27/01/2026
Acknowledging that my privilege and health have been built off the back of genocide and that this privilege continues today alongside the ongoing oppression of Aboriginal people.
Acknowledging that I live, work and benefit from a system that continues to tighten its grip around the throats of First Nations communities, while their land and children continue to be stolen and desecrated.
As our democratic rights are slowly being eroded in this state and country, I can’t begin to imagine how traumatising it must be for First Nations people to have to seek permission to gather and protest their own oppression, to then be legally required to have their protests flanked by police ~ especially in the horrific context of ongoing deaths in custody, mass incarceration, and the continued legal, forced removal of First Nations children from their families - by cops. It’s deeply disturbing.
Humanity is living with an unchecked, rife disease ~ the disease of separateness. Separated from our own hearts, from one another and from nature, which mirrors our own true nature. This disconnection is what ultimately drives harm both to people and to our planet.
This is why I choose tea as a practice. It is one path among many that has helped me reconnect with my own isolated heart space and in turn create space to connect with others hearts, with humanity and with nature. Tea has taught me how deeply connected we already are. It has taught me generosity, hospitality and the importance of opening my door, because there is no “other.”
In tea, there are no labels. No exclusions. No discrimination. Everyone is welcome.
On Invasion Day, this feels especially important. It is not enough to feel discomfort once a year. We have a responsibility to educate ourselves, to sit with the truth of this country’s history and to actively unlearn the narratives that uphold violence and erasure.
Healing our own hearts is not separate from this work, it is foundational. From there, we can build real community, deepen connection with ourselves and with nature and show up in ways that do not perpetuate harm.
Connection is not passive. It is a practice.
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