The process of becoming comfortable and open to acknowledging, critiquing, and accepting my own privilege hasn’t been easy. It didn’t happen all at once. I have had many "aha" movements that have helped me to understand my own privilege in relation to the clients I am serving and the world at large.
I think right off the back this is a very important point. Understanding our privilege doesn't happen all at once, but it is important that we learn about it and from it.
In order to break the systems of oppression within our societies, it is important to intentionally set-aside time to think about justice, and whether or not our values are aligning with the ways in which we live our lives.
This was also discussed in one of the Ted Talks I believe, but it is important that we think about justice and the injustice there has been in order to motivate ourselves to do something and to check ourselves consistently.
As a white person, I realize that I have been taught about privilege as something that puts others at a disadvantage, but I haven’t been taught to see one of its corally aspects - that my privilege puts me at an advantage over others.
This was interesting to me because part of growing to understand privilege is not just what we benefit from it or our advantages from it, but it's also learning about those who are put at disadvantage from it or don't share the same privilege.