Samuel Wakefield

The aftermath

I’m glad that I took the gamble to run. I’m honored that so many people took the gamble to support our campaign. I wouldn’t exchange these past few months for anything.

Do it scared. Anyway.

Fear is natural, and like any other emotion, it’s our response to fear that matters.

Can’t get back the time, so spend it wisely

I’ve always believed that time works for us, not the other way around. It’s just a matter of deciding how we’ll spend it.

Join the club

I’m finding that I just have less capacity to hold space for things that don’t matter, and that’s definitely a good thing.

Honoring our stories

The best we can do is honor our own stories as they unfold, and give ourselves (and each other) necessary grace.

Soul Care

Like tending to a plant that grows, so must we tend to our souls.

My goal last night was to simply share a few stories that would resonate about why I care about the issues. Of course I talked about the Black women in my life, my wife, daughters, mother and grandma.

Unfinished Business

The revolution will be led by the well rested. Tricia Hersey

In the arena

I’ve been thinking lately about the famous Teddy Roosevelt quote: “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred…