I wish I had lanterns to go out with, looking for myself, as Emily Dickinson was claiming to have. I look for lanterns in books, in podcasts, in new learning. In the few conversations I have with the few people who only listen, making no attempts to fix, pity or push me. The fog remains. And with it, the threat.
By Mark Nepo Let no one keep you from your journey, no rabbi or priest, no mother who wants you to dig for treasures she
There is no meaningful way that we can move into the future, if we forget or disregard the past. History is here for us not only as a story that explains how far we’ve come but as a tool to educate us towards better futures. Drawing from the work of Dr. @Lilian Nwanze Akobo, episode 4 of my Diary of a Romanian Racist in Transition aims to shed some light on why race does not actually exist. Yeah, really!
Romanian version here: https://catalinagardescu.substack.com/p/jrrit-episodul-4-haide-domne-chiar?r=1w77eg
In Episode 3 of my Diary of a Racist in Transition, I look at words. And the charge they receive, depending on the person who uses them. Language is an exceptional thing: it can be a tool for repair and it can be a weapon of oppression. Our choice
Romanian version here: https://open.substack.com/pub/catalinagardescu/p/jrrit-episodul-3-de-ce-romii-isi?r=1w77eg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Episode 2 of my Diary of a Racist in Transition starts at the beginning: what’s in a name? A lot. History, labels, respect or … the opposite.
Romanian version here: https://catalinagardescu.substack.com/p/jrrit-episodul-2-de-ce-nu-mai-folosesc?r=1w77eg
This week and for the next six ones, I am re-publishing, in English, posts I initially wrote in Romanian. Here is the Diary of a Romanian Racist in Transition.
When I heard our teacher ask us to do a personality test, I rolled my eyes (it seems to be a usual practice for me … ). Another one? Over the past years I had gone through so many. Some of them twice. What more could I find out about myself?
Between melting ice, loud power, and quiet despair, I find myself clinging to small acts — ten minutes of breathing, a walk without headphones, a message to a friend.
Perhaps our small worlds still matter.
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