Deborah Gordon

Angels walk on land sometimes, they dream, they love, they open your eyes to heaven in the here and now; call it an island. Jamaican girl, every time I come around, I change worlds, and minds too 💕 Photos and edits by @rhh_photography1 Earrings by @aviola_accessories #model #jamaicanmodel #Jamaica

What if we took the latter part of “love thy neighbour as we love ourselves” seriously this year? 📸 and edits by @rhh_photography1

Goddess ✨ Instagram suggested this song and to be quite honest, it’s a perfect match. Earrings: @aviola_accessories Heels: @bellezafashion_ja #jamaicanmodel #model #blackmodel #jamaica

Use what you have to do what you can until you can do better. Mental healing is a journey. The process feels like building muscles or stamina in the gym; awkward, uncomfortable, strenuous, and at times confusing. If you can relate to this then you maybe you know that the hardest part is when the mask falls off. When you’re unable to push through to get through, when being strong and putting on your game face is suffocating. Every one needs a safe place to unravel, can we try being that for ourselves first? The February version of me in this video looks different from the April of myself, because I took the mask off. I decided to get up again, for me and to do things in a better and healthier way. The tips I share, the stories, blog posts, poems, artwork, those are all avenues of the transformation process. The healing. The creation and recreation of me. My mental health and wellness journeys were the catalyst for the creation of @_mindartja formerly known as Eunoia, and my business venture @_nachami . I needed somewhere to transform the pain I experienced and turn it into beauty, into structure, into art. I’m no longer afraid to be seen trying. Watch me work, watch me grow, and know that this is all for the little girl in me who needed this, all of it. There is more and better here already, so I trust and believe that my elevation is coming too. Let’s go! 🙌🏽💚✨ #lovedvra

Wellness update: If we don’t take care of our health now, then when will we? Exercise helps your brain function well, but it also asks you to be present in your body. When your mind and body are connected in a healthy way, there is so much more you can feel, think, and do. Make the time to exercise. Even if it feels mundane. The hardest part is showing up. The rest is easy. After an on and off beginning this year, I’m grateful to put more energy back into my fitness routine. Let’s see how much I’ll grow this round. #mevsme #mindbodyconnection🏋🏾‍♀️ #pilates #strengthtraining #mentalwellnessjourney

Stop being Jamaican? Nah. Never. I always love seeing this wall/door on the Edna Manley College campus. To me this translates to: Be confident. Be audacious. Be bold! The arts need that type of energy. Check out the CAG(e) Exhibition at @emcvpasva and give these students their full respect and support. The techniques, re-creations of Jamaican culture and popular art culture through a Iamaican lens inspired me in ways I’m excited to share. Look at the reimagining of the woman with the pearl earring with a bandana head scarf, cowrie shell earring and beautiful brown skin and eyes? I can see this in a living room or family room, because it will start conversations. The Pitchy Patchy piece made me squeal! The movement, the colours, the shapes, all made me even more desirous of a reemergence of Jonkunnu. It took a while for me to realize that it’s a digital print/painting, but this is a fun piece that I had a lot of fun observing. When I tell you that these drawings are so detailed that they look like photographs, I mean these drawings are so detailed they look like photographs. That Koffee piece? BAD! 😌🙌🏽 I’m always pleased to see anime, manga, fairytale, dystopian inspired pieces as well. Jamaicans deserve to dream and be whimsical. Not every piece needs to reflect a sociopolitical perspective. We can feel joy, happiness, intrigue, and dream of running with fairies in the meadows too. (I think we invented that, but do not quote me! I have no sources to support that claim lol) Art is always better in person, so please, do guh see. Sign the book when you do. Buy a painting, sculpture or two. #lovedvra #art #jamaica

“Creativity takes courage.” - Henri Matisse Remember how I’ve spoken about the duality of life and living? This visit happened during a week where things felt like they were falling apart. I could not see how they were coming together just yet, so this experience came at a better time than I had planned. Someone also complimented me that I should have fan art/artwork made of me and I receive it! lol. I loooove seeing the different ways people interpret the same subject. It is inspiring, sometimes humbling, but definitely a beautiful experience. If you recognize any of the artworks here please comment below. If you’ve been to the @emcvpasva CAG(e) Art Exhibition please let me know what you thought about it. I kept saying “wow!” at each new piece 🤭. #lovedvra #jamaica #artheals #ednamanleycollege

Woooo! Now I can update you all on what I’ve been up to with Miss Supranational Jamaica 2026, but reminiscing about former years feeds my whimsy. I met up with @nikellemarier and @suzan_dowdie to watch the Sashin Soirée for Miss Universe Kingston and St. Andrew. As usual, I have no comments on the contestants until the final night when they’ve been trained and embodied their development at that stage. For now, keep it classy, keep it cute, don’t look around, and put everyone else’s opinions on mute. 🫶🏽✨ Portrait taken by @viridianirl Edits by @markd_moments Portrait makeup by @glambyoneilmua6618 Should we call this round a diamond in the making or a diamond being revealed? 💎 @officialmissuniversejamaica @missuniversejamaicaksa @officialmisssuprajamaica #misssupranationaljamaica2026 #journeytothecrown

“Gorgiiiina!” Yes, I’m back on the pageant scene for Miss Supranational Jamaica 2026! 👑🤭✨ There will be a coronation this year to decide the new titleholder to represent us in Poland in July. I’m grateful for all the love, encouragement, tips, and support you’ve shown me throughout this time. What should my hashtag be so you can follow along this journey? Comment below ✨ (The voiceover was BTS but it matched too perfectly with this. No, I couldn’t hear anything that while we recorded this clip. 🤭) 🎥 @bretuo_ x @s4h4ii #jamaica #misssupranationaljamaica2026 #Deesjourneytothecrown #pageantry

Who they came to see? 👑 Dee. Let’s inspire more. Yes? 🎥 @bretuo_ x @s4h4ii #teaser #jamaica #pageantry

Oh no? @bretuo_ x @s4h4ii #teaser #lovedvra #jamaica #theworldismyrunway #👑

Then life started loving me back, but it always did, I wasn’t open to it as yet. That’s the tricky thing about depression and anxiety. That’s the messed up part about experiencing sexual assault or trauma. They change you in ways that make you shrink in hopes that you will forget. If you forget what happened then maybe the pain will leave you as well, but the body keeps the score. Sure, new experiences come and life lifts you up, but you know how bad a fall can be so you bristle, panic, ponder, hyperventilate for everything. On edge. No one out rightly chooses a bad thing or bad person. They masked their intentions and now you make your light because all the feedback said you shine too brightly and that why you couldn’t tell the difference between a diamond and a spade. Call it what it is, manipulation. Coercion. Rape. Name the act. Shame the perpetrator. As for me, I did what could be done. He’s blocked. No access to me and mine anymore. How barefaced is it to search for someone you bullied, assaulted, and tried to manipulate after they walked away? I’m only human. Of course I’m tempted to return the hurt and pain back to the sender, but this is my life. I won’t spend another moment shrinking because of him or her or whoever. Will it be easy? No, but I’ve made up my mind. It has to work out. This is my second chance at living; there is no other option but for things to work out well for me. This time I’m doing it for me. Enjoy the backstory. Things are about to get even more interesting. 😉🇯🇲 #lovedvra #aprilmemories2026 #sexualassaultawareness #alreadywinning #iamjamaican