Stories matter.
Your story matters. My story matters. Our stories matter. The stories we tell matter. The stories we don't tell matter.
Stories about race and racism and injustice and discrimination matter.
Stories about gender inequity and gender pay gaps and sexual assault and imposter syndrome and old boys' networks and bro culture matter.
Stories about people who are transgender and gender nonconforming and gender nonbinary matter.
Stories about people who are gay and lesbian and bisexual and intersex and queer matter.
Stories about leadership and allyship and being an accomplice and a co-conspirator matter.
Stories about privilege and power and social capital and social justice and equity and diversity and inclusion and belonging matter.
Stories about empathy and vulnerability and compassion and connection and trust and relationships and humanity matter.
Stories about mindfulness and self-awareness and fear and courage and shame matter.
Political stories and professional stories and personal stories and local stories and international stories matter.
Sad stories and happy stories and painful stories and uncomfortable stories and hopeful stories matter.
You matter. I matter. We all matter.
Dominique Hollins matters. She inspired this post.