Melanated THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ACTION FOR BLACK LIVES INITIATIVE NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2021
December Musings Endings are the one thing that tells us
Did we start saying yes to the things we
something new will start soon. Whether
want and no to the things we do not?
or not this new beginning is actually
Did we set up boundaries and not allow
anything new to us at all, it always feels
anyone to breach them? Did we think
like things are going to be different. Given
about boundaries we should set? Did we
the days and times we are living in, 2021
question the systems put in place? Did
isn’t anything we’re trying to hold on to.
we see ourselves in a new light? Here we
We find ourselves reflecting every
are, at the end of 2021, entirely different
December, oh the things we lived
than we were at the beginning. We have
through the past year! There are new
changed and seen new beginnings every
beginnings with each month, and each
single day, not only in the world but
season, let us embrace the newness of
within ourselves.
the day. As we reflect on 2021, we can not only think of the things ending but of all
Let us see 2021 drift away, not only to
of the new beginnings too.
have high standards for 2022 or expect better from it. Let us sit in the comfort of
Let’s think about all of the versions of
knowing that for every day we see, we’re
ourselves that emerged this year.
experiencing a new beginning. Sending you love and light ✨