As a society, we have to make a concerted effort to make room for children with special needs who may not react the way that is expected in the classroom, when dealing with law enforcement, or just going about daily life.

If you have lost your way, return home. Study the blueprint for your life. Remember your hopes and dreams. Rewrite the narrative that binds you.

1) Practice mindfulness.

Island mindfulness brings the gift of presence. It is the convergence of a conscious mind and a free spirit. Find confidence in knowing that you are one with the universe and the universe is rooting for you. .

In a world where the media infiltrates every aspect of our lives, it becomes easy to be consumed by the negativity reported to us, it becomes almost imperative that you channel your mind to absorb the positivity around you and that is why meditation is so beneficial.

Mothers of black boys survive by pushing fear down so it doesn’t overflow, overwhelm our senses paralyze us and derail our ability to love, nurture and protect our black boys

“The idea that what this country is going through shouldn’t have any effect on us—that we all should just feel OK all the time—that just doesn’t feel real to me. So I hope you all are allowing yourselves to feel whatever it is you’re feeling. I hope you’re listening to yourselves and taking a moment to reflect on everything that’s coming at us, and what you might be able to do about it.” Michelle Obama

You may feel overwhelmed. You may feel like an under-achiever. You start to feel anxious, and you may want to speed up. You may even want to slow down and give up. Understand that everyone is on a different journey and as long as you keep your foot on the gas, you will get to your destination.

Reading island mindfulness is a great experience as I felt like I was in the comfort of the Author's home on a Sunday Afternoon, learning and living through the adventure and experiences which I have connected with!

We have experienced collective trauma and need to rebound but we are uncertain where to start. The practice of Island Mindfulness provides the following helpful guidance:

(1) Drown out the noise and focus on your current truth.

(2) Resist the urge to look behind or too far ahead.

I was never without a heavenly Father

You have never let me down

There was no need to find myself;

you always assured me that I was

your child. I stood firmly in your shadow