2024 Weekly Journal RSS
016 We Never Save Ourselves, We Save Each Other
Week 16 of 2024 My criticisms of my community will never outweigh my contributions to my community. In this way I aim to always be a part of the solution and never the problem, and there are many problems in my community.
015 Own Your Narrative!
Week 15 of 2024 Until the lion learns to write, every story will glorify the hunter. An Africa proverb reminded me that there is something so satisfying about owning your own story. I’ve had several moments in my life where people spoke on my behalf and it has always bothered me. I accept that our reputations precede us, so can only pray that the life I live reflects in the messages that are given.
014 When I'm Not Motivated...
Week 14 of 2024 Consistency is the battery to my success. It works even when I am feeling least motivated. There are particular skills that I have that work regardless of how I feel. There are things that I do weekly that gives me a strong sense of satisfaction. Being outside in my yard is one. Cutting the grass, trimming the hedges, tending to my garden, and taking care of my many indoor and outdoor plants are things I’m consistent at.
013 It Was Hard Physical Labor
Week 13 of 2024 I laughed so much yesterday as I recalled working on the “rock pile” as a kid. Sharing stories with my dad and my uncle, I had forgotten about those days. My brothers and I learned work ethic very early on from them. It was the type of work made for grown men, but in the summers it paid so much more than fast food restaurants and mowing lawns. I didn’t know until years later that those men were masters of brick and stone masonry, a forgotten skill.
012 Normalizing "I Don't Know"
Week 12 of 2024 I realize that “I Don’t Know” is not widely accepted in the adult world. If you don’t know on the job, it is often viewed as incompetent. In the spiritual circles, “I Don’t Know” can be attributed to a lack of faith. I find it relieving to say “I don’t know.” It pushes for further exploration into a thing. It is a verbal acknowledgement of a limitation but not quite an admission of an inability to learn or figure out. Normalize being ok with not knowing, while asking for time to go get an answer.
