It’s Been A Minute…
It’s been two years since I last wrote a blog post. My last post was published on New Year’s Day in 2022, and in it I mentioned starting the year with a sense of (cautious) optimism. Well, I can’t lie, life…
2022: New Year, New Thing?
It’s the start of a new year. A time for us to reflect on what has been and set resolutions for what will (hopefully) be. I know I’m not alone in saying that 2021 was a long and tumultuous year….
Me and My ‘Mental Ruts’
So, it’s been quite some time since I last wrote a blog post. It’s been a funny few months for me, as I can imagine it has been for many people. We are still in the middle of a deadly…
Happy Birthday to Me: A Love Letter to Myself
WARNING: omphaloskepsis I’ll be 32 years old tomorrow. If you had asked me ten years ago what I envisioned my life to be now, I’m not entirely sure what I would have told you, but I don’t think I would…
Black Death and Why I Am Finding My Faith Again
Sigh. I feel like I’ve said this a million times in my last few posts, but 2020 has been an exceptionally trying year, especially for Black people. I feel, in the last few months particularly, like every day that I…
Self-Doubt and the Importance of Remembering Your ‘Why’
WARNING: There’s going to be a lot of omphaloskepsis in this post. If you think you’re going to struggle with that, I suggest you look away now. For those of you who are staying with me, I also want to…
Rules of Engagement: Why We Need to Be Respectful of Minorities’ Time and Space
I had (what I’m now going to call) a rather insightful week last week, and I learned some valuable lessons. Lessons that I think life has been trying to teach me for some time now that I haven’t really been…
Why Telling Black People They Are Aggressive IS Aggressive In Itself
Pretty much every Black person I know – myself included – can tell you of a time when they have been branded ‘aggressive’ or ‘intimidating’ by a white person. Get angry at someone who has done something wrong to you?…
Why ‘Purple Hued Views?’
When I first floated the idea of this blog to friends and family, the first question I was asked was “Why Purple Hued Views?” I had to explain each and every time, and I figured it would stand to…
To All the Friends Who Say ‘I Don’t See Race’
I guess you could consider this a public service announcement. To all the people who say/have ever said things like, “I don’t see colour/race,” this is a message for you. Unless you are genuinely, medically diagnosed as colour blind, you…