Whiplash. That’s the only way I can accurately describe what we’ve experienced and lived this week. REMINDER FOR BLACK WOMEN:Please don’t think because white folks are eager to learn everything right now that you have to jump or bend over backwards to give it to them. Chances are high that you’ve been inundated with questions […]
It’s exhausting.I’m exhausted. If I’m being honest, I’m supposed to be the person that slides in your inbox and reminds you to center your joy. To boldly take up space. To get outside and get grounded. And that all sounds like bullshit right now. A black man birdwatching in the early hours of the morning […]
“And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, ‘If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.”― Kurt Vonnegut Jr. You know that moment when you’re witnessing the most mundane thing— A beautiful sunset on your evening walk.Or your toddler handing you a crushed […]
Worrying is like sitting in a rocking chair, it gives you something to do but it gets you nowhere. - Glenn Turner I’m not here to tell you that you don’t have shit to worry about. But what I am here to tell you is that there are ways to kick rumination — that feeling when we […]
What is the difference between “good enough” and “good enough to rest?” Most of the women in my life suffer from some form of not good enough-ness. As women, we’ve been socialized from a very young age to not only distrust what our bodies & hearts are telling us but to also believe that who […]
I’ve been hearing and seeing a lot of people saying that they’re just ready for things to go back to normal. And I was right there with them. I was longing for the day when things would return to the way they were just a month ago. But suddenly, as more school districts shut down […]
I had a completely different post planned for you today. But I woke up after 5 days of “homeschooling” my kids , while working from home, while taking in the ever changing news about Covid-19 and I just wasn’t feeling my original message anymore. It was a good one though, I’ll send it out later! […]
“We can only be what we give ourselves the power to be.”- Native American Proverb I’m sure you’ve heard or maybe even experienced that if you don’t take care of yourself, your body will force you to. Have you ever run yourself into the ground? Been so burnt out that you end up sick? I […]
This has been a doozy of a week, right? There’s a lot of fear and overwhelm and anxiety and even some downright panic going around. There’s also grief over canceled plans, concerns about the future, anger over the decisions being made by our government (or lack there of), sadness about the ripple effects those decisions […]
“The definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results.” Chances are you’ve heard that sentiment over and over again. But when was the last time you really audited your life to see where you’ve been embracing and relishing insanity, rather than rejecting it? I can’t […]