Connecting the Cause

4 things I've learned over the past couple of weeks:

1) As much as I say opinions don't affect me, they still do. It's like this, you think you get completely free of something, but in all actuality you are free of a LAYER of it in a particular season. In another way, shape or form it can come back up, and you feel like you never progressed. Not true. You've just entered into another layer of growth that requires a deeper understanding of that thing as an evolving person. So yeah I'm re-examining the ways opinions matter in this season of my life.

2) Some people want to connect to cheer for my journey, to support , or to vibe with a kindred spirit. Others just want to extract 🤷🏾‍♀️ I'm getting more keen on learning the difference and how to handle it when it comes.

3) It's necessary for me to look back and take assessment of where I used to be and where I am now, and know that my growth should never be compared or contingent on something outside of myself. I set my pace. I set my rhythm.

4) Showing up for Black nonprofit/mutual aid/community peeps gives me joy.

What's something life taught you recently? Any of these resonate with you?

MLK Day of Service is coming up and there will be thousands of individuals descending on organizations and communities to lend a hand and serve.

Nonprofits, you have a responsibility to be an advocate for those you serve! Tell volunteers the truth for why they're there.

Volunteers, you have a responsibility to confront the messiness in your heart so that you can show up with the posture of learning and growing and not one of power and pity.