Squat & Squint and Blinking White Guy Memes with Dr. Mika Karikari

Memes: 

• Squat and Squint Meme - "The first one that I'm going to describe is of a black woman and she's in this like light pink kind of jacket blazer, these black pants, and she's outside and she's kind of leaning down and she's like what I assume out of breath, tired, just like, 'Oh, my gosh, what, what, what am I doing?'"
• Drew Scanlon Reaction Meme / White Man Blinking Meme - "The second meme is of this white guy. And he's, I'm guessing maybe sitting, but he does this kind of blink thing. And I feel like I use that a lot when someone says something or does something that I'm like, 'Really, is that actually happening? Is this actually what we're doing?'"

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Metaphors:

• MEMES AND METAPHORS ARE BRIDGES.
• MEMES AND METAPHORS ARE CONTAINERS.
• MATCHING A MEME WITH YOUR EXPERIENCES IS GOING THROUGH A ROLODEX OF EXPERIENCES.
• COMMUNICATION IS SENDING.
• "Keep little things little." (MANAGEABLE MATTERS ARE SMALL IN SIZE.)
• "Let my light shine." (MY LIGHT IS MY POSSIBILITY AND MAGIC. THE DEGREE MY LIGHT IS SHINING REFLECTS MY CIRCUMSTANCES.)
• "Life's about choices." (LIFE IS A NEVER ENDING SERIES OF CHOICES.)
• LIFE IS A CREATIVE PROCESS.
• TWITTER/X IS A DUMPSTER FIRE.
• Underlying, or primary, metaphors:
  • CONSIDERING IS WEIGHING
  • IMPORTANCE IS SIZE.
  • EXISTENCE IS VISIBILITY. (aka "Representation matters.")
  • CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WEATHER.
  • GOOD IS BRIGHT/BAD IS DARK.
  • KNOWING/UNDERSTANDING IS SEEING.
  • MORE/POSITIVE/POWERFUL IS UP.

Magic:

• 8 Expression Number (Numerology)
• Communication® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Connectedness® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Context® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Ideation® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Intellection® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Responsibility® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Strategic® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Woo® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Type 2: The Helper (Enneagram)
• ESFJ Myers Briggs Type

Support and Connect with Mika!

• Read her Dissertation! Unapologetically Black: A Sista Circle Study Highlighting the Brilliant, Bold, and Brave Leadership Approaches of Black Women in Student Affairs by Dr. Shamika Karikari
• Follow her on Instagram @thecincymama
• Follow her on Twitter/X @MikaKarikari

Resources:

• A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life by Parker Palmer
• The Enlightened Eye: Qualitative Inquiry and the Enhancement of Educational Practice by Elliot W. Eisner 
• The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker
• Foundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady