Today we’d like to introduce you to Chelcee Williams.
Hi Chelcee, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
I was born and raised in Houston, Texas. I went to college at University of North Texas in Denton. Texas. That is where I fell in love with poetry, my freshman year. I joined an organization named Poetic Justice and throughout my journey it eventually led me to becoming the president in my junior year. Poetry saved my mental health, allowed me to reach a depth within myself I always questioned. When I put my pen to paper I become the message and the messenger. My story is told piece by piece through creative function. In that, I allow myself to be free and others to feel less alone. Although I am a poet, I am also a middle school social studies teacher. I plan to dedicate my life to enhancing and healing the world with every creative and quality instrument I have to give. I can assure you, I’m just getting started.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
It has not been a smooth, not a rough road either. My life is no easy story to tell. I have had my trials, but it came with a lot of blessings. My mental health growing up got the best of me due to unspoken trauma and lack of proper healing. I stayed silent about things due to feeling ashamed and not wanting to feel like a burden. We all have a life to live. I pushed my loved ones away. That’s on me. I love my parents and family, especially my long time friendships I had throughout those times. People always say I deserved better, but I also should have done better for myself. As I get older, I am still learning, but also opening up more even when it hurts to speak on my life and address my mental health. One thing I learned in this life is that it is a forever healing journey and we decide what that means to us.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I am a middle school social studies teacher at Pro-Vision Academy. For a while I was a long term substitute teacher, feeling like I gave more than what I earned. However, the impact I had in the classrooms and with the bonds I gained within the faculties, will always have a special place in my heart. I am currently in my first year of having my own classroom and I love it, the challenges and the blessings. I would like to think that I am a rare being yet not complicated to understand. Ironically it is hard to put that into better words, but as I continue to define myself for myself, I will have the words. I am proud of the woman I have become and becoming. I am my hardest critic and am learning to be my biggest cheerleader.
How do you define success?
I define success as being at peace. Whatever you have done in this life, may it all be worth it. From the different relationships you have had to the businesses you worked, it all counts to the person you should be proud of today. Success is always a matter of perspective, but should always be more factual than opinionated.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: talkthattalk_rarity
