Don't Give Up

"Hey, Mama. I'm calling to check on you. How are you these days?"

"Honestly, I'm spent, confused, hurt, angry. I just don't know."

This has been the running conversations my Black girlfriends and I have been having lately.

Because it's heavy. It's hard. And my girlfriends and I know as empaths, introverts, and highly sensitive people, we process inwardly first before we can process with others. It's just how we're built. 

And then the hard questions come:

"Kat. I've been playing the corporate game a LONG time. I'm only one of three Black women in a non-profit organization. A memo came out basically saying watch what we say during this 'transformative time in history.'

So, does that mean I can't post something on social media of how I support my brothers and sisters? But isn't that exactly what this movement is all about?!"

And that's how the processing begins. We find a safe space. We talk. We listen. We take action.

That action may look differently for each one of us. But the fact of the matter is, we all need to take some type of action.

That may mean getting educated on what it means to be a Black man or woman on this planet. 

Asking HR about your organization's plans for diversity management in order to affect change within the company. 

 Or reaching out within your workplace to women of color and asking what they need right now. 

And by the way, Hon. Please, please, please remember the world is hurting. If you reach out and are met with anger or frustration, don't let that keep you from trying again. 

There is a collective anxiety, hurt, and frustration that is being experienced rawly right now. You may catch someone at the wrong time.

Don't give up. Keep reaching out, learning, taking action.

Because when we just keep our heads down and pretend things are going to get better, they don't. 

And to all my beautiful, heart centered White souls who are right there front and center supporting BIPOC, sending resources, sharing your platforms with Black women, promoting Black businesses, marching, thank you.

It's a start. 

Don't give up.

Peace, love, and light 

 Kathy 🤗💕