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4 days, 14 Black women, and me…
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Hey Reader, By the time you read this, I'll be at a Rest + Reclamation Retreat for 4 days with 14 fellow Black women activists, sponsored, held, resting on purpose. Here's how I got here. The same dear friend who thanked me for my authenticity a couple weeks back is the one who nominated me for this opportunity. In fact, I found out about it and the next steps while I was in bed with COVID, and my first thought was… 💭 How am I going to be sick and out of commission for ten days and then go rest for another 4 days, 6 weeks later? Even though I pondered this Q, I didn’t let it stop me from submitting my application. And, now I am at the retreat – experiencing deep rest and creativity that I’m not leading! Since it's sponsored, I don't have to pay for anything. There's even a small honorarium for transportation, childcare, and missed wages. The kind of care and support that’s needed for Black women across income-levels to step away and rest. Everything keeps running smoothly without me. That's its own kind of gift. 💝 The timing is a little wild, we'll be in the height of the WNBA semifinals, and the Valkyries play Game 3 tonight. Go Valks 💜⚔️🪽 I likely won't know how it turns out until I'm back on Sunday afternoon in time for Game 4! Lol…that's kind of the point. 😅 My core values of presence, joy, and sustainability are made possible through interdependence and care. Collective care. Knowing the relationships I've built in this phase of my life can hold all the parts of me, even the parts I can't carry alone. May your core values guide what comes next! In Lovelution… p.s. I’ll be sharing more of my personal story next week during a newly developed 5-Part Series: How to Stop Letting Your Co-Parent Ruin Your Day. Part 1 will be about how it doesn’t always get better. Click here to be notified when I go LIVE on Wednesday, October 14th at 4 pm pt / 7 pm et. Rooted in love. Blooming in liberation. 🌻 |
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I am a Human Systems Strategist: I diagnose the pattern and co-create alignment, whether that's one person or a whole culture. Justice & Joy in your inbox every Friday! 📥
Hey Reader, Reclamation is easier to proclaim than to live. 😅 I came home from the retreat glowing, naming stillness and no longer fighting. This week's Chase Center Watch Party Joy! Then, the mamaverse tapped me on the shoulder and asked, "Are you sure?!" And honestly, that's how it goes. You get tested on whether you mean it. My test showed up this week as a big change for my kid all while getting sick: a house move, and a new person moving into the other home. Shifting dynamics. What I'm...
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