Today – I was triggered into remembering those days sitting at the folding table, away from the action scooping up food with a plastic spoon. Clearly, I couldn’t be trusted with the silverware to eat. Triggered because I was asked to talk about the relationships...
Hope This Helps: “Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” -James Baldwin The most troubling aspect of last week’s RNC is the sheer ignorance of those who claim to know and the substantial power those ignorant people...
Hope This Helps: I reached out to my Dad this week as I was dealing with my feelings about the persistence of racial persecution in my country. I needed to understand how to handle my fear and anger without harming someone else with my words. In my mind, I was...
Guest post by Nicole Wood 1. Acknowledge your emotions (anger, fear, anxiety, hopelessness, fatalistic, nihilistic, etc.) and Release them! (cry it out, write it out, walk or run it out, attend a worship service, connect in a healthy and supportive...
Feeling Overwhelmed? Pray/Meditate In our first conversation to discuss vigorous positive action, we recognized the most important immediate action is to promote healing for those traumatized by this past week (and quite frankly the past few years). Here are...
