does anyone know where this originated? “Imagine being bitten by a snake and instead of trying to help yourself heal and recover from the poison, you try to catch the snake, to find out the reason it bit you to prove to it that you didn’t deserve that.” #quoteoftheday #focusonhealing

"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring." — Marilyn Monroe #quoteoftheday #women #quotes

"No black woman writer in this culture can write "too much". Indeed, no woman writer can write "too much"...No woman has ever written enough." — bell hooks (Remembered Rapture: The Writer at Work) #bookSky #blackbooksky #bellhooks #writers #quotes

Realizing it’s only been 10 days since inauguration…..

www.npr.org/sections/the... whales are endlessly fascinating!

Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚 Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏

"if you are free, you need to free somebody else. if you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else" - Toni Morrison #tonimorrison #author #blacksky #booksky #quoteoftheday #listentoblackwomen

“Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.” ― William Faulkner

Whale tails! Mostly humpback here but one is a first for me.... number 4 is a sperm whale, spent a day with around 20 of them this past summer #photography #whales #nature #newfoundland

“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent” ― Madeleine K. Albright #useyourvoice #myvoicematter #speakup

I am curious: How many people grew up eating teacakes? They were my favorite, along with peanut butter cookies. #blacksky #iykyk #teacakes #blackhistory #foodways moodyteas.co/2023/02/05/b...

This... “womanist interpretation makes room at the table of discourse for the perspectives of the least privileged among the community and the honored guest of any background:” ― Wilda C. Gafney, Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to the Women of the Torah and the Throne @wilgafney.bsky.social

“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.” —Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

calla lily night #photography #macrophotography #flowers one more calla lily. swirly. with light from behind. photograph.

"I have one life and one chance to make it count for something... My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference." — Jimmy Carter #RIP #JimmyCarter #Quotes #Gothedistance

"There is no friend as loyal as a book." — Ernest Hemingway #quotes #hemingway #booksky

those who tell stories rule society - plato #plato #quotes

“Writers don't write from experience, although many are hesitant to admit that they don't. ...If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.” ― Nikki Giovanni #booksky #blacksky #nikkigiovanni #quotes #bookquotes

this recipe is deceptively easy!! www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/cinn...

Whales can live way longer than scientists had thought, with potential lifespans as much as double previous estimates

Happy first day of Kwanzaa y'all!! Habari gani? Umoja!

This is my person of the year

https://buff.ly/41IV3Cf via @sojourners daily Verse & Voice

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“Deal with yourself as a individual worthy of respect, and make everyone else deal with you the same way.” ― Nikki Giovanni #quotes #love #motivation #quoteoftheday #quote #life #instagram #motivationalquotes #inspiration #instagood #quotestagram #lovequotes #poetry #blacksky

“I have chosen to no longer be apologetic for my femaleness and my femininity. And I want to be respected in all of my femaleness because I deserve to be.” ― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie  #beautifulblackwoman #blackbeauty #believeblackwomen #blackwomanmagic #blackqueen #blackwomen #blackwomenmatter

“If any female feels she needs anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency.” — bell hooks  #beautifulblackwoman #blackbeauty #believeblackwomen #blackwomanmagic #blackqueen #blackwomen #blackwomenmatter

“As a black woman, the decision to love yourself just as you are is a radical act. And I'm as radical as they come.” ― Bethanee Epifani J. Bryant #blacksky #LetBlackWomenLead #ListenToBlackWomen #whenweknowbetterwedobetter #WeTriedToTellYou #BlackBlueSky #quote

"We are made of all those who have built and broken us." — Atticus Poetry (Love Her Wild) #wildlyfeminine #quote #quoteoftheday #bookquote #booksky

"We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another." — Veronica Roth (Divergent (Divergent, #1)) #bookquotes #quotes #words

"The Black maternal health crisis is exposing cracks in our maternal and newborn care system, but addressing these fundamental issues will create a baseline system of care that benefits all women and children in the U.S."

"Embrace the beauty of nature where mountains rise, trees stand tall, and tranquil waters reflect the sky. 🌲🏞️💧 #Landscapes #NatureLovers"

Because 73+ million of us are gonna have lots of use for this:

A male humpback whale set a record by swimming more than 8,000 miles from South America to Africa and traversing at least three oceans — most likely in search of a mate, researchers said.

A male humpback whale has made an extraordinary journey from South America to Africa — traveling more than 13,046 kilometers (8,106 miles) — the longest migration recorded for a single whale, a new study found. Read more: cnn.it/4ffCsRr

This is what the 92% should be all about in 2025 and beyond. #blacksky

Libraries matter now more than ever. They stand for the powerful idea that knowledge is free and belongs to everyone. In a time when books and free thought are under threat, we must defend and support our libraries and librarians—they are guardians of access, learning, and freedom.

"Advent is a good time to honor, cherish and listen to the many strong female voices that challenge us, teach us, love us, and bring us into a deeper experience of God, if we let them."

This is... actually a fairly reasonable takeaway from this year.

behind every strong woman, is a story that gave her no other choice. - Nakeia Homer #strongwoman #blackwoman #quotes #wisdom #blacksky

Happy 2nd week of Advent. Here is another beautiful Advent post about waiting. by @wilgafney.bsky.social Enjoy! www.wilgafney.com/2020/12/06/a...

In Luke's Gospel, the story of Jesus's birth begins with the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth and their miracle baby. Luke contrasts Zechariah’s doubt with Elizabeth's and Mary's faith. #adventwomen margmowczko.com/elizabeth-bi...

A scene of breathtaking majesty in South Africa's Cape Province as the setting sun paints beautifully radiating clouds in intense color, while humid ocean air turns into clouds above distant coastal mountains. #photography #nature #bluesky #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #sunset

i have been enjoying this album so much. so beautiful, classic, jazzy, and magical! 💛

Choose 20 movies that you enjoy. One movie per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just posters. #MovieSky #MovieChallenge #Movies 💙🎬 Day 1: