Today is 설날, New Year of the Snake.
My people hold ceremonies and feasts for our ancestors. I grew up bowing with my forehead to the ground to pay respects.
I appreciate these rituals and rites.
They remind me constantly that I am in integral part of a vast fabric that has survived the unthinkable at the hands of oppressors and Empire. They remind me to be humble and stay connected, to try to be a great ancestor and to give and receive wisdom openly far beyond the corporeal life.
I witness and experience the oppression being carried out overtly, atrociously, and through the global oligarchy, then I think about how diligent, fierce, consistent, and connected our ancestors were to even get us here to be alive today. Can you imagine?
We are alive today.
When I think about the history within the context of what we are experiencing in the world today, when I think about how even in our brief lifetimes we have witnessed so much, I recognize how remarkable it is that we are here today.
So our fight, despite it feeling incredibly daunting, is one we can absolutely hold. We have history and our ancestors with us. We are movements upon movements.
Right now, we have the opportunity to create the future for all of us. What a gift. We get to nourish our world together. The present is challenging to ensure the future can change. We are changing directions, we are trying new things, we are radically shifting. It is breathtaking, and we get to be here right now together. I receive this.
Happy New Year beloveds. 새해 복 많이 받으세요.
Let us be extraordinary ancestors.
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