This week has felt like the bad shift when winter first begins and all of a sudden in the morning it's dark, and it is dark in the early evening, and the whole day becomes elliptically squeezed.
You have become one of the stones in the river I leap to so I don't fall in and drown. You, Heather Cox Richardson, Robert Reich.....thank you. We're going to make it out of here. We have to.
But some of us won't make it. Like that beautiful young girl they just killed. The young man who had to choose between buying his inhaler and paying his rent. I can't move back into "we're going to survive" quite this quickly right now. I need time to grieve the people we're losing, the planet we're poisoning, what feels more and more like the bridges too far.
People speak of hope as if it is this delicate, ephemeral thing made of whispers and spider's webs. It's not. Hope has dirt on her face, blood on her knuckles, the grit of the cobblestones in her hair, and just spat out a tooth as she rises for another go. - @CrowsFault
So true. I'm all for self care, people need to do that. That said, I'm also tired of pearl clutching. So find a way small or big that you can DO something besides sitting around worrying. Hope is not an action...find a way to get involved and do something.
“People speak of hope as if it is this delicate, ephemeral thing made of whispers and spider’s webs. It’s not. Hope has dirt on her face, blood on her knuckles, the grit of the cobblestones in her hair, and just spat out a tooth as she rises for another go.”
"(I read this great quote on Instagram the other day that was reposted by someone else, originally by Matthew @CrowsFault.)"
Thank you. A small, good thing. Each and every day.
“For, while the tale of how we suffer, and how we are delighted, and how we may triumph is never new, it always must be heard. There isn't any other tale to tell, it's the only light we've got in all this darkness.” --James Baldwin
Thank you for calibrating towards a North Star, while staying aware of the chaos all around us. It feels so important to remember our North Stars so we don’t get lost in the forest of despair. Yin and yang.
I’m picking-up trash and saying hello to everyone I pass. Little micro moments of rising-up and spreading kindness/beauty and not losing my complete FREAKING mind to the darkness.
What about a virtual prayer group to keep Stephen Miller in mind? His demise that is.
I don’t think the world joining your No Kings protests is going to help. This is something America has to do itself. The rest of the world is busy figuring out how to boycott America. At least in Canada we are.
As King Drumpf stretches his tentacles around the world, I think that No Kings Day marches are more likely to take place around the world than not. And they absolutely do raise awareness. We all need each other. It’s by design. Globally, it’s a royal mess but the US citizens are not at all like our current regime in DC. Airheads like Noem and Nazi sympathizers like Miller oh and racists like Vance do not represent the US. Boycott America, but keep your voices shrill and your opposition visible to what’s happening to the US because if it could happen here, it could happen anywhere. And please ignore the remaining MAGAbilies.
Amid all of this derangement and pain, I made a slaw yesterday for 150 of my neighbors at the community kitchen where I'm on staff. It was the perfect counterweight. That's my mission - to remind us daily to weigh both the weights and they Counterweights. They all deserve our sacred attention as we muddle through and try to stay upright rather than tipping over into despair.
Just as I read your last sentence, a cloud blew away. Today, for this moment, I’m grateful for the slant of the sun here in deep winter in western NY State.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Birthday...1991. Standing right beside you and all those holding a light in the darkness. I posted a quote by Anne Frank yesterday, "I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains." I am repeating this as a mantra every hour today and purposefully identifying the beauty that remains. Through your writing and stories, you are one that I turn to to find those beauty moments. I also remember the Nuremberg Trials, and this brings me hope. You've been a guide for my life for many moons. With gratitude and peace, Sheri
You have become one of the stones in the river I leap to so I don't fall in and drown. You, Heather Cox Richardson, Robert Reich.....thank you. We're going to make it out of here. We have to.
But some of us won't make it. Like that beautiful young girl they just killed. The young man who had to choose between buying his inhaler and paying his rent. I can't move back into "we're going to survive" quite this quickly right now. I need time to grieve the people we're losing, the planet we're poisoning, what feels more and more like the bridges too far.
Yup! Love Heather as well!
Beautifully said, yes this stone is safe and will hold me till I am ready to leap again
People speak of hope as if it is this delicate, ephemeral thing made of whispers and spider's webs. It's not. Hope has dirt on her face, blood on her knuckles, the grit of the cobblestones in her hair, and just spat out a tooth as she rises for another go. - @CrowsFault
So true. I'm all for self care, people need to do that. That said, I'm also tired of pearl clutching. So find a way small or big that you can DO something besides sitting around worrying. Hope is not an action...find a way to get involved and do something.
I found this on https://www.brokenandhopeful.com/blog/hope-is-a-warrior
“People speak of hope as if it is this delicate, ephemeral thing made of whispers and spider’s webs. It’s not. Hope has dirt on her face, blood on her knuckles, the grit of the cobblestones in her hair, and just spat out a tooth as she rises for another go.”
"(I read this great quote on Instagram the other day that was reposted by someone else, originally by Matthew @CrowsFault.)"
Thank you for that!
Janice Waterhouse, may I post this quote of yours on my Facebook page? It’s perfect!
My daughter shared that quote with me. I am currently trying to track down the source.
warrior eomen and girls
Wonderful…this is the hope I pray sustains us.
At least the "belt up too high" reference made me laugh in the midst of all the horror.
"How it works is each of us doing one small good thing, every day." Anne, what would we do without you. Thank you for being you, every day.
Hopeful, helpful. Thank you. It will get better, one small thing… need to hold onto these. Feeling traumatized.
deal with trauma with movement tai chi yoga dancing singing
emdr tapping
chinese acupressure exercises
these will center you
sending hugs
Thank you, Joyce. I made a note of your list. I will get started. It’s time.
thanks excited to have you reading and responding
keep in touch there are a lot of videos on fb with practitioners of these arts
from japan china korea maybe taiwan all for free!!
dending blessings
I’m one of those from Minnesota. Our hearts are breaking; Thank you thank you thank you for seeing and listening. True North.
Stay safe, and thank you! You are not alone!
Thank you. A small, good thing. Each and every day.
“For, while the tale of how we suffer, and how we are delighted, and how we may triumph is never new, it always must be heard. There isn't any other tale to tell, it's the only light we've got in all this darkness.” --James Baldwin
Thank you for calibrating towards a North Star, while staying aware of the chaos all around us. It feels so important to remember our North Stars so we don’t get lost in the forest of despair. Yin and yang.
My goodness, that made me feel better. Going to charge my phone and get back out there. Anybody need anything?
I’m picking-up trash and saying hello to everyone I pass. Little micro moments of rising-up and spreading kindness/beauty and not losing my complete FREAKING mind to the darkness.
Look for the young people who are making a difference!
“It’s just that I don’t think the anti-Christ would wear his belt up so high.” 😂😂
What about a virtual prayer group to keep Stephen Miller in mind? His demise that is.
I don’t think the world joining your No Kings protests is going to help. This is something America has to do itself. The rest of the world is busy figuring out how to boycott America. At least in Canada we are.
As King Drumpf stretches his tentacles around the world, I think that No Kings Day marches are more likely to take place around the world than not. And they absolutely do raise awareness. We all need each other. It’s by design. Globally, it’s a royal mess but the US citizens are not at all like our current regime in DC. Airheads like Noem and Nazi sympathizers like Miller oh and racists like Vance do not represent the US. Boycott America, but keep your voices shrill and your opposition visible to what’s happening to the US because if it could happen here, it could happen anywhere. And please ignore the remaining MAGAbilies.
Amid all of this derangement and pain, I made a slaw yesterday for 150 of my neighbors at the community kitchen where I'm on staff. It was the perfect counterweight. That's my mission - to remind us daily to weigh both the weights and they Counterweights. They all deserve our sacred attention as we muddle through and try to stay upright rather than tipping over into despair.
Just as I read your last sentence, a cloud blew away. Today, for this moment, I’m grateful for the slant of the sun here in deep winter in western NY State.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Birthday...1991. Standing right beside you and all those holding a light in the darkness. I posted a quote by Anne Frank yesterday, "I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains." I am repeating this as a mantra every hour today and purposefully identifying the beauty that remains. Through your writing and stories, you are one that I turn to to find those beauty moments. I also remember the Nuremberg Trials, and this brings me hope. You've been a guide for my life for many moons. With gratitude and peace, Sheri