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I'll just be over here swapping out all my gorgeous and fancy-scented soaps and lotions for deeply unsexy fragrance-free Dial and many other unscented, uninspiring products with labels that have phrases like "sensitive skin" and "for adult babies who might die from smelling a flower."

Phee glared at them. "If anyone tries to take bacon from me, I'm going to turn them into a tree. And not a good tree. A bad one, like a Bradford pear tree.' They stared at her.

She threw up her hands. "Have I taught you nothing? The Bradford pear tree has thorns and the flowers smell like tuna.

No one has ever said, oh gee, let me get a good, long sn... See more

Instead of Depression

Instead of depression

try calling it hibernation.

Imagine the darkness is a cave

in which you will be nurtured

by doing absolutely nothing.

Hibernating animals don't even dream.

It's okay if you can't imagine

Spring. Sleep through the alarm

of the world. Name your hopelessness

a quiet hollow, a place you go

to heal, a den you dug,

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We must also create practice space for hope. As we've discussed, our movements cannot be echo chambers of doom. When the news cycle is depleting us or members are worn down by loss or defeat, we should acknowledge this and engage in conversations, activities, and exercises that can help us reorient ourselves. Cynicism is a creeping enemy. We must a... See more

Becoming aware of grief gives us more choices about how to respond to grief and opens up possibilities to approach grief not only with compassion for self and others, but also with joy. Joy is not the opposite of grief. Grief is the opposite of indifference.

“Active Hope is a practice. Like tai chi or gardening, it is something we do rather than have. It is a process we can apply to any situation, and it involves three key steps. First, we take a clear view of reality; second, we identify what we hope for in terms of the direction we'd like things to move in or the values we'd like to see expressed; an... See more

For a split second Mieczystaw notices an incredible phenomenon —the light of magnesium bounces off the spruce trees and firs and returns to them, briefly coating their bodies in ash; it is as if in this split second he has glimpsed beneath the jackets and sweaters not just their bare white skin, but also their bones, the shape of their skeletons; i... See more

We all have a role to play in building those new worlds. Determine what the next right step is for you. There is always something that is worth doing. Find your lane and push ahead. Make connections with others. Refuse to acquiesce to despair. Imagine your way forward. There are many ways that things can be different in the world, and we don't know... See more