Jess Brooks
Stories (4/0)
A Walking Book
On my body, I have sixteen tattoos. All different sizes and tell their own story about who I was and am. Rather tell all the stories, I will tell what I consider my three most impactful tattoos. All three were done based on a drawing I drew myself; each has its own deeply embedded story and each carry with them a memory I hold dear. Most importantly, they all hold the same themes, Death, Rebirth and Time.
By Jess Brooks4 years ago in Blush
What is it Like To Be You
After letting him know my plan, I was able to sit with a co- worker and record our conversation about what it's like to be him, specifically, him being a white man. “ It’s not hard,” said Zach. “ Well, it’s definitely not as hard as others. I don’t have to be scared about being pulled over or anything.”
By Jess Brooks4 years ago in Humans
Individual Similarities
About a week after a confrontation with a dear friend of mine about the current social issues of society, I realized a problem from both ends. Neither one of us listened. We argued for being right instead of trying to fix the wrong or try to listen to the others’ side because we felt wronged and felt unheard. There are many sayings for this but, Peter Drucker said it best, “The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.” What was that exactly? Our stories. We felt the other trying to discredit what the other grew up and knew to believe but, never listened to why the other didn’t believe it. We often fail to realize that we can’t live someone’s life. We can only listen to their story and understand what makes that person themselves.
By Jess Brooks4 years ago in Humans