We had the good fortune of connecting with Lola Divine and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Lola, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
SpirituaLuxe was truly born through a period of transition. One of those “ancestors knocking my head between the washer & dryer” type of moves…
In the midst of a family trauma, I found myself contemplating creating an entire business template to sustain someone else’s dreams while they were in the hospital, and it was almost as if I heard my grandmothers voice yell “are you crazy?!? Stop building everyone else’s dream and build your own!!”
I couldn’t think of anything that felt more real to me than sharing the level of ritualistic traditions that I’d been brought up with mixed with new traditions that had brought me out of a dark place.
There was all of what my grandmother taught me into regards to spiritual health and wellness as well as the intentional adornments and reminders such as waist beads.
I wanted to share my lessons and life story, and turn it into my livelihood, and from there SpirituaLuxe was born.
Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Growing up, my voice was non-existent. And all I had was my pen…
I wrote.
I wrote at the dinner table.
I wrote at bedtime.
I wrote in the bathroom.
I wrote on the train.
I wrote in the car.
I wrote in the classroom.
(Shoutouts to my girls who read all my paragraphs during class, even if they only wrote back 2 lines lol)
So as I got older, my writing got stronger, but somewhere along the way, I found my literal voice and my pen grew cold.
These days, I’m working on blending both writing and speaking because different mediums reach different people, and I know my voice was made for the people.
This is where it gets difficult. And this is what I’m working on now, but im learning to just live in the moment, to be free. To give less fucks in a world that simply cares too much about trivial things.
That allows me to speak more and overthink less. That’s what helps me get my voice out there because there’s power in my voice, just like there’s power in yours.
Like BIG said, I got a story to tell. And I’m gonna spend my life telling it.
Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them?
Me and my best friend ARE the best time! Anywhere we are, there’s the party.
Whether it’s a drink, ‘’cuz ima have one, or a singalong in the car, or shopping, or at our altars, or being super excited about the bag we just bought or the incense holder we just found, we are so nuanced in character and spirit, that our companionship IS the best time.
I can’t ask for a more FUNNNN time!
Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My life is, and will be, forever dedicated to my grandmother. She embodied the ultimate level of “she’s not heavy. She’s my sister!” And from that, I’ve spent my life curating my own tribe of women who hold me down, lift me up, and quite frankly, I don’t want to live without them!
My sisters.
My girls.
My confidantes.
My reflection.
I am honored to live alongside you.
Website: SpirituaLuxe.com
Instagram: _Lola.Divine_
Twitter: _LolaDivine_
Other: My business IG is @SpirituaLuxe but i will admit it’s super difficult for me to run my page, my business page, hold a full time community based job, be a single mom of 2, AND not get overwhelmed so bare with me!
Image Credits
@Tiffany_The_Photographer @Hood_Vision @PinkPigPro