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A Good Enneagram 1

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Danielle

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I lovingly gaze back on that girl in bangs with a twinge of sadness and note of pride and wonder at whose idea it was to  smear heavy on her warm insides the idea of personal responsibility for  every person’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Church, Grace, Ministry, Politics, Women Tagged Christian Church, Church Kid, Enneagram 1, Evangelicalism, Growing Up, Liberating Theology, Poetry, Spiritual Growth, Unlearning

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I love women; I could go on all day about them. I especially love women who share credit with other women, who share wealth with other women, who share opportunities with other women, and who share and receive honest feedback with and to other women. I have learned and gained so much love from so many women all these years, some of whom are pictured here. I grew up with the example of a strong, smart and adventurous woman in my mom. I get to work with an all-women team doing amazing things every day.
This book has hung on me like a thick jacket for days beyond its last page, offering insight for things I’ve known and immersive tours for things I have not. When Brock Turner’s crimes, trial, and sentencing occurred I remember being both enraged but also wanting to look away. The power of whiteness, maleness, wealth and the designed accommodations of the justice system and media to those things were so blatantly displayed, the disgust overwhelmed. Chanel Miller’s powerful memoir offers so much wisdom and hard-earned knowledge about many conflicts, from surviving Brock Turner and the narrative built around him to outlining the violent, internalized expectations for an Asian American woman. I feel privileged to be her reader. I am thankful that she and her community accomplished many feats that make it harder for Brock Turners to become Donald Trump and Brett Kavanaugh. The truth doesn’t often have a large effect; we saw this in the sentencing. But in Miller’s case, eventually and slowly, it did and it does. As women we know so much of this story but through this book, we celebrate and know her name.
I attended an international high school in Nairobi 🇰🇪. I remember the librarian telling me that she found beauty and wonder in her home city of Chicago. She had pictures of skyscrapers in her office. As a Pacific Northwest girl in love with the equatorial land of Kenya with some inherited suburban bias, I was aghast. How could anyone love a city. Cities were dirty, congested, crime-ridden caverns of cold strangers and corruption. For whatever reason her passion shocked and stuck with me.
#antiracist #stopaapihate #montereypark #stopasianhate #notyourmodelminority #aapi #stopgunviolence #lunarnewyear @usc_pam (Photo background of closed USC Pacific Asia Museum and canceled Lunar New Year notice.)
Today I helped with our first training since volunteers have been allowed back in the hospital for the No One Dies Alone program. It’s a group I’m simultaneously learning about and leading and I’m honored to work with people who want to give of their time and emotional resources to be at the bedside of vulnerable strangers as they transition. I remember writing something about how we always talk about finding “the one” and romance but the real mystery is who will be with us when we die. Who will hold our hand or attend to the position of our head. In those hours of vigil, it could be literally anyone and what a beauty and wonder that even then, we may find a friend and companion. If you or someone you know are interested in being a loving presence in the room for someone in their last days, look for a NODA program near you or send me a message.
On making decisions on purpose, my struggle with happiness and reorganizing the pantry. A Very Niche and Personal Yet Collective Decluttering is up, after a good 8 month hiatus from the blog (is that still a word?). Link in bio.

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