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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... See more
LET THIS RADICALIZE YOU by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba
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.
Malkia Devich-Cyti
Ekalu swallowed. "I'll have to remember, sir, if I'm ever feeling down, that you know how to cheer me right up." I smiled. "The point is, there is no
point. Choose your own."
"We don't usually get to choose our own, do we?" she asked. "You do, I suppose, but you're a special case. And everyone on this ship, we're just going along with yours." She... See more
point. Choose your own."
"We don't usually get to choose our own, do we?" she asked. "You do, I suppose, but you're a special case. And everyone on this ship, we're just going along with yours." She... See more
Ancillary Mercy, Ann Leckie
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
LET THIS RADICALIZE YOU by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba
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 sniff of fish flowers."
No one has ever said, oh gee, let me get a good, long sniff of fish flowers."
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune
“In moments of unrest, it’s important to remember that, as Martin Luther King Jr. stated, there is no greater purveyor of violence than the US government. From war to policing to incarceration to border violence to the slashing of the social safety net, the US government kills untold millions. The violence of rebellion is infinitesimal by
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The Mountain In the Sea by Ray Naylor
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... See more
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... See more
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune
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,... See more
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,... See more
Andrea Gibson, 1975-2025