“Love takes off the masks we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.” - James Baldwin The love that I am building for myself is a love that I never thought I would have in this life.
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Here I was in my own spiritual twelve step program but instead of recovery it felt more like a reawakening. I started to look at all the people in my life and became radically honest with myself about my relationship with each one. When I could see the barriers that I had built more clearly, I was able to be radically honest with myself and say that I had caused harm, unintentionally yes but the impact was still harm.
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But as a queer person of color letting go has often felt dangerous and taking up space was a concept that I thought was only relegated to mediocre white folks. Even as I was typing up the last blog post and the insurgence on the capitol was happening at the exact same time, I saw how the life of an everyday white man or woman holds more perceived value over mine.
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This time of year always calls us to make declarations, resolutions and intentions for the new year. We plan and schedule our goals and think of ways to reinvent ourselves or let old things go. But what if you did something different this year?
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