* I'm taking a class and turning in weekly journals there (Slicing of another sort!)
* It's back to school season, my calendar is packed, and sleep feels like the most important thing
* Back to school season means travel for me, and that takes its toll on my writing life
BUT... those really are excuses, and I think I can do better.
* I'm taking a class called Everyday Antiracism - it's in the Mandel School at Case Western Reserve University, and the professors absolutely value journaling. We're prompted to tend not only to our brains, but to what our bodies, spirits and hearts are experiencing, too, and capture that in our weekly posts. The push to write about antiracism is pushing me to do reflection work that I know is crucial to justice, but that I often push aside in my quest to take action. In my first posts, I unpacked my active listening gaps, and also celebrated the energizing work of being among folks working for justice. We're now 3 classes in, and I'm noticing the community being built and finding myself going deeper into my own learning.
* I do love, love, LOVE sleep and I'm failing miserably at my commitment to 10:00 pm bedtime because: PHONE ADDICTION. (Also known as: news addiction, NY Times addiction, scrolling-for-positivity addiction, going-down-rabbit-holes addition, and yes, some Summer I Turned Pretty addiction, too.) This week starts 3 weeks of *no travel* so there's an opportunity for me to do better. Writing it here helps me with accountability, and I gotta find a bedtime groove.
* I had brunch with a friend yesterday (please pass the cheddar biscuits!), and she's also trying to live a writing life. We bounced around an idea - finding time to write in community, and I remembered that one of our libraries has a writing center that I've admired but not yet stepped foot in as a writer. So I have now calendared a visit there, to purposefully carve out an hour of just-for-me writing time. And fingers crossed we'll carve out some time to write together, too.
It already feels good to Slice today, and it is comfort to know this virtual community is here, on all the Tuesdays.
I know this phone addiction routine. I rarely go to sleep before midnight. Lately I’ve added boho bedding to my scrolling, and as a white everything (except pets) on the bed, I don’t know why. The class you’re taking sounds excellent. I think parents are gonna have to start funding after-school enrichment classes that address societal racism given the whitewashing of curriculum we’re watching.
ReplyDeleteYour comment made me think of Freedom Schools and how many white folks may be unfamiliar with the need to go underground but how much experience Black teachers, families, leaders have in this space. SO much to learn. And we must stay vigilant and steady! (Now, to add #bohobedding to the scroll!)
DeleteYour format of sharing and then explaining your excuses suggests to me that your creative thinking is strong even if your are spread thin! I too have found it difficult to read longer texts like the Covenant of Water that has lingered way longer than it should on my Kindle Reader! The NYTimes has become particularly addictive for me as well and I have made a NO Times after 9 rule for September....although I have broken it a few times!
ReplyDeleteNo News after 9 is a GREAT IDEA - I wonder if I can treat myself like a child and actually use that safety app the closes sites from like 9:00 pm to 7:00 am???
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