i used to walk through my world defensive: walls up, proverbial fists raised, ready to react to any potential threat. i am a successful survivor. i am incredibly skilled at faking it. hand me a difficult situation, and i promise you’ll never know it if i don’t want you to. my life has given me the gift of these skills. and i am grateful for them. but, i can attest that successful survival does not lead to happiness. it is coping. and only that. coping saves lives. but it is a partial existence. i made a conscious decision to stop coping and start living my life a year and a half ago. and so far i know this: that is not enough time to have it all figured out. . . . → Read More: feeling the world
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i never wanted to take my piercings out for anyone but myself. and 3 days ago i realized, i didn’t get piercings for me. i got them for you. for all of you. to prove something– that i was different. that i could wear my otherness on the outside as some sort of mirror for my soul. clearly, i am different, piercings or not. even with “normal” hair (which i rarely have) and tattoos covered, i believe my fundamental otherness radiates through my spirit. . . . → Read More: piercings and rebellion Dear white people, Have you ever realized that most of us don’t even think about racism? In fact, we assume we are not racist at all. And we get very defensive if someone says otherwise. I know, I used to be one of those people. Even now, I work to challenge myself in this area. It is true that we cannot control our thoughts. However, we can analyze why we have them and begin to break down any barriers to progress. . . . → Read More: open letter to white people last night around 3 am, it seemed like a brilliant idea to start a blog. i mean, why not? i always have a lot to say. plus, i think my facebook “friends” are over my ranting. let’s just say i have received an email or two telling me to stop tagging folks in posts that they care nothing about. now, i know what you’re thinking… how could anyone not care about what i have to say? i wonder that too sometimes. but not everyone can be as awesome as you and i. so to remedy this situation (and to have some more ownership over my ideas), i got a website. shoot, 10 yr olds these days have websites. i should too! . . . → Read More: i am not 10 |
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