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Sandra's avatar

I listened to the video you recorded from Costa Rica, and it was a delight to hear the sounds of the birds chirping. Thank you for reminding us that nature is a gift accessible to us at all times, that invites us to pause.

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Ann & Dennis Smith's avatar

Can you recommend a few shorter meditations or a book of them that I can use to guide me whenever my anxiety gets extreme. I avoid watching news about the politics but seem to hear the headlines somehow & have to work my mind to return to calm.

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Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes's avatar

I’m actually posting a recorded meditation tomorrow. I’ve also found Pema Chodron’s “Comfortable with Uncertainty” to be a helpful companion. And someone recently suggested Zenju Earthlyn Manuel’s “The Deepest Peace.”

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Karen Wesley's avatar

Thank you for this. Your picture took me in. I wanted to be in this moment of bliss with you. Thank you, Sis! ☀️🌴

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Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes's avatar

Come join us!

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Rev. Dr. Lisa Banks-Williams's avatar

Thank you for reminding us that we need to give ourselves permission to rest, to resist the grind, and tap out of the political chaos until we are ready to re-engage. This is a marathon and not a sprint.

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Margaretta's avatar

Thank you Dr. Chanequa. I am thankful for the timing of your sabbatical and the wisdom you follow and share. I am in need of a hush harbor with like minded black women. My body is weary.

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Donna Bowling's avatar

Thank you for this. Wise words! I was going to participate again in the local NAACP march here in Temple, Texas, but I have been sick with a nasty virus, and it will be really cold here for Central Texas tomorrow. I’ll be back to muting the new president while watching the news. The Lord be with you. Praying for all who will be at bigger risk for the next few years The Lord be with you. 🤗🙏🙏🙏

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Wren Wordsmith's avatar

Ase. Ty!

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Marissa's avatar

Dr. Chanequa, thank you for the reminder that caring for our weary bodies is consistent with what we learn from Jesus 🙏

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Joy Barnitz's avatar

Good reminder that unless we take care of ourselves we cannot really take care of others.

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Marquita Byars's avatar

Dr. Chanequa, thank you for this encouraging word about rest and for speaking into our lives even as you rest- for me the reminder thanks to Tricia Hersey “rest IS resistance” (capitalization mine), yes I will rest and that to be ready requires that I rest, create, and dream.

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Sandra's avatar

A good reminder Sister Chanequa for deep emotional, spiritual and physical rest for the journey ahead, and to surround ourselves with the right support. You reminded me of an article I had read a year or so ago on types of friendships that are life giving vs. those that are draining. As we prepare for this arduous journey, we need to revisit who surrounds us.

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Naomi's avatar

I am not a black woman, just an old, 1st generation Armenian/American. I have carried the weight of ancestral genocide and holocaust for most of my 86 years. All of that gives resounding resonance to oppression. Anytime I see it...I feel it; and I am mightily tired too. I invite you to go to my new Substack profile: @advocatstudio or my wordpress blog. I could use an uplift.

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