Feeling into our collective space, there is a climate of unrest, of stepping out rather than falling back, spikes of emotion and expression whether marching on the street or making ourselves heard in relationship. I feel a need to calibrate my needs and personal medicine.
This Laura Sandage song IS medicine for me ( Laura Sandage, What is not me). She is an amazing woman who became empowered through her personal work with her ancestors, and from that center offers her creative gifts some of which are song.
In perfect timing, I watched an interview with Iyanla Vanzant, and appreciated her recounting an experience she had with Oprah where they had a significant disagreement that lasted 11 years, and then was resolved on the air when they had an open and vulnerable dialog (31:00). It included a piece very personal to me which I’ll share on our call if there is time. Powerful sharing, here’s the link if you’re interested. ( Lee Harris with guest Iyanla Vanzant)
With a steady diet of educating myself on cultural perspectives and white fragility, I feel humbled and impatient for real and meaningful change in our greater community. I also am beginning to understand more deeply this issue is not about the color of our skin. That is the focus at the moment and a worthy one. But I feel a calling to for that and more.
I want to be clear about a few things. I stand for LOVE.
I believe Black Lives Matter. I stand for Black Lives.
I believe Indigenous Lives Matter. I stand for Indigenous Lives.
I believe People of Color Matter. I stand for People of Color.
I stand for a safe just world for Black Indigenous and People of Color.
I believe a just, healthy beautiful world is possible.
I stand for the health of our earth.
I stand for the unborn generations.
I believe it is time to amplify the voices of Black Indigenous and People of Color.
I commit to amplifying these voices.
I stand for the deconstruction of systemic oppression: through investing and donating money to businesses, organizations and people making a difference, through voting for social change, through my continued education on anti-racism, white supremacy and white fragility, through standing up for and with Black, Indigenous and People of Color.
I stand for diversity, equity and inclusion.
I commit to continued education to make sure I make choices that back this up.
I stand for doing my best, knowing I will make mistakes.
I commit to owning those mistakes with humility and compassion.
I commit to lean in to conflict and discomfort and to leave a place at the table to work it out.
I commit to checking my privilege and owning my judgements.
I commit to bringing more love, joy and luminosity into the world.
I commit to the 7th generations.
I commit to peace.
I commit to change.
I commit to holding a magnificent vision of the future that includes us all: human, plant, animal, earth, mircro-organism.
I stand for LOVE.
I believe in LOVE
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