let's talk about liberation parenting + everyday alchemy + creative joy
Note: I am currently hashing out my thoughts about our Unschooling life as it pertains to Love + Liberation. And I hope to post bits and pieces of my thoughts around this as part of my own process in working through with what I believe and how to move forward in our Unschooling journey centered on Love and Liberation for… Read More
So lately, I’ve been focusing my energies on three things: working on dismantling my internalized racism/anti-blackness (yes even as a NBPOC, I have also been conditioned towards implicit bias towards whiteness and the work never stops) loving myself, taking care of myself and my family and reconnecting with my Filipino roots before colonization had colorized and Christianized our way of… Read More
Who am I Before they came and Declared my people Savage And in need of Saving Who am I Before they turned me Against my mother tongue So that I would find it Shameful to speak with my lips Who am I Before they convinced me My ancestors’ ways of healing Of being Of magic-making Were less than And Never… Read More
If I let the number of times I was convinced I have f*cked my children up keep me down, I wouldn’t be here at all. My children would be motherless. Because the truth is, I fight this voice in my head that constantly says my children are better off without me. This belief that I am worthless if I can’t be perfect… Read More
Lately, I’ve been having the hardest time finding words about Tr*mp, the march, everything. But giving voice to my lived experience is part of my resistance so I’m gonna try. ::Pause:: Last night, I went to see my therapist and we started talking about how we arrived at our decision whether we are gonna march today or not. I’m damn… Read More
When you lose sight of your light. When you feel small and shriveled. When shame steals your voice. When self-loathing shrouds your vision. When you’ve forgotten what your brilliance looks like. When you disappear into the darkness. When all you hear is deafening silence. When you are drowning in waves of doubt. Know you are not alone. Know you matter…. Read More