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 …
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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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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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? …
Girlfriend, Hiding is NOT Self-Care
I've gotta get something off my chest. Someone I know said that she isn't following a lot of politics because it's her version of self-care, and she wants to avoid getting pissed off on a regular …
When Comparing your Privilege Serves No One
We have gotta learn how to be gentler with our good selves, dearhearts. How often have you said to yourself, "It's awful what I'm going through but so many people have it so much harder"? How …
Why Art and Activism are BFFs
Mac and Cheese. Peas and Carrots. Bread and Butter. Art and Activism. Some things just go together, don't they? Why is that? Have you ever noticed that wherever you see an activist movement at its …
Politics is not a Dirty Word
You got that lecture when you were young, didn't you? You can't mention three things in polite conversation: money, politics, or religion, they told us. Well, I'm calling bullshit. Money, …