Cory Peach

Stay Peachy, Stay Woke

[corypeach]

I want to be very clear when I say this: part of advocating for people is not necessarily expecting something in return from them. To expect reward and praise for doing what is morally right, given historical and present understandings around power and oppression, calls into question one’s motivation for getting into the fight for justice. If one is looking to be applauded for drawing attention to disparities and/or inequitable practices that limit the liberation of people, then they may be in the wrong proverbial “lane.” I think about this often; it’s one of the reasons why I struggle with receiving accolades for doing what I feel to be right. However, struggling with receiving support or recognition doesn’t mean that I don’t want or need it from time to time. I say this because I know that I cannot fight for justice every single day on my own; this fight is a collective one.

Tynesha M. McCullers with the Black Youth Project http://blackyouthproject.com/make-sure-you-affirm-and-support-risk-takers-in-public-not-in-private-with-microappreciations/?fbclid=IwAR0p8L6O5hHp8zQ2IjxVMproBYh1L-hMFrcpcwzfgtUSuu44L31R9Ot9xDU

[corypeach]

[anxietyproblem]

[corypeach]

Dirty Computer and its accompanying 'emotion picture' show blacks, and especially queer women of color, seeking and finding love in fugitive spaces; struggling to hold on to memories in order to maintain a sense of identity; and placing their bodies in the sight lines of an oppressive state if that’s the cost of spiritual liberation.

http://bostonreview.net/race-literature-culture/chris-lebron-janelle-monae-president

[livininharmony]

Solange and Beyonce dance duet | Coachella 2018

[phaxes]

“Loneliness is a sign you are in desperate need of yourself.”

—

Rupi Kaur

[deeplifequotes]

“No matter what aggravates you, remember it is just a thought and you can let it go.”

— Deepak Chopra

[wnq-writers]

““All of the things I’d think of as a priority are now replaced by myself” - I am my own priority”

— @thissikhgirl

[freshmoviequotes]

[different-landscapes]

[npr]

'National Geographic' Reckons With Its Past: 'For Decades, Our Coverage Was Racist'

Before it could publish an issue on race, the magazine first had to look at its own history. "Some of what you find in our archives leaves you speechless," writes editor Susan Goldberg.

[tomche]

"this isn't a competition you guys"

-me in last place

[kawawafornia]

SO LET IT BE KNOWN, IF YOU DON’T ALREADY

PINXYS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PART, AND PARCEL, IF NOT, IMPERATIVE AND CRITICAL TO THE STRUGGLE. 

FILIPINAS ARE NO STRANGER TO WIELDING OUR OWN POWER OF ALL THE PRIVILEGES THAT EXIST IN THIS WORLD, NONE OF WHICH YOU MAY BE A BENEFACTOR OF. 

THERE IS AT LEAST ONE YOU BARE AND THAT IS THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING BEEN BORN A FILIPINA. 

YOUR DNA CONTAINS BUILDING BLOCKS MADE FROM THE MUD OF OVER 500 YEARS OF RESISTANCE AND SURVIVAL. 

AND WHEN YOU ARE READY, SIS, WE’LL BE RIGHT HERE.

Faith Santilla in “US”  Written & performed by Ruby Ibarra, Rocky Rivera, Klassy, & Faith Santilla https://youtu.be/AUfNeCozJBw

[different-landscapes]

[wnq-writers]

When you are in love with your learning and gentle with your curiosity and understanding, the universe will lay its wonders before you.

huesofbeing | @wnq-writers (via wnq-writers)

[theliteraryjournals]

It is true that I miss intelligent companionship, but there are so few with whom I can share the things that mean so much to me that I have learned to contain myself. It is enough that I am surrounded with beauty.

Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild (via theliteraryjournals)

[theliteraryjournals]

Make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you may previously never have thought of doing, or been too hesitant to attempt. So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. If you want to get more out of life, you must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a helter-skelter style of life that will at first appear to you to be crazy. But once you become accustomed to such a life you will see its full meaning and its incredible beauty.

Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild (via theliteraryjournals)