Reducing anxiety 24 hours at a time, by Bakari Sellers
Meditative Story
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How to Savour Being Here
Stokely and Sadie are rambunctious but healthy four-year-olds. They're breathing hard and it makes me smile like nothing else. I lean in gently so that our foreheads touch. In a very soft voice I tell my son I say I love you Stokely. And his little voice just whispers back. He's my best friend. We have this conversation often for black boys in particular because it can be decently lonely. There ain't a whole lot of love out there. But Stokely knows that daddy will always be his best friend. Now it's Sadie's turn. She'll say I'm smart. I'm beautiful and I'm strong.
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