You gave it your everything. You pulled from the core of your being, because you couldn't stand the idea losing to the opposition. And yet. You wake the day after, exhausted, and you drop to your …
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Y'ALL. I just discovered the BEST THING. Ok, ok I just got around to finally doing what I should have done ages ago, but it was fantastic. It went like this: Luvvie Ajayi (also known as Awesomely …
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How to support our Black sisters?
Lotsa talk about Black woman as heroes these days. They've really been bringing the fight, and for that I am grateful.* *(really they've been doing it for a while, but it's just lately they've been …
Ready to Laugh? The funniest posters from the June 30th Families Belong Together March
There are the beautiful protest posters, the grab-you-by-the-feelings posters, the angry posters, but by far my favorite genre are the funny protest posters. Why? Because laughter energizes. Laughter …
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18 Beautiful Immigration Protest Posters You Can Download for Free
Protest posters are so fun, aren't they? People get really creative! As both an artist and activist, I LOVE myself some protest posters. Truly, one of my happy places is when there's a sharpie in my …
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When our superpowers hurt us: How to cope with vicarious trauma?
When I was 8 years old I boasted to my best friend's father that I had superpowers. "I'm telepathic!" I declared, "When other people hurt, I can feel it." He laughed, gutted me with a shrink-ray of …
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Revolution Sounds: “Which Side Are You On?”
People are gearing up to take to the streets. Some already have. It seems this country is dividing itself into two camps: those that are horrified by the crisis unfolding at the border and extending …
Winter is here. You must keep the bonfires blazing…
Winter is here. If you're a Game of Thrones fan, that reference will work. Me, while I love me some GoT, I'm also from New England. We know winters. And the hard, cold times are here. You can feel it, …
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5 Tips for Having the Hard Conversations
There’s no going back is there? The demons are out of the box, and there’s no pretending they don’t exist. A lot of us have discovered that people close to us have some really harsh opinions that …
Are you addicted to being busy?
How many times have you done this: a friend asks how you're doing, and you spill out a laundry-list explanation of how very very busy you are these days? Is this how most of your conversations start? …