It Can Be If We Make It That Way
I waited to post the May Recap because I was processing a lot of the events that we were confronted with collectively at the end of that month.
When May began, the collective was urged to visualize what we wanted and to take action when opportunities arose. On May 23rd, we were called to cultivate our divine power and on May 25th George Floyd of Minnesota was killed by a police officer on video. As we know, that sparked nearly two weeks of worldwide protests against police brutality and in support of black lives. One of the most significant results of those protests was the arrest of all four of the police officers involved in George Floyd’s death.
Meanwhile some states also made big policy changes (at least on paper, only time will tell) as a result of these protests. California, Minneapolis and Denver specifically banned police from using chokeholds. New York took it one step further with both legislative houses passing a bill that criminalizes the use of chokeholds by police. Growing up in Jamaica, Queens with COPS on tv, I would’ve never imagined us ever getting that far. Breonna’s Law passed in Louisville, KY, making no-knock warrants illegal, and while this is a wonderful thing, her killers have yet to be charged.
This leads to the final message of May for the collective which referred to two kinds of willful blindness. You have the choice to be willfully blind to what needs addressing or be willfully blind to those who tell you, “It can’t be done.” I know that I’m choosing a world where everyone feels safe. And I will be willfully blind to those who say it can’t or shouldn’t happen. And I will LISTEN when someone tells me what they need to feel safe in the world. This is a fine line to walk in these times.
Remember that keeping your focus on what you’re trying to create does not mean being blind to the suffering of others.
When I was a little girl on my biggest complaints was, “It’s not fair!”
I would receive the same reply from so many around me, “LIFE isn’t fair.”
And my naïve little girl self would declare: “It can be if we make it that way!”
Join me in holding the focus on our world being rooted in fairness AND on TAKING ACTIONS that will make it that way. Here are some links to inspire you.
- Housing for Trans Black Youth
- List of bail funds for protestors
La Santera on IG wrote a beautiful affirmation of protection for the protestors. It has inspired me in the protection prayers I say on their behalf.