The Stars Are Out Tonight

The stars are strewn about the evening sky like a weighted blanket. Consistent. Strong. Heavy. And if we let ourselves pause for just a moment. Just a pair of seconds as the elders say, The rhythm of the universe will fill us, Reminding us that we aren’t alone. That...

Toni Told Me

in honor of Toni Morrison Toni told me: “you your own best thing.” and even though she didn’t say it specifically to me she said it to me, to us. And perhaps this small phrase, relatively small on the written page, is a powerful key. A key that unlocks the world of...

grounding before giving public comment

I wait, I breathe, I listen. Until it’s my turn. My voice is part of a collective effort. I am not here to speak to every thing, but to speak truth in the ways that I am called – grounded in who I am, my experiences, my story, our experiences, our story,...