’m still doing on myself—turning my lived experiences and pain into messages, testimonies, and lessons.
Writing is healing.
It is a vital piece of my calling. And though only a percentage of my purpose, I am convinced that I was chosen for this.
God chose me for this.
And as a vessel, I dare not withhold the words any longer.
This is for you, for me, for us.
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"There are a lot of writers watching right now, who are holding onto stuff because they don’t know how people will accept it…and it doesn't matter. You have to get it out. You’re just holding on to something that doesn’t belong to you anymore."