May we learn to embrace the tension of things...this is how we will grow

“Self-awareness is a beautiful thing. And it becomes a powerful thing when you use it to lean into the chasm that lay between your flaws and your fortes. To confront, to grieve, to wonder, to evaluate—but never to stay."

- https://www.instagram.com/rachelmariekang/ (Rachel Marie Kang)

What are we willing to create in the absence of light?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okH5n9CZbx0 (Black Art: In the Absence of Light - Trailer (YouTube))

https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/black-art-in-the-absence-of-light (Black Art: In the Absence of Light (HBO Max))

Book mentioned: https://g.co/kgs/5C7oS9 (African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song )

What to remember before you start the race.

Joy doesn't discriminate -- what a beautiful thing.

You were meant to create. You were not just made to consume. You have a voice and story, too.

I was so moved, my eyes teared underwater, and I mixed my saltiness with the ocean’s…I looked around to find my position vis-a-vis the boat and couldn’t. But it didn’t matter. Home was everywhere. – Diane Ackerman

Adventure is not tied to who said

you could come along.

It is tied to the journey

you’ve been on all along.

-Morgan Harper Nichols

Let's celebrate endurance...even in its smallest shapes.

You don't have to wait any longer.