is that all of the artists can do it the price that he has to pay himself and you the audience must also pay is the willingness to give up everything to realize that although you spent 27 years
acquiring this house this furniture this position although you spent 40 years raising this child these children nothing none of it belongs to you you can only have it you can only have it by
letting
it
go
you can only take if you are prepared to give and giving is not an investment it is not a day at the bargain counter it is a total risk of everything of you of who you think you are who you think you’d like to be where you think you’d like to go everything
- James Baldwin
No relationship between a colony and the federal government can ever be called ‘successful’ because Puerto Ricans lack certain inalienable rights enjoyed by our fellow Americans in the states

self-care

taking the rest of the year to do some radical self-care. after doing a lot of inner work with my doctor, i discovered that i’m a highly sensitive person (hsp) which basically means i get anxious when my senses are overstimulated ie: like really loud sounds and bright lights. i’ve always been uncomfortable around big groups of people so to know that it’s an actual thing and i’m not antisocial is really life changing.

i meditate every morning for about 30 minutes, do some form of restorative exercise every day, try to eat only organic vegetarian food, and removed anything from my life that messes with my energy.

as woman of color we deal with so much past and present trauma that we need to prioritize taking care of ourselves because society is not set up to take care of us.