01/26/2026
Hey Friends::Unfortunately there is some personal grief and change that came up which we need to tend to this week. So group will be canceled, again, which crushes a little bit of my heart I have to say. Thank you for your patience and care❤️🔥
I know this is a time where we need to be in community more than ever. If you were planning to come; think about having your own mini gathering and/or sacred space for your own heart and grief and ancestral reverence/connection to exist.
This is a time of grieving realities for some; collective and ancestral grief of current traumas that new generations are facing with the atrocities of ICE. It’s may also be a time of wanting to ask DO YOU SEE NOW for others who have been feeling/witnessing the consequences of the white supremacy our country was literally built upon for a long time now. Your grief is valid whatever you are feeling; we are all growing and learning- be kind to yourself. Grief is political and we must integrate and carry this while we also balance the will and call to act. Remember that grief can bring lots of “up” and “down” energy. Notice how your body feels, what it needs. Feed and drink it with healthy and warming food and drink. Find ways to release/express/transform the energy into action(s) that are best for you.
Tend or add to your ancestral altar(s); read about the grieving brain; eat an ancestors favorite food (spoil yourself with ; create/express through some art; go to an ICE alert training; go to a boxing class; donate some money to an org you know is fighting for freedom; take a long steamy shower or bath. Ask a neighbor or friend to eat together with you. Go to nature- belle isle conservancy or nature center is a good stop. Make a list of things you know are good for you to do and put it somewhere visible so you can remember to act on them.
Similar to when I say “There’s no us without you”; I also like to say- “We are all we’ve got”. Let’s show up for ourselves, our ancestors and each other.
