HOW DO YOU DEFINE SELF-CARE?
:I loathe the term self care, almost as much as I do the word balance.
Were told to secure our masks first, before attempting to help others.
Ive watched people sacrifice themselves and die in the process.
I am weary in all of the ways that Solange Knowles sings about.
But I am excited about the shift that is happening in this moment.
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6:05 A.M.:I wake up and offer gratitude before getting up and dressed to work out.
6:30 A.M.:Cycling and cardio workout.
Exercise helps me process my thoughts and feel good physically.
Partnership is required to support the work of radically-inclusive social justice.
I have to field more phone calls while in transit to the post office.
What is The Missionary Sex Position?
I eat a banana and have some yogurt.
(Read: More unpaid labor.)
I invite them to continue considering NBJC a resource.
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5 P.M.:Memorial for Eric Garner and his daughter, Erica Snipes-Garner.
Thats how oppression works in this country.
Then I close out my day by praying and having a conversation with the ancestors who cover me.
It was a long day.
I am weary in all of the ways that Solange Knowles sings about.
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