We Have That Ability Poster

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“Identity would seem to be the garment with which one covers the nakedness of the self: in which case, it is best that the garment be loose, a little like the robes of the desert, through which one's nakedness can always be felt, and, sometimes, discerned. This trust in one's nakedness is all that gives one the power to change one's robes.”
-James Baldwin

What if we defined ourselves, not by what we believe but by the kind of people we want to be? We have that ability.
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🎨 Printed on archival matte paper
🛸 Ships within 2-3 days

“Identity would seem to be the garment with which one covers the nakedness of the self: in which case, it is best that the garment be loose, a little like the robes of the desert, through which one's nakedness can always be felt, and, sometimes, discerned. This trust in one's nakedness is all that gives one the power to change one's robes.”
-James Baldwin

What if we defined ourselves, not by what we believe but by the kind of people we want to be? We have that ability.

We Have That Ability - The Essay

I identify as a rock.

Kick me.

Pick me up, look me over, rub me off.

Then throw me.

Skip me

Across the water

Splashing

Spinning

Sinking

To the bottom of the Sea

Let me rest

Where only the currents reach

I don’t need much more

I’m a rock.

Someone once asked me if I was wearing my “magic underwear.” I was out with some friends, and one of them had just found out I was Mormon. I was dumbfounded. They were making light of something considered sacred in my belief system.

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