IT TOOK ME YEARS TO UNDERSTAND:
Collective liberation has many perspectives.
Only doing the inner work – separately, in our atomic households – won’t be enough.
We need community. We need connection. We need to take various collective actions to fight oppression where we see it.
But there’s that inner work, too. Profound. Slow. Rarely easy. Never comfortable.
But always always always worth it.
As a political commentator who talks about different forms and systems of external oppression, I’m also interested in my own personal transformation. In this platform, I share with you tools, frameworks, authors, and anything of value I have found to lead a life of authenticity.
Imperfectly, yes – but to do it any way.
LATEST POSTS
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Laos Series No. 5: Almighty Cardio
“Let’s all meet up tomorrow and bike to a waterfall that’s pretty close to here, what do you think?” asked Luc, a fellow traveller who I met just a day ago here, in Luang Prabang, and with whom we had a great time celebrating his birthday that evening. Nothing less but a great idea it was,…
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Laos Series No. 4: A Sleepy Party Bus
Finally, after exhausting days of tubing, eating baguettes, and trying to fall asleep when nearby clubs are still blasting music, my hostelmates and I were on a bus to Luang Prabang. Vang Vieng is a famous party place while Luang Prabang is much calmer (or so we thought at that time) and all we were…
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Laos Series No. 3: My Literal “Go with the Flow” time
As a person who enjoys partying but doesn’t think it is the most important element in life, I will throw in a mini disclaimer here: I chose to visit Vang Vieng because of its breathtaking scenery first and discovered the whole tubing thing later. Why am I writing this? To assure you that I would…
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Laos Series No. 2: The Blue Lagoon and an Almost Successful Caving Experience
While all of my hostelmates agreed to go tubing together (which I will soon explain in greater detail), I and my like-minded friend Juli decided to postpone that “drink in the sun and party surrounded by astonishing views” adventure. Why? Being cultured people, we believed it would have been highly insensitive to go tubing on a…
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Laos Series No. 1: The Impossibility of Travelling Alone
I went to Laos not long time ago and, not gonna lie, had a fantastic time there. It was so much fun that I simply feel I have to dedicate at least one blog entry to it. How sad is it – it is my third post and I already feel an obligation of sorts…
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Pai: Some Thoughts on (the Absence of) Road Safety
I put those words in parentheses not to trick you into thinking I would actually give you a useful piece of advice on how to drive safely or how to be a responsible passenger. This story of mine resembles the complete opposite of that and therefore does not intend to be a cautionary tale. It…
MORE ABOUT ME
My name is Justina, nice to see you here.
I’m a political commentator, travel, language, and pet enthusiast, an educator, and someone who has a deep desire to share valuable resources with others.
Because I know too well what it means to not be living out of your values: not to speak out, not to bring your full you to work, and not to do what’s truly meaningful to you. I’ve been there myself and I know what it does to your soul.
If you’re there, I want to help YOU to leave by sharing different tools and frameworks ❤️
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