"The essence of passion is an engagement and willingness to change. There is little honor in holding back, limiting participation, accepting mediocrity, and finding comfort in the status quo. With passion, we engage our soul and our being in this work, along with our mind and our body. With passion, we reclaim our hope and belief in the possibility of a future devoid of racial injustice–a future governed by equity and anti-racism. With passion, we survive the conflict, the lack of support, and the passive resistance that comes with challenging institutionalized racism in our schools. And with passion, we will have the strength not only to stand up for what is right for our children, but to what is right for them as well."–Singleton and Linton, Courageous Conversations about Race.
I thought this was a fitting quote (borrowed from one of my other blogger friend's posts) to begin my return to the world of bloggers. Over the past several months, I have hid with my pen and paper-blog taken confort in the fact that I alone would be the only reader and I alone would be the one to express opinions on what I wrote until I realized that does nothing in the grand scheme of things.
I liken my attempts at anti-racism to a toddler trying to ride a two wheel bike, unsteady, unsure and prone to a few disasterous crashes. I readily admit that I have and will continue to make mistakes. But at the same time, I will continue to learn and with each attempt, become better at expressing myself and my thoughts on racial related topics. I agree with the quote above in that there is little honor in accepting status quo and would certainly be disappointed in myself if I started to choose to say nothing rather than attempting something.
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