It’s easy to get lost or weighed down by the heaviness of these times, the unspeakable atrocities we’re witnessing in real time & the interconnected nature of all systems of oppression.
We are inundated with images of horror.
We cannot look away, AND, I want remind us that people are so much more than what’s being done to them (Black folx know this ALL too well).
I want us to also anchor into what we’re fighting for. Not just the absence of oppression or violence.
Love. Joy. Liberation.
I’ve made a Pinterest board of Sudanese, Palestinian & Congolese beauty that you can peep below to help root you into the joy, love & liberation of what is POSSIBLE.
*I suggest looking at these as often as you can or need to. Every morning & evening. Every time you feel overwhelmed or defeated. Hold the vision for this beauty to be returned. Our visions are so powerful y’all.*
Let these images be a small reprieve & reminder of what Sudan, Palestine & the Congo really are.
Communities. Humans. Hearts & minds.
They are more than genocide or conflict or exploitation.
They are cultures and ancestors and elders.
They are prayers and lands and rituals.
They are children chillin’ freely in trees.
Women & femmes gathering at the market.
Folx dancing like their ancestors.
Families making & sharing meals.
They ARE joy & hope & connection.
This is why we rise. We act. We love.
We do whatever we can to free others & in doing so help free ourselves.
Join me this Friday…
I first shared these images in last month’s mindFULL meetup. If you’re called to join me in meditation centering Black & Indigenous solidarity, healing and freedom…
join me this Fri Feb 23rd @ 1030AM EST
*FREE for all Black, Palestinian & those Indigenous to Turtle Island* (but no one turned away for lack of funds)
REPLY TO THIS EMAIL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN.
I love you.
xx R ✊🏽🍉💕