I was not on TikTok consistently until my partner started taking off there. When I say taking off, I seriously thought they would make a lot of money there, and I know it is possible somewhere because A. is as talented as can be: art, poetry, dance, they do it all. First, A. had 10K views on a post, 100 followers overnight, 200 followers, and up to over 2K by the “end.”. Their TikTok growth accelerated with our love affair. Now that TT is on pause and likely never the same, I miss this silly, fun interaction with our friends and followers; some are now my friends, too.
That is how I saw one of our new friends today at a Zoom room gathering. Two of my other dear queer friends showed up, and we had ourselves a quorum. I spoke of the program I mention a lot here (profound steps through big transition or as I am calling it now, “cultivate”. It is created and waiting for you, BUT more importantly, what has been happening is WE are getting to know each other in new and different ways. In the first week, three coaches gathered. Then many emails came: “I want to come, but I can't this week.” And so there will be many more meetings that I am now calling “queer church”! Shout out to Shelly Breen!
Then, I heard, oh, I did not come because of the church word. So let’s call it the queer collective.
Perhaps you did not know that I, too, have a very small TikTok, and this is my favorite trend that my partner and I created. Song credit: How Do U Want It by 2Pac
Why should you attend our Saturday Queer collective?
You are queer, questioning, aka 2SLGBTQQIA+. Come on through. Truly, no one will be turned away unless they are not friendly; I ask that everyone shows up deeply committed to kindness and love.
Who else can attend? All Global Majority folks who want support or want to tell us about your healing offering. This is where you might get confused. Bridget, are you creating a collective of healers?
Yes.
Bridget, do you wish for the healers and folks who want healing to gather together regularly? Do you want others to share and tell you and the group about their work, hell yes!
I sincerely hope that we can all be connected through our practices and the things we cultivate. Some call this our praxis: our action, our practice, such as an exercise or a practice of an art, science, or skill. You often apply practical applications of a theory. What are they? Come tell us! Please sign up and please be in touch with any questions. The first bit of time will be for hello's, the second bit will be for individual practice, and the last bit will be to share what happened and what we found in this space. There may be break-out rooms if the space gets filled up. I am all done with the sales pitches for now. I see this working. I put myself out there. I offer the space. We figure out as a collective what to do with it. Wow, now that I type this out, it seems very simple and profound. Register for all the dates; if you don’t want to come to all, that is ok. Just let me know beforehand that you are only coming to one, or two etc. Please share far and wide. I can’t wait to meet you!
“A generous heart is always open, always ready to receive our going and coming. In the midst of such love we need never fear abandonment. This is the most precious gift true love offers - the experience of knowing we always belong.”
― Bell Hooks, All About Love: New Visions
Love and solidarity!
Bridget