And I don't mean by being the one to wear the over-the-top sparkly dress to a black and white event and standing out in a crowd. I mean by being the only one to wrap your hair in a scarf, the only Palestinian poet at a poetry event, the only Arab Muslim woman at an international dinner, and not realizing that until leaving. I've gotten to a point where I don't notice when I'm the only this or the only that. That's a good sign. If you spoke to me 3 years ago when I first moved back to the states, I would've told you that if someone glanced twice at me, I was sure that it was because I was Muslim. Why am I talking about this? It seems as though most of posts repeat the same things about being proud and confident and all that. But this is a bit different. Today, I wanted to tell you all to be comfortable. Yes, comfortable, like you saw the new leather recliner at the furniture store that you decided to try out and you.don't.want.to.leave. I know we should...