Loves & Hugs
POSTS & LETTERS TO MY SACRED REBELS ACROSS THE WORLD(MADE FROM PIXIE DUST AND MAGIC)
Do NOT give up on you!
Is it okay that I own that I’m sad today? Someone I care about deeply is going through dark and difficult times. A lifetime of abuse and neglect has finally caught up with them in a shitstorm of epic proportions and, not seeing a way through, they’ve essentially given...
Happy Juneteenth!… Let’s do better, America.
If you look up Juneteenth, you’ll discover a few interesting facts: 1. The official date of the Emancipation Proclamation, issued by Abraham Lincoln to free all slaves, is actually January 1, 1863. NOT in June and NOT on the 19th. 2. NOT ALL SLAVES were actually freed...
The problem is deeper…
I know I’ve been silent for a hot minute. Between more sickness, some looming deadlines for a BIG THING I can talk about next week, and the seriously awful things happening around the world right now, I’ve been in “watch and process” mode. Not everything requires...
{Reflections of Racism} Buffalo Mass Shooting: The White Narrative
I want to say an “unhinged” white man opened fire in a predominantly Black community in New York last week, killing 10 people and wounding another 3. Of the 13 harmed, 11 were Black. But I think it’s unfair to shrug off his actions as “unhinged.” That makes it easier...
{Reflections of Racism} I should have believed them
I’m in Hawaii for the first time and it’s even better than anyone had said. The vibe is chill. The people are awesome. The sky is lit with colors I didn’t even think were possible. And I’m getting the best tour of Oahu that not even money can buy. Because I’m getting...
The Trauma of Magick
We’re reading My Grandmother’s Hands as part of a leadership group I run. It is a brilliant and breathtaking book about trauma… specifically racialized trauma and the pathway to mending hearts and bodies. I emphasize the last part because, as Resmaa Menakem teaches...
“You are designed for success.”
-Debbie Burns
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