Morning Thoughts

by | Jul 9, 2022 | Gender Justice, In The News, Youth Voice

Morning Thoughts

Movement building through my lens got me stressing

I am stressed because my youthfulness won’t last forever

I was told my voice is power,

My leadership will lead others to empowerment

My passion wishes and dreams will come true just be consistent

However, my morning thoughts got me stressed because every time I wake up and glance over

News breaks out that woman’s rights have been turned over

We are once again checked, stripped, and changed through their lens.

Change can be good but change from people who don’t live and breathe our streets our stress our roots our neighborhoods can be detrimental

I was told to keep fighting, abolish the system, and know your rights

It’s been a back and forth back and forth fight this is where I pause and say to my younger self that it’s only the beginning

I try to rest knowing that every day I have to fight that’s why I am a warrior that’s why we have to love and respect one another.

My morning thoughts got me stressed but now I know I am not in this fight alone

If I don’t wake up in the morning someone with great power will predict my future through the lens of governance.

– Xochtil, I Am Why consultant and board member

Join Our Movement

10 + 2 =

Order Our Book: I Am Why Reclaiming The Lens

Support our activism with a book or a donation.

Recent Posts

The State of Blackness and Our Relation to Change

The State of Blackness and Our Relation to Change

For many people, February 2023 was a time to learn about Black history by uplifting important figures of the past and present-day times. At I Am Why our Justice Initiatives team decided to give reverence to Black culture by taking time to acknowledge the past while...

Mentorship + Emergent Strategies = Emergent Leaders

Mentorship + Emergent Strategies = Emergent Leaders

In I Am Why’s book circle, we focus on more than reading. We also grow our community through team building, which is part of I Am Why’s model of mentorship. The book circle reached a milestone in the month of January: We completed Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree...

Blog for Us

Become a Guest Blogger by filling out the form below.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

I Am Why is a fiscally sponsored project of the Peace Development Fund.