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was just reflecting on our use of "strength" as a positive & how it is demonstrative of unhealthy cultural values.
i was thinking about how men are told to be "strong" & what that means. & how women have historically received mixed messages around strength & subservience & how this has resulted in so much toxicity that we hold in each of us
i started to think about light being bounced back within a prism until it exploded & other visuals to demonstrate what happens when we're made to suppress who we are... & then i realized...
root-bound plants are the perfect visualization of how we choke ourselves out by suppressing who we are because of what the world around us tells us.
friendly reminder: the world tells us everything. conflicting things. all of us.
we tend to internalize what is most personal to us. whether it's the message itself or the messenger.
really the only universal message (imo) that any of us should be hearing is to care about how we impact the world around us & to prioritize doing what's right.
really the only universal message (imo) that any of us should be hearing is to care about how we impact the world around us & to prioritize doing what's right.
that's a moving target, & that's ok. things don't need to be definitive. we should all be raising the bar all the time & looking to improve
this thread spurred by this month's @juniorhighLA book club read: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
this thread spurred by this month's @juniorhighLA book club read: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
