Tag Archives: Future

Tune into your Meta-Awareness

        The moment of noticing a thought is a very powerful moment. It’s really where the real meditation occurs. That’s because there’s a spark of insight at that point, what in technical terms is called meta-awareness: you’re aware of your … Continue reading

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Battlecry

If more and more of us exist—it’ll become impossible for them to ignore our talent. If more and more of us exist—it’ll become impossible for them to ignore our vision. If more and more of us exist—it’ll become impossible for … Continue reading

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Pledge for Tomorrow

Young women, young men of color, we add our voices to the voices of your ancestors who speak to you over ancient seas and across impossible mountain tops. Come up from the gloom of national neglect, you have already been … Continue reading

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10 Year Conversation

If you could send a note to yourself in 2030, what would it say? Your focused work on equity—in justice and access to affordable housing, health services, fair pay, and education—paid off. The CROWN Act was just the beginning in … Continue reading

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Badass old lady

Many years ago when I was going through a dark season of depression and self-loathing, I taped a sweet photograph of myself at the tender age of 2 on my bathroom mirror. Looking at that photo every day reminded me … Continue reading

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