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Life and Work with Daijah Fullwood

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Today we’d like to introduce you to Daijah Fullwood.

Daijah, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
Hola!! I go by Dai. I am a 23-year-old early childhood educator major with a minor in Psychology. I am originally from Miami, Florida but I reside in Columbus, GA. My life just like yours has many ups and downs but from a young age of six, I learned that God will never put more on you than you can bear.

April 1, 2002, my mom and I went to the Bahamas to celebrate her birthday we had a great time, but then just 10 days later my aunt pulls up to my OOG (my great-grandma) house and puts on the news to tell us that my dad has passed away in a vehicle accident. Right then and there, I realized just as quickly as God can bless you he can turn everything upside down just as quick.

After my dad passed away, my mom decided to go into the military. It was a huge toll on me because I had already lost my dad, now what if I lost my mom too. When she made that decision, I had to live with OGs. I’m blessed to have them because their old souls live through me. After a few years, I decided to live with my mom in Texas. Things there were pretty rough my mom met a man named WW and he was something else but the only thing good that came from him would be my little sister. We call her butterfly lol. After my mom and WW split she got back with her ex EV who is now my stepdad who I had known since my dad passed. He’s been such a great father figure and he’s had a slip-up or two but I’ll take him over WW any day. My mom and EV got married then my other baby sister was born and my baby brother. So, my mom in her seasoned she has 4 biological chilluns. I saw all that to say this, I’m thankful for the ups and downs I’ve had in a nutshell because they made me appreciate who I am as a person. My OOG always tells the story about how when she was first born the doctors said if she lives to see 18, she’s lucky. And her mom replied saying she’s not lucky, she is blessed. That is why I always say I’m blessed if someone asks how I am. My OOG is now 82 and kicking strong. If she would’ve kicked the bucket before 18, my OG (grandma) nor mom or I would be here. So, I know everything happens for a reason. Later in life, like in middle school, I got into sports and veered from performing arts which were my focus in elementary school. I love both but now, I want to get back into performing arts. I’ve been through so much and I feel like it’s a way out for me to relieve stress. I’m 23 with no little people (kids), I have a job in my career field plus two side gigs. In addition, I’m working on my music and YouTube channel. As said before, I’m from Miami which area code is 305, I always go by Psalms 30:5 “weeping may endure for a night but joy will come in the morning.”

Meaning what you are going through only lasts a little while go through it but just know that things are going to turn around. Nothing good lasts forever nothing bad does either. It’s a balance as my mom would say.

We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc. – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
It hasn’t been a smooth ride at all. Like I said before, I lost half of me when I was six so most of my life and still now I wonder what would it be like with him? Also as a kid, I dealt with abuse. Verbally and physically. I had to deal with a lot of family trauma and generational pathologies but I’ve broken many of them and will continue to do so. I was diagnosed with bipolar and depression two years ago I been dealing with that. Many people think because of how I appear that my life is all daisies and glitter eh no. It’s so much that I bottle up and hold in for the sake of not wanting to be a burden to others.

I feel like folks go through things on the daily and maybe way worse than what I think I’m going through, so who am I to complain? After my first mental breakdown, I had realized how many people were there for me and loved and needed me to stay strong.

My advice to young ladies would first be to pray! Pray, pray, pray!!!

Prayer changes things. When I had my hospitalizations that’s all I did was write and pray I felt so broken, weak and confused I needed strength and I don’t mean just physical I meant for everything like spiritual, mental, emotional, etc. My next bit of advice would be to plan set goals and plan to obtain them. Think write execute. Some goals will take longer than others but stay faithful in your purpose and everything will unfold.

My last bit of advice would be to stay around like-minded people. Ever since elementary school, I have been involved in things. In elementary I was in the band and choir. Middle school, I got into sports basketball, volleyball, track and field. High school, I stuck with sports and leadership positions. Once I got to college I joined mentoring programs such as P3 and DIVAS. I gained sports scholarships for track and cross country. I became apart of a Greek organization in my sophomore year as well as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Alongside that, I was a part of the national honor society of leadership and success. So, I have accomplished many things but while doing so I made sure my circle was positive encouraging and flourishing. We all had the same goals whether it be to win, to bring up the youth, to build a stronger sisterhood, or just maintain our GPA we had the same focus and that meant a lot.

What do you do, what do you specialize in, what are you known for, etc. What are you most proud of? What sets you apart from others?
I currently am an educator at an elementary school in Columbus, GA but I want to get back into my music. It’s a way out for me and most and I need that. I have a YouTube channel that focuses on the growth of all ages for all things mental, spiritual, physical, emotional, and financial. I have things on my channel from praise dance to work out videos and motivational videos, etc. with me you never know what you’re going to get but I love it that way. What makes my channel unique would be that it’s for everyone for everything. Rather than just one particular thing. My very first episode released last year January 8, 2019, and it explains everything the channel is about. I haven’t posted in a while due to relocating to Columbus from my school in Albany but I will be back and better than ever.

Were there people and/or experiences you had in your childhood that you feel laid the foundation for your success?
I definitely feel like my childhood experiences had to deal with my success. For the good and bad. For example, I use to cry a lot as a kid my cousins would call me water head and cry baby and honestly it made me stop crying which in turn ended up being a bad thing because as I grew up I thought crying was a sign of weakness. But now as a young adult, I see that it isn’t what I thought it was.

Also, the verbal abuse in a way made me stronger because now, it’s like if anyone else comes at me sideways, it doesn’t affect me like it would someone else. The fact I lost my dad at a young age, showed me not to take life for granted because you never know when your time is up. Everything I been through has made me who I am today. A positive, motivated, ambitious and goal-driven young lady. I’m only 23, I have so much life to live and love to give, I know all things are working for my good.

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