Over the past few weeks, I’ve been talking to clients, friends, and peers and the one theme that keeps coming up is that they don’t feel like they’re doing enough in this moment. We’re experiencing a flurry of emotions: anger, astonishment, relief, overwhelm, joy.We’re protesting, calling folks out on social media and in real life, […]
‘We are our ancestors wildest dreams.’ – Unknown No matter how you choose to celebrate Juneteenth, I want you to pause for one moment and recognize the magnitude of today. Can you imagine the swelling sense of joy and pride your great-great-great-great Grandmother and Grandfather have when they see YOU? What you’ve built.What you fight […]
Freedom is not given, it is WON.– A. Phillip Randolph. Do you feel FREE? With next week being Juneteenth, and an awakening happening in America (this is me being hopeful), I’ve been thinking about what really makes you free. What does freedom look like for Black, Indigenous, and Brown folks? I shared a bit of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Have you ever had a dream that was burning inside of you, but for some reason you couldn’t get it out? Maybe you were too busy or didn’t feel ready. Whether it was internal or external, something was always there preventing you from moving forward on your heart’s desire. I’ve been there.And I’ve been annoyed […]
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 […]
Have you ever watched a kid throw a tantrum? I’ve had plenty of opportunities to witness a child meltdown, especially in the last couple of weeks. The beauty about children is that they instinctively know how to deal with stress and haven’t yet bought into the socialization that tells them to bottle their feelings up. […]
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! […]