the risk of the self
There's a difference between fitting in and belonging. When we fit in, we're who others expect us to be. When we belong, we're who we really are.
While this distinction may feel clear to our minds, in our bodies it’s not always so straightforward.
i want: a poem for today
When I witness fear and violence enacted against Black and brown bodies, it rattles my body. I do not jump to action, I swim in feeling. I process through writing and being in the natural world. Only after I’ve taken the time to understand how my body is impacted — feel its contractions, tension and strain and taken care of what is needed — can I move with my full self into what’s next.