But none of my history with Harry's story is a good enough excuse to continue to support the transphobic hate and bigotry that JK Rowling is supporting with her fortune. The fortune that I helped her build, like so many of us did, because we believed in the story she wrote around justice, friendship, and love. The very themes and lessons she's currently denying the most vulnerable groups of people in our society by advocating for trans-exclusionary policies and spaces.
Tag: friendship
New Year, Same Me
For me, it's not about starting a complete overhaul of my lifestyle but about continuing to follow the intentions I set the year before, honoring the changes I made throughout the year, and letting go of what no longer is serving me. All with the understanding that real change doesn't happen over night and that it requires small, intentional steps.
Forbidden Friendship
I realized that if I want to be in better romantic relationships with men, I needed to address how I showed up in my friendships with them too. My hope is that the deeper and wider my friendships go, then the deeper and wider my friend's friendships will go, and so on. We can continue to heal the pain and hurt we've inherited from previous generations that doesn't serve us anymore.
Nothing To Be Scared Of
But he, and all the other friends I have in my life who hold me, laugh with me, make space for me, and have helped me see that I'm not too much, have aided in my healing process. And I hope that the way I have shown up for them has helped them heal too.
Irish Goodbye
I need to work on trusting my gut. Trusting my heart. Trusting that I would show up for myself again when I needed it. That I would leave when I needed to. That I would speak my truth and that the people who cared about me would still be there when I did.
...But Not With Haste 