Thoughts by Hannah Michelle

I’m learning you cannot always plan out your life.   As many of you know, last September, I lost my grandmother. What many of you don’t know is that by last September, I was completely lost. My college experience has been rough, and not at all what I expected it to be. By the time fall 2019 rolled around, I didn’t recognize myself – not physically, not spiritually, not emotionally, and not logically.  I had been sick most of the year and would continue being sick well into the next few months. Though I was never given a diagnosis, that illness drastically altered my life. I had lost contact with many of the people I had considered friends, since I did not have the energy to keep in contact with them for almost a year. Losing my grandma in September was rough, but physically, I was not sick for some of that month. That trip to Ohio was a time where things started to look like they were turning around.   On that trip back for my grandmother’s funeral, one of my cousins drov...

This weekend is a heavy, rough weekend. Lots has been on my mind. Maybe you're feeling the weight of this weekend as well, so I will share some of my thoughts for those of you also feeling this weight. This weekend is a marking and culmination of a lot of things.  Yesterday, July 25: Emmett Till should have turned 79. Today, July 26: 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) The funeral procession for John Lewis across the Edmund Pettus Bridge  100 days until Election Day Aftermath of protests and continuing protests against police brutality Ongoing global pandemic In my head, a lot of these things link together.  Emmett Till inspired a push in the Civil Rights Movement of the last century. Emmett Till was lynched at the age of 14, despite being innocent. Though many may know of his lynching, many may not realize that this happened within a lifetime. He should be 79 today. The woman that falsely accused him that led to his lynching is still alive....

I haven't shared on this blog much for a long time. This summer, I plan on writing more again. I do miss sharing my writing and having conversations from it. I am hoping to write about a variety of topics again.  The past month, I haven't been writing on here because I have been setting up a website and instagram page to support BLM and other ways to work towards justice. This website is a place where I have shared resources about the BLM movement as well as other instances of injustices, and resources about what to do with the information.  Here is the website link:  https://resourcesforjustice.weebly.com/ And the Instagram: @r4justice If you have resources you'd like to see on the website and Instagram, you can contact me through email or dm to contribute!  Email:  resourcesforjusticeweebly@gmail.com DM in Instagram: @r4justice  Thank you - I'll be sharing more writing more soon!