Ringo Chiu/Afp Via Getty Images So it's been a crazy stressful time. As if the pandemic wasn't hard enough, and dealing with US topsy-turvy divisive politics, and systemic racial injustice & violence against Black people-- then what threw me over was on March 16th, the shooting and deaths of 6 Asian women at their workplace in Georgia by a young white man who had been their customer previously.
So much tears, so little sense.
So much rage, and so few ears.
Feeling so helpless, and not enough allies.
To say the least, it's been a difficult time. Never mind for the victims' families themselves. You can learn more here and donate to to Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta here.
So much tears, so little sense.
So much rage, and so few ears.
Feeling so helpless, and not enough allies.
To say the least, it's been a difficult time. Never mind for the victims' families themselves. You can learn more here and donate to to Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta here.
I held a very successful online journaling workshop last weekend: Journaling for the Total Beginner! It was great to get together with sisters from the US and even UK! We started off with a guided meditation that I wrote on being powerful women and it was my first time saying a dedication as well. I dedicated it to the 6 Asian women that were killed in Georgia. It meant a lot to me to pause and acknowledge the importance of the loss of their lives and the terrible result of violence against women and Asian women. And for all of us to notice and appreciate the preciousness of our lives and how much we matter.
And lastly, on a hopeful note, I want to share some calming recommendations during these stressful times:
- Relaxing Piano Collection - I think this is a lovely track to listen to while journaling, writing or studying
- Guided Meditation on our Inner Connectedness and our Inherent Power - The guided meditation that I mentioned above. It's one I wrote and use as a supportive transition at the beginning of my journaling workshops to help ground women and relax and focus our minds & souls in our journaling space. If you have not joined our Journaling Sisters community yet, you will just need to click 'Join Us' (it's FREE!) and you will be able to access it once you join.
- Skip the Small Talk - Or what I like to call Socializing for Us Shy Folks! Female founder, Ashley Kirsner, wanted to create a space for high quality person-to-person communication and help improve people's psychological health. I heard about it from a friend and thought it would be fun to check out. Or I encourage you to simply check out meetup.com or eventbrite for any online social interaction group to help during these isolating pandemicky times!
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