…is 42. So says Deep Thought in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. I think Douglas Adams had a point though, because what I observed in my year as a 42 year old will stay with me for the rest of my life. The back end of 2019 had plenty of WTF moments, but the […]
Equality
When Doing the Work is Fascinating #BLM
I started out thinking I’d write a piece every week relating to the Black Lives Matter theme. Then it became mentally overwhelming because there was simply so much information to process, and emotionally overwhelming as I saw people I love glaze over when I tried to engage them in conversation about it. Doing the work […]
Strangled by Semantics? #BLM
One of the most liberating things about this past week for me has been the permission to just start. The permission to speak up, in full knowledge and acceptance that I am going to fuck up along the way, but that it’s infinitely preferable to sitting quietly waiting to be perfect. Done is better than […]
Black Lives Matter
It has been a horrific few months for black people. I’ve seen this perspective. In truth, it has been a dangerous world for black people for centuries. Who made it dangerous? White people. Who keeps it dangerous? White people. Who can change it? Yup, you guessed it, White People. I’m an ally. I know I’m […]