Episode 3: Ten Commandments of Self-Care…
10 Commandments of Self-Care During a Moment of Heightened Racial Trauma
It’s ok to feel angry, or depressed, numb, or disillusioned, faithless, powerless, or despondent.
God is big enough for all that you feel and more.
Take a 24 hour (or longer) break from social media.
Carve out some time for prayer, silence, breathing, meditation, etc.
Get your body moving.
If it’s sunny, go soak in some sun.
Watch some silly movies, sitcoms, YouTube videos, or TikTok videos.
**Organize a hush harbor gathering.
Plug into local grassroots efforts.
Regardless of what Euro-colonial Christianity has taught you, please internalize the truth that God loves your Blackness and that to claim allegiance to Jesus is to embrace the work of justice.
**After this podcast was created, we did some additional research on hush harbors. We learned that the concept dates back to African enslavement in the U.S. Hush harbors were places where the enslaved would gather in secret to practice their faith in ways authentic to their identity. In these spaces, they could release and express the weight of their condition through songs, dances, and other Afrocentric means.
Meet Terrance Hawkins
The 10 Commandments of Self-Care During a Moment of Heightened Racial Trauma were created by Terrance Hawkins. Hawkins is an educator, community organizer and social activist as well as the co-founder of Drum Majors Alliance, in the Triad Area of North Carolina. The Drum Majors Alliance seeks to do justice, love mercy, & walk in humble submission to & reflection of Jesus of Nazareth. Their mission is to equip, organize, and mobilize disciples of Jesus to be drum majors for justice and peace in the world, and revolutionary oneness in the Church
To learn more about Terrance and the Drum Majors Alliance visit drummajorsalliance.com