Daydreamin’ with Black Women

Digital drawing of Black women faces, all shades with hair of all different colors and styles

Created for participants of Daydreamin’ with Black Women. Materials can be used beyond that purpose as long as you cite Tamisha Williams and Chéleah Googe.

Housekeeping…

Zoom screenshot of Tamisha pointing to the menu bar at the bottom of her screen to indicate where reactions are

  • Take care of yourself during today’s gathering. Step away when you need.

  • You can choose to have your video on or off. Do what works best for you.

  • We value everyone’s privacy. Get consent before screenshotting, especially if you plan to share on social media.

  • Live transcript is available. (on your menu bar)

  • We encourage you to use reactions and share in the chat throughout today’s gathering. Chats shared in the breakout rooms are only seen in the breakout rooms.

  • When we’re engaging as a full group, use the “raise hand” feature to indicate that you’d like to share.

Getting grounded…

Meditation on Breathing: Words and music by Sarah Dan Jones. Arrangement and sung by Jyvonne Haskin

What’s your 6-word story?

Help us get to know you. In 6 words, share what’s true to you in this moment of your life. What’s happening in your world? Think beyond a list of descriptors.

Let’s play!

Grab something around your house that you can manipulate into different shapes and forms. Do you have play-dough, a paper towel, a piece of foil, or even a blank sheet of paper? Bring what you have and most importantly, bring a spirit of play and imagination.

What do you wish you had more time to dream about?

Add what comes to mind for you to our collective statements at slido.com with code #347827

You’ll have an opportunity for open conversation with other participants about the topic that’s top of mind and heart for you.

Closing reflection…

“What if we could release ourselves from an internalized time clock and remember that slow is efficient, slow is effective, slow is beautiful?”

“What if you could hear the world between your heartbeats? Slow down enough to deepen into trust. How can I learn the skill to tell my heart slow down?”

- Alexis Pauline Gumbs; Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals (meditation on slowing down")

How will you create space for yourself to slow down and rest beyond this space? What might get in the way? What support do you need?

“Whether your next move is protection, breakthrough, shift, or any combination. There are at least three ways to love you: as you were, as you are, as you will be. I love you. That means I choose all three.”

— Alexis Pauline Gumbs; “Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals”

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Your Facilitators/Content Creators

  • Headshot of Chéleah Googe in a flower dress with breads in a top bun

    Chéleah Googe

    cheleah@workbeyondthework.com

    https://www.workbeyondthework.com/

  • Headshot of Tamisha Williams

    Tamisha Williams

    info@tamishawilliams.com

    https://tamishawilliams.com