I’ve recently been confronted by some BIPOC for whom I have unintentionally caused pain in the past. I feel shame and anger and defensiveness and acceptance and ownership and fear. It is important for me to work through these feelings to be truly empathetic to what has been going on in their hearts and minds and transform it to change my neuro-pathways toward action and help to create an anti-racist world. For those of my friends out there receiving feedback and criticism, breathe and receive. Do not hide from it. No matter how you feel about the way it’s being said to you. Take the pulp of the note, and move on to the greater work at hand. We get a second chance. Unlike so many. Thank you, @pearlraysun for sharing. *I did not write the words to the post in the picture. If someone knows who did, please let me know. The words in the comments are my own.