Sophie's World

Well, this challenge has not exactly gone the way I had planned for it to go - and that's ok. Last week's book was 'Women, Race & Class' by Angela Davis, but as you may have noticed I didn't post a blog or host a discussion. The truth is that I have not finished that book yet. Davis' words strike me in many meaningful ways as she talks about the involvement of women in the fight for equality and thus I have been reading it slower in order to fully comprehend the importance of what she writes. I will still do a blog and discussion about it but I don't want to put pressure on myself to rush through it and not see the importance. In order to stick to the challenge more closely, I will do the report on 'The Hate U Give' today (followed by the discussion), read Ibram X. Kendi's 'How to be an Antiracist', and end my challenge with Angela Davis' book (in August at this point). To people reading these and following along with the challeng

Happy Saturday everybody!  As you may or may not have noticed, this post is a day late (sorry!). Considering we are still in quarantine, this week has been preeetty busy: we may have gotten a dog (still doing a trial period), my fam has been feeling a bit under the weather, and I've started working again (yay!). Long story short, my apologies for being late with the first post and discussion.  Now, onto the book! For those who didn't read it or weren't able to finish it in time, here is a brief summary of "An American Marriage" by Tayari Jones. SPOILER ALERT! "An American Marriage" focuses on the story of a Black newlywed couple, Celestial and Roy. Early in the book, Roy gets accused of raping a woman in a motel  while he is actually sleeping innocently with his wife in another room. He is arrested and incarcerated with a sentence of 12 years. He ultimately only serves 5 years of that sentence when he is proven innocent in the Court of Appeals. Throughou

I haven't written a blog in a long time because, to be honest, I haven't really had much to write about. So I was sitting at home (as I have for the last month) and thinking about what I could possibly write about when I'm doing nothing. Then it hit me. I've seen a lot of posts on people's timelines and social media - and I can totally relate - about how anxieties have been rising and mental health struggles are exacerbated. I figured that even if it isn't much, a post filled with positivity and ideas for how to destress in a time of high anxiety could come in handy! **As a note, it is useful for all of these methods to find a quiet or peaceful place to practice these in, but I know with whole families at home that can be hard sometimes so that is not a necessity. 543231 Grounding Technique: One of the first techniques I ever learnt about is this grounding technique useful in combatting panic attacks and general stress. In your current surroundings identify