The time has come Pop Tribe for me to officially go onto maternity leave. I like to call it into hibernation, a time of rest - nesting has set in & Aunty has been dusting the tracks of my walls, dusting doors, getting my family to help me clean windows, filling holes in my yard with gravel ððĪĢðĪŠ lol as if baby even cares about any of that lol ð.
This time is also a time of being STILL, pausing from the rush of society & making space in these last couple of weeks to reflect on this pregnancy, talk to my baby & my body, nourish myself & draw strength from my elders, ancestors, my faith & journey into birth time mode. Everything else in life has to wait, MUST wait!
This is a pic my sister girl @kellyrosevincin took at my maternity shoot & I love it with all my heart ðĪ ðŧðš. Alongside being a woman who descends from the Kabi Kabi & Gooreng Gooreng Tribes, Moa & Mabuiag Islands I also have strong ancestral lines to Vanuatu & more specifically Ambrym & Pentecost Island. My ancestors were forcibly stolen from their country & blackbirded to Australia as slaves to work the land for the disgraceful & greedy colonisers!
This particular shot was done as a sign to me & many of us South Sea Islanders of our ancestors strength, resilience, survival, courage, hope & bravery. Because of them I am here today & another generation is being born very soon into a legacy they paved a way for. I have a responsibility to do something of impact & significance with my life because they paved the way & I hope & pray that the generations to come will be greatful to me & my generation one day of our footprints ðĢ in this world ð. You have many many people welcoming you earth side baby & we are so expectant for your arrival ðķðū.
Maternity leave commences Friday 18th & all items on my website TTPOPP.COM will be offline until I resurface from my hibernation & postpartum journey ðĪâĻ
#restisourresistanceâðū
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