Trauma & Microaggression

Many of my true friends tease me about thinking too much, always trying to figure things out in the world around me. Then they hit me with a topic and we sit around thinking some more and laughing at ourselves before hugging and sharing our love for each other. Sometimes I wish that I was a young boy or man today when so much is being explained. I am not sure if many young people are interested in learning or observing things that are happening in the world, especially today. I look around, I observe the news and I dive deeply into many books written by the most intelligent people during these horrific times. Whether I have met them or not, they have all had an impact on my life today. Often I talk about my late mentor, the incredible Dr. Julia Hare who worked diligently to prepare me for what I see happening in the world today. I was a young man at the time and now I realise the challenge of trying to grasp lessons when you haven’t acquired the experience of life yet.

The photo above shares a few of the every day microagressions that I have received since I was able to speak as a child. The best part about being young and innocent is you don’t understand or care about what flows out of mouths of people. Besides, my main priority was trying to get home from school with time to spend with all the older neighbours looking out for me with cookies and apple juice as my treat for helping them rake their…