This message is directed at my non-black POC and white community: I understand and appreciate the intention, but that viral hashtag coupled with a blank black box was a misguided attempt at showing solidarity that did more harm than good.
What does blogging mean to you? Is it a way to document your hobbies and interests? Is it an extension of your learning? Is it how you strengthen a community and share your insights? For me, blogging–and writing in general–is all of the above. I also see it as a means of self-invention.
People can learn a lot about how to live from bees, both for themselves and for their “hives.”
The individual contribution of a single bee is minuscule; an average honeybee makes only 1/12 teaspoons of honey in its entire life. But a hive can collectively produce 60 to 100 pounds of honey a year. To
