Check Your Privilege

Hey loves,

I know it's been a while (a month to be exact), but I was struggling with writer's block and this gloomy weather in the Midwest has had me in my feels. Does anyone else get impacted by the weather?

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Any who, something I've been doing when I feel unsuccessful is reflect on my trajectory and my privileges.

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White privilege is not the only form of privilege.

I repeat,

White privilege is not the only form of privilege.

I know it's difficult to consider other privileges when there's been a huge focus on this specific form of privilege in recent years (especially for my Black and Brown folx), but it's important that we each recognize the privileges we each have.

Here's a list of some privileges I've recognized that I have:

• Hearing my alarm

• Waking up

• Getting out of bed

• In my home

• Walking to my bathroom

• Using the toilet alone

• Using toilet paper

• Brushing my teeth

• Looking at myself in the mirror

• Reaching into my closet for clothes

• Putting my clothes on

• Walking to my kitchen

• Getting food from my fridge

• Drinking clean water

• Remotely starting my car

• Having a job to go to

I can go on, but I'm hoping you get the gist of it.

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My point is, sometimes we get so stuck on the next best thing and comparing our trajectories to our peers' that we become ungrateful of what we do have, and maybe even of the things we don't have to worry about that others might have to (like drinking clean water, ask my friends from Flint, Michigan).

This can also happen when people ask us for help. Their issue may seem so minute to us because of a privilege we may have that they don't, and if we don't check our privilege before responding, we may cause more harm to that person.

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In short, it's important to keep a healthy balance between ambition and gratitude, this is what keeps us humble and sane.

If you have a couple of seconds, please comment below some privileges you have, and if you loved this post, make sure you click the <3.

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With grace and flexibiliy,

Flor E. Carabez, M.Ed, Ed.S

Founder and CEO

Esperanza Equity Consulting, LLC

Equity and Comunidad