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Leaning into discomfort is an essential part of the anti-racism journey. Unfortunately, in a society that values comfort at all costs, people have been conditioned to reach for coping mechanisms deemed "cures," instead of embracing discomfort as an invitation into growth and change.

Heart-centered anti-racism work seeks to dismantle barriers to growth and change and follows the principle that discomfort can be a powerful teacher and guide. When we learn to lean in and listen to our discomfort, we can begin to move away from performance-based ally-ship into more heart-centered coconspirator-ship, dismantling white supremacy.

Check Your Privilege invites us all to pause, reflect, and connect with one another through our common humanity. In this book, seven social activists share their stories and insights into life on the other side of learning to Lean Into Discomfort. Learning from their journeys and the healing they found on the other side of discomfort empowers us all to brave the next step on our Check Your Privilege journey.

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Date de parution	12 novembre 2020
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781735234335
Langue	English

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CHECK YOUR PRIVILEGE Lean into the Discomfort

M Y I S H A T . H I L L

Alameda, California

Copyright © 2020 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Published in the United States by Dirt Path Publishing, 3302 Liberty Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501 Contact for permissions or general inquiries - info@dirtpathpublishing.com Contact for sales inquiries - sales@dirtpathpublishing.com Printed in the United States Cover Design: MT & CO Cover Photographs: MT & CO Internal Photographs: MT & CO Text Design: MT & CO First Edition E-book ISBN 978-1-7352343-3-5 Print book ISBN 978-1-7352343-2-8 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hill, Myisha T. Check Your Privilege: Leaning into Discomfort / compiled by Myisha T. Hill. -- 1st ed. (e-book) ISBN 978-1-7352343-3-5 1. Social Activism 2. Biography 3. Interpersonal Relations

D E D I C A T E D T O M Y M O T H E R S U S I E H I L L ,

W H O T A U G H T M E H O W T O H O L D C O M P A S S I O N A T E A N D E M P A T H I C S P A C E F O R O T H E R S .

TABLE OF CONTENTS

HOW CAN WE LEAN INTO DISCOMFORT CONSCIOUSLY?

LEANING INTO DISCOMFORT REQUIRES CONSCIOUS RELATIONSHIPS by Myisha T. Hill

FACING THE BAD IN THE GOOD IN ME: A DEEP & CONTINUED LOOK INTO MY INTENTIONSby Rebecca Ruff Anderson

OTHERING ON MY ANTI-RACISM JOURNEYby Britney Stafford OVERCOMING IDEOLOGY, EMBRACING DISILLUSIONMENT, DISMANTLING PRIVILEGEby Tyler Sweek

LEANING INTO GRIEF LED TO JOY by Jen Kinney

ONCE WAS COLORBLIND, NOW I SEE by Mitzi Magdaleno Sweek

BLACK IN WHITE SPACESĵ IT’S COMPLICATEDby Tina Strawn

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

HOW CAN WE LEAN INTO DISCOMFORT CONSCIOUSLY?

Leaning into discomfort is an essential part of the anti-racism journey. In a society that values comfort at all costs, people have been conditioned to reach for coping mechanisms deemed Ōcures." Instead ofviewing discomfort as an invitation for growth and change, many view it as something to run from.

Discomfort can be a powerful teacher and guide. When we learn to lean in and listen to it, we can begin to move away from performance-based ally-ship and into a more heart-centered coconspirator-ship.

Because the first ans:er to any question is never the deepest, truest ans:er, after you’ve reflected, take time to go deeper. Ask yourself the questions again except this time write them down. When we reflect deeply we are better able to understand the roots of our own suffering, the suffering that, on an unconscious level, keeps true healing from taking place.

Leaning into discomfort, including, and perhaps most importantly, into conscious cross-cultural relationships, means we must first learn to reflect deeper on origin stories, our attachment styles, and our boundaries (or lack thereof). To heal from the epigenetic trauma and family wounds that keep us from being in a relationship, we must accept the discomfort of having to encounter our soul's work to heal ourselves. As we heal ourselves, accepting the process even :hen it’s uncomfortable, :e become ready to engage in relationships across racial lines.

In short, we have to look back to heal ourselves forward. Additional questions to reflect on

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WH A T D ID M Y P A R E N TS TE A C H M E A B O U T R E LA TI O N S H I P S ?

H O W D I D M Y F A M I L Y H A N D LE C O N F L IC T ?

WH A T D ID M Y F A M IL Y A N D F R IE N D S TE A C H M E A B O U T R A C E ?

WA S I E VE R IN AR E A LW I T H B IP O C ? R E LA T IO N S H IP

T H E I N V I T A T I O N : L E A N I N T O D I S C O M F O R T

Co-conspirators must decenter themselves using empathy and compassion as a guide to lean into the discomfort of difference, lean into the tension of non closure, expect and accept nonclosure. This work is never done because our lived experiences are complicated and ever-changing. As we strive to build community, we must engage with curiosity, consciously making space for the unique experiences of others, consciously being aware of our own needs and intentions, consciously staying engaged, even :hen it’s hard, in a commitment toour common humanity.

Check Your Privilegeinvites us all to pause, reflect, and connect with one another through our common humanity. In this book, seven social activists share their stories and insights into life

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