I listened to a podcast in November in which Brittany Cooper and Rebecca Traister talked about all the White folks suddenly realizing that our government doesn’t support them. And that Black people, especially Black women, have known how to function in a world where the government doesn’t support them for generations. And it involves loving ourselves and our communities despite the world. Follow the Black women. And those that you name Asha, who have had to function on the edges: because of trauma or neurodivergence or disability etc.
Which also means that those of us who are on the edges should see ourselves as potential leaders. In big ways or small.
Thank you Asha for your fierce integrity and leadership.
Asha Sanaker: You pack in so much truth and the power and beauty of the feline.
I am a feline person.
You say so much: Trump treats Americans like Marc Seligman tortured the dogs in his experiments.
Your example about the immigrants is central. It is unfathomable what happened at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University) with the horrific "official" KIDNAPPING of Ms. Rumeysa Ozturk; ICE deportation of Mahmoud Khalil; the swift deportation of numerous uncharged persons to a Salvadorean torture prison; Tom Homan and Stephen Miller at the head of programs to inflict pain and suffering upon innocent children and moms through forced separations and internment.
The defiance of court orders, prompting even Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito to join in a unanimous decision to force the Almighty President (as anointed by recent Supreme Court decisions) to comply with court orders on deportations and due process.
As for abuse survivors: It is an evil in human nature that anyone would inflict that upon another.
A core value has to be love and dignity for each person.
And yes, Women and Girls rule, says a man married 52 years to the love of my Life (Nancy), a father of two beautiful, strong daughters, and one adored 17-year-old granddaughter.
Thank you for that. I'm not an abuse survivor, but having had two other ENORMOUS emotional blows within the past year, finding ways not to shut down is very tricky for me. It's good to hear other people's perspectives, and of course, knowing I'm NOT alone in my struggle for efficacy, or even functionality.
You absolutely are NOT alone. I've got less than an hour left in the office, then I'm walking home, stopping at the grocery store to get a ready-made salad, and putting myself to bed. That's the only way I'm going to be of any use this weekend.
This felt really good to read, Asha. There’s such an honest, pure steadiness to how you show up, the wobbles and the determination together all the way. XO
I listened to a podcast in November in which Brittany Cooper and Rebecca Traister talked about all the White folks suddenly realizing that our government doesn’t support them. And that Black people, especially Black women, have known how to function in a world where the government doesn’t support them for generations. And it involves loving ourselves and our communities despite the world. Follow the Black women. And those that you name Asha, who have had to function on the edges: because of trauma or neurodivergence or disability etc.
Which also means that those of us who are on the edges should see ourselves as potential leaders. In big ways or small.
Thank you Asha for your fierce integrity and leadership.
Asha Sanaker: You pack in so much truth and the power and beauty of the feline.
I am a feline person.
You say so much: Trump treats Americans like Marc Seligman tortured the dogs in his experiments.
Your example about the immigrants is central. It is unfathomable what happened at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University) with the horrific "official" KIDNAPPING of Ms. Rumeysa Ozturk; ICE deportation of Mahmoud Khalil; the swift deportation of numerous uncharged persons to a Salvadorean torture prison; Tom Homan and Stephen Miller at the head of programs to inflict pain and suffering upon innocent children and moms through forced separations and internment.
The defiance of court orders, prompting even Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito to join in a unanimous decision to force the Almighty President (as anointed by recent Supreme Court decisions) to comply with court orders on deportations and due process.
As for abuse survivors: It is an evil in human nature that anyone would inflict that upon another.
A core value has to be love and dignity for each person.
And yes, Women and Girls rule, says a man married 52 years to the love of my Life (Nancy), a father of two beautiful, strong daughters, and one adored 17-year-old granddaughter.
My women and girl are EVERYTHING in my life!
Thank you for that. I'm not an abuse survivor, but having had two other ENORMOUS emotional blows within the past year, finding ways not to shut down is very tricky for me. It's good to hear other people's perspectives, and of course, knowing I'm NOT alone in my struggle for efficacy, or even functionality.
You absolutely are NOT alone. I've got less than an hour left in the office, then I'm walking home, stopping at the grocery store to get a ready-made salad, and putting myself to bed. That's the only way I'm going to be of any use this weekend.
This felt really good to read, Asha. There’s such an honest, pure steadiness to how you show up, the wobbles and the determination together all the way. XO