“...but here's what I know: whatever was dysregulated in me could only be regulated by community. Dr. Gigi Khanyezi has taught me and many others of the power one regulated nervous system has in a room full of nervous systems.”
This this this ^^^ I am carrying this! Thank you for your stories of fear and courage mingling together in the theater group!
Looooove this so much. That Aomawa quote is my favorite (if I have to pick) and you are MOST DEFINITELY a poet, my friend. Oh, and thank you for introducing me to Aomawa and Terrell!!
"But hope? Hope has teeth. Hope is informed by reality and sees a future that doesn't deny the past while being wholly different from it. Hope is fueled by imagination, not fantasy."
There were so many moments I teared up in this gift of a post, Nya. I was SHOUTING AND CHEERING that you are doing musical theatre!!! Your vulnerability offered courage that your community reflected right back to you, covered with affirmation that you aren't alone.
And yes, you are a poet. Your prose is so potent that I get why you'd think you can only be excellent at one thing. 😉
“...but here's what I know: whatever was dysregulated in me could only be regulated by community. Dr. Gigi Khanyezi has taught me and many others of the power one regulated nervous system has in a room full of nervous systems.”
This this this ^^^ I am carrying this! Thank you for your stories of fear and courage mingling together in the theater group!
We really do need each other in the most beautiful way. Thank you for reading!
Looooove this so much. That Aomawa quote is my favorite (if I have to pick) and you are MOST DEFINITELY a poet, my friend. Oh, and thank you for introducing me to Aomawa and Terrell!!
Thank you friend!!! Aomawa is really awesome (maybe shell.be my friend one day lol)
"But hope? Hope has teeth. Hope is informed by reality and sees a future that doesn't deny the past while being wholly different from it. Hope is fueled by imagination, not fantasy."
There were so many moments I teared up in this gift of a post, Nya. I was SHOUTING AND CHEERING that you are doing musical theatre!!! Your vulnerability offered courage that your community reflected right back to you, covered with affirmation that you aren't alone.
And yes, you are a poet. Your prose is so potent that I get why you'd think you can only be excellent at one thing. 😉
Oh sis 🙏🏽 your words and Love always bless me. I so appreciate you reading and talking back to me 😁🫂