“Danae?” knock knock on the bathroom door.
“What?”
“Can you come out? I need to tell you something.”
“Danae?” knock knock on the bathroom door.
“What?”
“Can you come out? I need to tell you something.”
Devon and my journey of waking up to racism
For about four months now, I have been pressing into the uncomfortable place that lies between ignorance and motivating-awareness.
Before, I turned a blind eye, a deaf ear, a walled-up heart that wouldn’t let in deep sadness and others’ pain that I can never fully understand. It was a deep expanse of Unknown, this thing that I was sort of aware of but didn’t acknowledge. Continue reading “december 30 . 2016”
I.
Today I am wrestling with some questions.
How do we process uncomfortable things in our lives – like, character flaws, or interpersonal and relational issues, negative or unhelpful behaviors?
How do we not allow ourselves to get depressed by the epiphany of discovery and turn into a recluse and hide because of the dumb and stupid things we said when we were unfiltered? How do we not ignore the epiphany? Continue reading “september 23 . 2016”
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick but when dreams come true, there is life and joy.” Proverbs 13:12 MSG
I used to read and interpret this verse in the context of romantic relationships – because when you’re single, sometimes just all the verses apply to romantic relationships. #realtalk.