“ Love is my religion. I think it’ s the foundation of everything. I think we have to learn how to love in so many different ways and forms.”
Tea: I think we all need“ that thing” that we can set apart from all the difficult times in our lives,“ that thing” that will keep us motivated to keep moving no matter what. I don ' t think it necessarily has to be a person. I think it’ s a feeling that helps you move past the parts that aren ' t so pleasant in life. An angel is your most powerful driving force. It’ s behind everything you do. It’ s tied into your creativity. You as a poet, you as a dancer, you as a mother, you as a woman – all those things stem from that one powerhouse. It knows what you need in the moment. Sometimes you might need to be a little bit stronger. Sometimes you might need to be a little bit happier. Sometimes you might just need to have a little bit of hope on the horizon. It will adapt to what you need.
Ziggy: It’ s definitely a feeling. I don ' t have a specific person that is my angel, but everything is in my mind, so my mind is the angel. I go based on what my mind tells me. My mind is my motivation. If I think,“ This is the person for me,” then I ' m going to follow that. Like when I saw Timisha, it was my mind that told me that she was the right woman for me.
Tea: We are all our own angels, but at the same time we are angels for those around us. We all touch people every day without realizing it. By just existing. By smiling at someone while they walk past. That is being an angel for somebody. Somebody needed that smile. It might have been the smallest confirmation, but it’ s something. It’ s powerful. Ziggy and I like to inspire people, although there are people out there who aren ' t ready to embrace us and move forward. That’ s their own space and we respect that, but there are a lot of people who are ready to grow and inspire others.
Ziggy: Having a large following on social media and being in front of the camera helps us be angels to others. Timisha and I inspire people by showing how strong our love is. It is not our intention to prove to people that this is how a relationship should be. It’ s more,“ If this is what you want, it’ s out there and you can get that.” I wasn’ t accepted by mother, but now I ' m gaining a following based off who I am. I can express myself in a way that I never got to before. That gives confidence to a lot of people who have gone through the same. I have people tell me that I make them want to come out to their parents, and that I inspire them because I have a family that I have created without actually birthing my children.
Tea: A lot of people have this vision of what they expect love to be like and what love is supposed to be. People don ' t necessarily believe that their expectation of love and their reality of love can be the same thing. It can. I think it’ s important to share that it does exist, and is attainable. The spark is real. Making people realize that they can have the love they want stops people from thinking that they deserve less. Love is my religion. I think it’ s the foundation of everything. I think we have to learn how to love in so many different ways and forms. I have love for my lover, for my children. I have love for strangers walking down the street. I have love and respect for cultures and religions. If we all live in love, there will be a lot less room for things like hate and judgment and violence.
Ziggy & Tea: Love is our angel.