#Theweekthatwas @ 26/04/2026
A commemorative week had a few lessons:
Others don't see our intentions, they only see our actions
Disappointment stems from expectations
Distraction is a decision; so is discipline
Most of us don't need new knowledge to be our best, we just need a mirror
Fear of embarrassment is what holds many of us back from being ourselves
If we're embarrassed to be ourselves, we've not spent enough time getting to know ourselves
Some of us have inherited rules which made sense for a different era and may no longer serve us
Staying small serves no one
Confidence doesn't come from knowledge or degrees, it comes from action
There's a difference between using the victim card and holding perpetrators and authorities to a higher standard
Stereotypes create efficiency for the primitive brain to keep us safe - and that's the limit of its value
Reminders like "Lest we forget" and "Never again" seem already to have been forgotten
Sowing division amongst minorities is an age-old tactic that the colonial machine continues to use to this day
Communities and individuals who fall prey to divisive tactics have a way to go to de-colonise their thinking
We control what goes out, not what goes in
