What do you wear to stay alive when you run? Or do you even think about it? Here are some ways I saw two different neighbors differently. And neighborhoods. And conversations. Said, unsaid, seen, seen differently. Messing up. Plus studies and conversations about race and neighborhoods from Robin DiAngelo and White Fragility. And seeing through unconscious bias with Sebene Selassie (It’s a practice!!). A reflection from Oren Jay Sofer who learned that we don’t get to decide if we’re allies. Which helped me learn and see that too. And how there’s always more to learn. Sunday reflections in the Yay. I see you. Links and gratitude to Sebene https://instagram.com/sebeneselassie?igshid=fj699a542734, Oren (and his teachers and friends and ten percent for everything they’re doing to mess up, shoe up, and amplify black voices and teachers and those of color too even though Oren is a white guy, it’s still alright) https://www.tenpercent.com/meditationweeklyblog/how-i-continue-to-mess-up-being-an-ally-and-how-meditation-helps-me-mess-up-slightly-less, Robin https://instagram.com/diangelorobin?igshid=e5d8a17bv1ne and all the people and forces of freedom pulling and pushing and leading me here. I’m immensely grateful. To neighbors who are friends, friends who are neighborly. Far flung friends. Dancers and teachers and dancing teachers, stepping in instead of around Nuanced people fed and lifted by each other and misfed and misled by cultures and systems. We’re all in this together. As for me...talking it out. Occasionally aware. Messing up. Messing with assumptions and biases. Checking what might have gone unchecked a few weeks ago. For example, white privilege. Forward I face into the light. Working on it!