They say Manenberg is defined by crime and violence.
But we know it’s also defined by courage, creativity, and care.
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One year clean and sober.
A year ago, I spoke to God, my ancestors, and everything that walks with me in light. I made one thing clear: I cannot lose myself. Nothing has ever been more important than the person entrusted with living this life.
I chose to come back to myself. Fully.
I understood that my world had to belong to me. That alignment wasn’t optional, it was necessary. Not just for who I was, but for the person I know I am becoming. I had to honour what was ending, even if it meant burning through it, shedding it, leaving parts of myself behind so that something truer could emerge.
This decision was mine. Entirely. It had nothing to do with a job, an industry, or other people. My happiness was never there. It was always waiting for me to return.
So I did.
I moved closer to myself.
And now, I begin again
And the that bitch, and the that 🥷 that reside in me, coinciding together fellowshipping as one to assist me in being a bad bitch as much as that 🥷
What do you hear when you hear my name
the place, the person, or the story in between?
A reflection on how we see people and places… and how much we miss.
Is it truth, fear, distance, or connection?
@purplemountainresidency | @pinabauschfoundation | @theaimsociety_
As a Pina Bausch Fellow, this residency became a space where something unfinished in me could finally land.
At the Purple Mountain Arts Residency, I was given time to think, to rest, to listen, and to move without pressure. Through that, I was able to finish a thought I’ve been carrying for a long time, and bring it into form. To witness it come alive, and to give it a name that honours someone close to me.
I don’t have big words for what this feels like. It’s quiet. It feels like arriving, even if only for a moment.
I don’t always find it easy to hold a voice. Sometimes it feels overwhelming. Sometimes I want to disappear from it. But here, I found a way to stay with it , to sit inside the work, and let it speak back to me.
This process helped me make sense of what I’ve been exploring through the fellowship, and reminded me why I do this work in the first place.
To be held in a space like this, in community, while also meeting myself in new ways. That is something I carry with me.
Thank you @carl_collison@brincataldo for inviting me into your home and making me feel the safest I’ve felt in a long time. Thank you for insisting that I rest and do nothing.
To @___moyamichael___ for always encouraging me and telling me to “go for it”
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Grateful 🤍
