Fuck yeah!!!!! Thousands of students are protesting at Cornell University on behalf of Jane Doe’s everywhere! LET’S GO.
Also SO proud of the men who are protesting!!!
If any other world lead said something like this about their own country they'd be forced to resign, hiding in a bunker or flying out to a third country by midnight, the amount of abuse the US allows itself to take is actually insane.
A friendly reminder that to this day, the only person in history to win two Nobel prizes in two different scientific fields is a woman: Marie Skłodowska-Curie.
Self-Compassion In Recovery:
I am learning
that compassion does not mean
pretending everything is okay.
It means looking at myself
on the days when I am tired,
angry, afraid,
or unsure what comes next,
and choosing not to become
another voice that hurts me.
I am learning
to speak to myself
the way I would speak
to someone I love.
Not,
Why aren't you stronger?
Why are you still struggling?
Why haven't you figured this out?
But,
You are having a hard day.
You have been carrying a lot.
You are allowed to rest.
You don't have to solve everything today.
I am learning
that mistakes do not make me
undeserving of kindness.
That needing help
does not make me weak.
That being overwhelmed
does not make me a failure.
That healing
does not have to happen
on someone else's timeline.
Some days,
self-compassion might be
getting out of bed.
Some days,
it might be eating something,
taking a breath,
putting the assignment down,
or letting myself cry
without judging the tears.
Sometimes it is simply saying:
I am still learning.
I am still becoming.
I can hold myself gently
while I figure this out.
I don't have to love
every part of myself
to treat myself with care.
I don't have to earn
the right to be compassionate
toward myself.
I am human.
And perhaps
that is enough reason
to offer myself
the same patience,
warmth,
and understanding
I so freely give
to others.
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we live in a world where sex workers are judged but not their clients, single mothers are judged but not absent fathers, rape victims are judged but not the rapists and the ones who speak out are judged instead of the ones covering it up
Mr Big lost his battle today. I suppose we all knew it was coming but it still hits hard. The big gentle giant who we’ve fixed up several times slipped away gently as his options ran out. I’m happy his body can now relax as I think the pain was starting to bother him.
I get so many people asking me how to deal with the loss of a dog. It’s one of my most popular DMs. I wish I knew the answer. All I know is I like to think of the positives and the good memories. As time passes you soon realize you were so lucky to be in a dog’s presence. Probably none more so than Mr Big.
He was a bundle of fun. Always up for an adventure. Always giving 100%. The sort of dog who just makes you smile non stop. Farewell big guy ❤️
I’m weird because the gloomy rainy days that seem to make everyone else miserable make my soul absolutely sing with delight. The sound of the rain, gloomy skies, water droplets on leaves and flowers. I love it.
Believing a small group of billionaires are suddenly working tirelessly for the benefit of the working class requires a spectacular level of stupidity.