Entiat Valley fire nature conservancy trail, 2021- An afternoon adventure to learn about the sustainability and resilience of the land. These children are the fire of my journey of change. Teaching the fundamentals of how all things work together to create life and gives me the courage to persevere.
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The above link is a conversation with Jonathon Silvertown about laughter and the attachment with raising children. Laughter is healing and the natural process is rewarding, but what is fascinating is what happens without laughter. Experience life with the young and the old, go on adventures, forage, stretch and dance. Do whatever you can to get outside and experience nature. The journey of change starts with one step at a time and I honestly can see how my nature versus nurture has changed our lives for the better because laughter is the natural healing medicine.
This article helps to identify the importance of care taking in history and currently during the pandemic. This loving affectionate offspring raising can be with any species, it’s the connection that counts.
Opal & Onyx
Bi-racial fraternal twins and they’re “one in a million.” We have foraged many day’s together, I love to teach them about our heritage while spending time with them.
https://www.npr.org/2021/05/27/1000902069/best-of-opal-nev-author-the-history-of-juneteenth
The above link is an npr.org radio interview with Dawnie Walton a journalist. I found this link when researching Juneteenth. When raising my bi-racial twins I feel relief and I worry about their futures as separates but equals. Explaining to my little girl why her hair is so curly and hard to manage is tricky. We celebrate Kwanzaa and talk about black history month and the importance not to judge others, but my daughter is very aware that she will never look like “Bell” or “snow white”. Juneteenth is a rather difficult celebration to understand because of the fights and lives that have been lost. The trauma is deep. Red is the color for perseverance and is celebrated in high regards when celebrating the nineteenth of June. Red velvet cake is special in our house and so is 7up cake, because for generations African Americans didn’t have access to grocery stores and kool-aid was cheap and light enough to carry twenty blocks or further. Being poor growing up in the inner cities life is tough, barbecues would feed the whole neighborhood because everybody was hungry and it was to hot to cook in doors. The traditions that I came across as an adult raising my own children was a natural ability to cook and nurture. There so much that I am learning on this journey of recovery and being resilient and persevering is essential to survive. Family first, but we are all connected, so connect.