The one where I take a moment to re-set my expectations of myself and use my time more wisely.
Regenerative Practice and Cognitive Reappraisal
Re-Calibrating (A Quick Scribble)
Self-knowledge is moot if it is not practicable.
We’ve Reached Our “Time Jump” Season. Now What?
There's a popular convention in serialized fictional media (television, comic books, etc.) that has been on my mind for several weeks, perhaps because (allegedly) we are gradually approaching the conclusion of the long COVID-19 saga that has gripped the world for almost a year as of today's writing.
A Counter Perspective On Disrupting Centers of Commerce Amidst Protest
You see a building owned by an international corporation that pays meager wages and seeks to nickel-and-dime its employees at every turn and think, "Why? Why do these people act like savages? Why do they destroy their community." Perhaps it won't be a popular thing to say, but this is an understandable reaction from some …
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A Note On Antifa, the K* Kl*x Kl*an, and Echoes of McCarthyism
How do McCarthyism and Donald J. Trump's declaration of the mysterious "Antifa" faction intersect? The fix is in.
A note on MLK, jr. in relation to today’s nationwide protest movement:
Broadening the mainstream perspective on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Social Distancing, My Old Friend (Or… Unsettling Neutral Perceptions of Isolation Through a Racialized Lens)
There is no dignity to be found in letting anyone else determine whether or not you have it—and least of all those who perpetually change the goal post not only to benefit themselves, but also for their own amusement. So long as I breathe for the rest of my life, nobody will have such power over my senses again.
Evynn at BlackBird Discover: “Digital Detritus: How the Ruthless Pursuit of Visibility and Influence is Creating Digital Pollution”
"What if the viruses of today don't break the computing power of our devices—but instead corrupt the computing powers of our minds and the feeling capacity of our hearts?" Read my article on digital detritus in the age of influencer marketing and fake news, now live on Discover.
Resurrecting Mechanisms: Language as Power, Influence, Circuitry and Catalyst (A Critical Reflection)
Pierre Bourdieu once theorized that language was not simply a tool of communication, but a medium for and manifestation of power itself. As media evolves, digital spaces become more pervasive, and algorithms impact real lives, should we examine this claim more closely?
Reflecting On A Precious Moment
We are so convinced of the abundance of the present moment that we don't realize the truth: it is our most finite resource.
A Language of Being 