Devil’s Lake

i remember that i exist only in relationship to other people and systems.

 

i accept that i cannot change others, but i can hold standards for my own life.

 

i willingly engage in and support transformative justice processes for accountability and getting in right relationship.

 

i create more possibilities in the face of scarcity thinking.

 

i act from and towards love.

 

~ adrienne maree brown

After our first midterm a few of us headed about an hour’s drive north to Devil’s Lake State Park.

At the time we had all only known each other for a few weeks.

In the months since, we have been navigating life together while in medical school.

When we went on this hike back in October, I don’t think I could’ve had any idea how much I would need them to get through the difficult months ahead.

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