A short film I exec produced for my Detroit colleagues’ civil and human rights community engagement/empowerment activism. There’s a cool backstory to this and it also speaks for itself re belonging: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZotPmVwa0Pj6L3x_3xzGnA
"I belong." Such an important and fundamental message. If only voting was secure. If only voting was enough. Somehow this film is even more powerful now than a year ago. Thank you for sharing!
Mahalo Beth for your beautifully profound reflection on belonging. You weave together the spiritual, collective, and embodied aspects of what it means to truly belong—beyond mere labels or demographics. The metaphor of the herd is particularly striking, emphasizing trust, mutual care, and the necessity of diversity. Your framing of belonging as contribution rather than competition, as inclusion rather than exclusion, resonates deeply. It challenges the reader to reflect on their own relationships and the ways they define "us"—not by opposition, but by a shared commitment to care. Would you like to expand on how one might cultivate this kind of belonging in a world that often emphasizes division? Or perhaps explore personal stories that illustrate the journey of finding one's herd? I look forward to more of your reflective writing. Malama Pono, Malu
A short film I exec produced for my Detroit colleagues’ civil and human rights community engagement/empowerment activism. There’s a cool backstory to this and it also speaks for itself re belonging: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZotPmVwa0Pj6L3x_3xzGnA
"I belong." Such an important and fundamental message. If only voting was secure. If only voting was enough. Somehow this film is even more powerful now than a year ago. Thank you for sharing!
Agreed. It’s always been voting AND.
Mahalo Beth for your beautifully profound reflection on belonging. You weave together the spiritual, collective, and embodied aspects of what it means to truly belong—beyond mere labels or demographics. The metaphor of the herd is particularly striking, emphasizing trust, mutual care, and the necessity of diversity. Your framing of belonging as contribution rather than competition, as inclusion rather than exclusion, resonates deeply. It challenges the reader to reflect on their own relationships and the ways they define "us"—not by opposition, but by a shared commitment to care. Would you like to expand on how one might cultivate this kind of belonging in a world that often emphasizes division? Or perhaps explore personal stories that illustrate the journey of finding one's herd? I look forward to more of your reflective writing. Malama Pono, Malu
Especially sweet because you know the Place and People, the community to whom I and we belong!
“ The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” ❤️❤️❤️