#relationshipsmatter

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Hold onto them. 💜🤍

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚? 🤔👥

I always took for granted my relationships with other humans. They were not important to me because I believed strength came from isolation. This belief may have been generational or something from deep in my psyche. Either way, I never considered all the experiences, lessons, and energy that makes up a friendship, business partnership, etc. In hindsight, all of my best qualities came from the people I have come across in this lifetime (and other lifetimes too). I'm slowly starting to balance developing meaningful relationships with my inherent desire to focus on myself. My journey is not solitary. I want to thank everyone who has played a role in my life because without you, I would not be the person I am today.

Resources in Seattle 🌦☔️:

Call to Action:

1- Defund Seattle Police Department

2- Fund Community-Based Health and Safety

Sign on here:

• tinyurl.com/defundSPD

• tinyurl.com/defundspdorg

Donate to Black-led organizations:

• The only Black own food bank in Washington https://www.emergencyfeeding.org/

• NW Community Bail Fund - https://www.nwcombailfund.org/

• The Marsha P. Johnson Institute https://marshap.org/

• Many more - https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-for-black-lives-matter.html

Support Local Black businesses:

• Directory - https://tinyurl.com/ycxo8kvy

Anti-Racism Literature and Resources:

• Anti-Racism Resources for White People bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES

• Letters for Black Lives, a resource in multiple languages - https://lettersforblacklives.com/

• SE Asian Anti-Racism Toolkit https://tinyurl.com/y785bqcr