It is the human instinct to strive for life, for living, for taking that next breath. To continue onward and forward. But I don’t know why we do so. Donna L. Burnell

A "charm" of hummingbirds is a great day! (look it up!)

Trust whoever you want. Doubt the rest. Ginger Booth The Calm Act

As we enter June this year, the Supreme Court has yet to issue opinions in 23 cases. The future of campaign finance law, the definition of “Election Day” and the fate of birthright citizenship hang in the balance. @marcelias.bsky.social breaks down what could happen this month:

All that is true is not necessarily helpful. Ginger Booth The Calm Act

Some people have guardian angels. I have a raccoon with a crowbar whispering, “let’s make it worse.” Jordan J

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Think Stop Laugh Donna Burnell

They’ll tell you you’re too loud, that you need to wait your turn and ask permission. Do It Anyway. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Increasingly, tuning in to the news was like receiving video-grams from an alien planet. Ginger Booth, The Calm Act

I used to label myself the Misanthropic Sociologist. I was taught to automatically distrust people.

And other days you remember that your mind truly is a bad neighborhood that you should not go into alone Anne Lamott

They say that grief is love with no where to go. Sarah Kendzior

I just might be able to plan a future, to find some peace in this lifetime. Ya never know. Donna Burnell

The world is not going to get any easier. But you don’t have to be hardened by it. Stephen Colbert

Buy the Ticket Take the Ride Hunter S. Thompson

I do not wish women to have power over men, but over themselves. Mary Wollstonecraft

Be careful judging people who are-surviving things you never had to endure. Britannyqynn.strong…

My crime was feeling things too deeply, My punishment was surviving it. Dostoevsky

No woman has ever written enough. bell hooks

Live your Life Live your Life Live your Life Maurice Sendak

@mrrightpath.bsky.social Ishemic stroke and heart attack in May. Trapped in terrible RehabCenter for 18 days. Lost my partner of 34 years in November. Moved back to Florida. Complex PTSD. Starting to pick up pieces and rehabs. Of course the current political backdrop is not a positive.

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.” Alice Walker

The Brown v. Board ruling happened 72 years ago today. from post by Robert Reich

“I’ve survived because I want to live. I want to be here. Even in our troubled world. Even with all the greed and stupidity and terrible things that we’re all facing and reading in the news or experiencing. I want to be alive. I want to breathe. I want to do my work. Patti Smith

Steal This Book by Abbe Hoffman

“I had the right to remain silent. But I did not have the ability.” Ron White

If they don’t give you a seat at the table, then bring a folding chair. Shirley Chisholm

Breathe

Watching Suffs. Not hitting me right. Feeling bitter and disillusioned like it was all wasted time. G-d I’m in a wretched mood.

Four years ago…

Meidas Touch has great coverage. youtu.be/j7pdaRhc3VQ?...

Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"

CPTSD is like someone in your ear, 24/7, listing all the ways you suck, & anyone who says you don't suck doesn't "really" know you, & you may as well not try to not suck, because you just SUCK so much. And they don't shut up & they don't get tired & they don't stray off message.

You don't owe anyone an explanation or apology today for what you like, what you want, or who you are. Remember there is power in leaning into what makes you, you. Remember & reconnect to what turns you on-- for real, not what "should" light you up according to "them."

Journaling can be a powerful recovery tool, but it's common for survivors to struggle w/ it, especially if you're new to it. You need to know up front there's no "wrong" way to do it. Just start w/ writing "I don't know how to do this," & kind of ramble. Do a "brain dump."

Mornings can be rough for trauma survivors, especially if we struggle w/ sleep. They often lead us into work days where our nervous system expects to feel trapped, controlled, &/or in trouble. Crafting a recovery supporting morning routine can be an underrated recovery priority.

Yea yes #cptsd #ptsd #partswork #partsworktherapy #psychology #healing #therapy #trauma #traumarecovery #mentalhealth

Timeline cleanser

Public pressure works! Keep it going.

You get to choose to whom & why you reveal anything about your diagnosis, wounds, or recovery to anybody else-- & but also, none of it has to be a deep dark secret. There is nothing shameful about trauma, addiction, or recovery. Working a recovery is something to be proud of.

We can acknowledge how utterly painful, traumatic, or wrong something was-- while utterly refusing to buy into the story that our trauma conditioning is trying to tell us about how we "have" to hurt, sabotage, or kill ourselves as a result.

Jong-Fast: This would be the largest cut to food assistance in US history—and it will result in hungry kids. It’s also important to mention that this bill grows the deficit. I don’t know how it manages to do the two things you absolutely don’t want—starve children and grow the deficit—but it does.

1/7 Online systems track you to shape you. Surveillance is profit. Your behavior is currency. That’s not neutrality—it’s engineered compliance. It’s time to talk digital disobedience. Not just justified. Essential. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue

Billy Joel has canceled all of his upcoming concerts because of a brain disorder known as normal pressure hydrocephalus, or NPH, which has led to “problems with hearing, vision and balance,” he announced in a statement on Friday.

🚨 Republicans just rammed the #MedicaidMassacre bill through the House. I know the midterms are nearly 18 months away, but remember that FLIPPING THE HOUSE BLUE is absolutely critical. Donate today. #Blue26 secure.actblue.com/donate/house...

Chairman Mao announces that he’s increasing the price of iPhones