Incredible.
A café employs people with Down syndrome to affirm their humanity and break societal stigmas.
An extra chromosome does not determine a person’s worth or humanity.
We need more of this.
"As for grief, you'll find it comes in waves. You never know what's going to trigger the grief. It might be a song, a picture, a street intersection, the smell of a cup of coffee. It can be just about anything... and the wave comes crashing. But in between waves, there is life.”
"Not all hurt people hurt people. Some spend their lives making sure no one else feels what they did. Some break cycles. Some build safe spaces. Some turn pain into purpose. Hurt people don’t just hurt people. Hurt people heal people too." ~Nadia Addesi @evolveandbloom
“I appreciate every single person who has ever tried, in their own quiet way, to lift my spirits or ease my burdens. In the end, it's never about the grand gestures. It’s the little things people do. The small acts of kindness that whisper, ‘You matter.’”
New: As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few grasped what was coming. https://t.co/bixZ6UjZGO
“Being still and quiet for a few minutes a day gives your mind a break from input. That break creates space in your thinking, which allows you to hear your own voice and get back in tune with your inner compass.” ~Cory Allen @heycoryallen