Last Cut Project

via Monique Mitchell ✁ "There is poetry in unraveling, undoing, letting go. We are collectively being asked to review our choices and make last cuts that not only serve ourselves, but our human community as well.

When is the last time we have all banded together in such a way, despite class or culture? The world is in waiting. We are paused, together. Unraveling, together.

All over the globe, people have been finding innovative ways to create connection. To celebrate the workers who place themselves on the front lines every day to ensure our wellbeing and survival. To bring beauty to a time where there seems to be none.

That is our power as creators: finding beauty in the breakdowns. Where have you been finding beauty?" —Monique

via Monique Mitchell ✁ “There is something magical about the mothers we inherit. Despite growing up without my mom, I never felt an absence of maternal energy. Our ability to recognize a child in need of nurturing is one of our superpowers as women.

The modern feminist movement has, in a way, asked us to reject the very things about us that make us special. We have been asked to become harder. Sharper. More like, men. But there is beauty in our softness. In our ability to hold and comfort.

I’ve inherited mothers at each stage of my life. Maybe they’ve given me an amazonite crystal ring, treated me to a meal or a morsel of wisdom that left me feeling full. Whatever the act of love, it lasts a lifetime.

When womxn show up for womxn, we embolden one another. The world is calling for emboldened womxn to shape it. And this shaping starts with love.” —Monique

Tag a mother/sister/friend/daughter whose love emboldens you.

via Samantha Paige ✁ “We usually speak of gaslighting in the context of one person making another believe they have fabricated a storyline, feeling or event. Being gaslit has traumatic effects, and it takes time to rebuild trust in one’s sense of self.

A betrayal in a long term relationship left me feeling crazed. The denial and gaslighting went on for months. Once out, I spent years re-discovering confidence in my inner knowing after repeatedly being fed untruths.

Yet, the ways that we gaslight ourselves can be equally damaging. I've been reflecting on my own propensity to revisit decisions made in moments of distinct clarity. Especially after trauma, knowing what is real and what is true can be confusing. However, when I question my own intuition, I undermine my connection to and understanding of self.

How do we keep believing in a personal truth that is fiercely strong even when we move through pockets of doubt? In the , I write about how when we make a last cut, we must go deep within and trust that the decisions we make are sourced in a knowing that is uniquely ours. Our knowledge of self is ever-present and worthy of protection and believing. And, we too are worthy of the love, connection, recognition, safety and all else we desire.” —Sam