Mirabilia Magpie

That said, I find myself in a season of my life where I am no longer seeking what is 'big and loud'. I'm not interested in trends, virality, job promotions, or epiphanies. Instead, I'm looking for what is timeless, what remains under-appreciated, and what is quietly profound. I'm seeking opportunities to nurture what's important to me, improve the... See more

When I write about what it means to decolonize, I’m referring to the idea that it means a return to one’s original state of being, before the effects of colonization. This legacy of colonization includes patriarchy, white supremacy, heteronormativity, capitalism as an economic principle that gives advantages to some people over others, a belief... See more

The United Nations has said that the core to decolonization means a return to self-determination. Right now, in the United States, we are told that we live in a free country, which ostensibly means that as individuals, we have the right to self-determination.

But we don’t. Not really. We all live with the legacy of the colonizers and their ways of... See more

adrienne maree brown’s words in her book, Pleasure Activism: “Do you understand that you, as you are, who you are, is enough?”

The time has come for a new dream, that’s what being a revolutionary is. I don’t know what the next American revolution is going to be like, but you might be able to imagine it, if your imagination were rich enough.” How do we liberate ourselves from all supremacy culture to dream the new dream that Boggs speaks of? Dreams are an essential part of... See more

When we remind ourselves that we are enough, we can decolonize our dreams to decolonize our responses to oppressive structures so that we can move through the portal toward liberation.