Melanated THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ACTION FOR BLACK LIVES INITIATIVE NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2022
October Musings It’s the time of year where things seem to
to reflect on how you’ve been coping with
be piling up and the rhythm we thought
stress, Are you avoiding it? We’ve all been
we were in no longer seems to work for
there, with a long list of to-dos and yet no
us. Have you found yourself constantly
motion towards one thing. What’s the one
readjusting recently? Team Melanated
thing that will push you forward? We
wants you to think about how you have
hope you take this time to not look at the
been coping whilst under stress. As
mountain of things ahead, but instead
things change this season, we want you
pick one thing to focus on at a time.
to recognize what’s been holding you back. What cycles or patterns are in play
Get started on that task and perhaps
right now that are keeping you from your
reward yourself with your favorite TV
potential?
show, make a home cooked meal, then complete that project you’ve been
Sometimes when we are stressed, we
avoiding. Once you reflect and face your
turn back to our old ways, What does that
stressors head-on, things hopefully won’t
look like for you? How can you face your
seem so stressful after all.
inner demons? This month we invite you
Sending you love and light