Ways of Telling, Ways of Seeing 🌍️

Toni Morrison put herself in the service of her people, as few writers have ever been called upon to do, and she claimed it as a privilege. _ Zadie Smith, August 7, 2019 1931 - 2019 This is extracted from the forward to Toni Morrison’s book; “The Measure of Our Lives; A Gathering of Wisdom”. Of course; I’m reading it! I’m dedicating the summer of 2026 to the spirit that is Toni Morrison. Banana slug; 2004 I remember taking this photo years ago on a visit to Muir Woods in California .The slug had things under control; it wasn’t going to slide off the stone. I have “ … slid off the stone … “ a number of times.Confession; I haven’t always been 24/7 in the service of My People. On occasion I have been in ‘survival mode’ thinking of myself .Competing for shelter, work, and education. ‘I Will Get Mine; You Get Yours.’ To be in service to My People, I’ve had to learn to listen to my Ancestors and ground my mindset in an ‘Africana Way Of Knowing’. Toni Morrison writes; “Our past is bleak. Our…