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Today was my first of 4 days with NC State University faculty walking them through some healing practices (specifically mediation and grounding practices rooted in an anti-racist and community care framework).
I had a wonderful time and can’t wait until the next one. These experiences challenge me as I am still learning so much myself about the power and necessity of healing justice.
Here is an excerpt from the quote I shared with them:
Here is an excerpt from the quote I shared with them:
“The Master replied, ‘You are not here to sacrifice your joy or your life. You are here to live, to be happy, and to love. If you can do your best in two hours of meditation, but you spend eight hours instead, you will only grow tired, miss the point, & you won’t enjoy your life.
Literally everyone I’ve ever heard/seen say/write the phrase “It’s just a joke. Don’t be so sensitive” is kind of a jerk. It’s a cop-out, a refusal to recognize harm at even the smallest level, & a type of gaslighting behavior. I refuse to be around that shit.
The more we as a culture recognize the small, everyday ways harm is perpetuated & permitted, the more we can do to stop violent & abusive habits from becoming normalized & accepted.
This isn’t to say we can’t make jokes. But we shouldn’t say anything goes because it’s labeled as a joke. We should recognize, own, & be accountable for the ways we all do harm. Dismissing of the possibility of doing harm & blaming any hurt on the hurt person is abusive.
