Radical Compassion by Tara Brach
Well, hello! It has been a long time! I want to introduce myself- my name is Carla and I am a mom, wife, artist and educator living in the Midwest. Creating is what keeps me calm and gives me purpose. I love reading, music, Reiki, crystals, the moon, and exploring new art mediums. My current passions are watercolor and mixed media art journaling. This has been a difficult year for many. The recent weeks have been harrowing and scary for so many. I have been trying to keep my focus on what I can control. There is much work to be done, but it all must start with me. I have big emotions around racial injustice as it impacts the lives of my students and my community. I am working to utilize the tools and resources I have to first start with me and examining my own biases and unpacking how I can learn and support our black and brown youth in my community in particular. This book has been helping me process the big emotions as they come and has helped me see my place in a world th...
