Beauti Butterfli
From Sorrow to Bliss
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Erick picked me up from work and dropped my son and I off to my best friend’s house where we stayed the night. The next day I walked home about eight o’clock that evening. When I got to the corridor of my apartment, the door was locked. This was a common area door that led to the first and second floor apartments. There was a note stuck there stating she was at the store, so I waited for about fifteen minutes. It was unusably strange that the door was locked because we did not lock it lest we were all in the house. We were the only one who lived in the building at the time and somehow lost the key to that door so I had no key to get in. I rang the bell several times, called my mom’s name at the window and nothing. I then used my cell phone to call Erick so that he could possibly help me to get in. He showed up within ten minutes but was unsuccessful at trying to get the door unlocked himself. He then paid five dollars to some random guy from the neighborhood to climb in the common area hallway window to come down to unlock the door. We got in and walked up the dark hallway stairs to my second floor apartment and when I got to the door it was unlocked. I did not think anything of it because I figured my mom was home and maybe she was just having one of her moments. As I walked towards my bedroom, noticing the couch pillows thrown to the floor, I put my baby down from my arms and I suddenly was stopped in my tracks. There she lay naked, cold and lifeless. I immediately dropped to my knees, grabbed my son and screams of “NO!” piercingly came from my mouth, streams of tears came flowing down my face, my son cries were screeching. Erick right behind me held us in his arms and got us out the way. I sat there on the arm of the couch screaming and whaling in tears, while he yelled out “CALL THE POLICE!” to the neighbors. He immediately got us out of the house and waited until police showed up.
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Tolanda’s story is honest, raw, agonizing, and ultimately uplifting. It is a memoir of courage and hope, telling of struggle, setbacks, tragedy; and it describes an enduring relationship. She provides just the right amount of detail for each encounter and experience. Her ability to push through and find success, peace, and bliss will be an inspiration to those who are facing their own struggles, as well as anyone who has interest in and sympathy for the different lives of others. Tolanda believes her life to be synonymous to the growth stages of a butterfly. No matter how ugly life may have seemed, she was determined to become the beauti butterfli she was destined to be.
About the Author
Tolanda Chenise Hughes, born December 10, 1977 is a self-made Mom-trepreneur, best-selling author, certified Wellness and Personal Development Mentor and Licensed Cosmetologist. For over 17 years she has been in the beauty industry, servicing clients, owning and managing saIons. In 2017, she discovered that although she loved making women feel beautiful, she knew that her purpose was on a larger scale. Once Tolanda puts words in her mouth or writes something down, she says she has to be ready for it because the opportunity will soon follow. After doing some research, she started to put all the pieces together that would give her that platform to reach that bigger audience. She founded the Beauti Butterfli Evolution, a women empowerment online organization that gives women an outlet and the resources they need to reach their maximum potential. Empowering women in the areas of personal development, wellness and entrepreneurship is Tolanda’s drive for success. She has been down the road of despair and understands the need for the support of other powerful women in order to get help to thrive. We are all one soul but we are nothing if our soul is shattered. Through her tragic and blissful story, she hopes that others will find a way to their true form of love, peace, joy and freedom.