Let's help Baba C get to Morocco for the World Storytelling Festival! The world need to hear his unique voice. Give what you can here: https://t.co/chtn0cGMlJ
There must be a respect for human life. This young English teacher was in a car accident and had an anxiety attack and somehow he ended up tased to death by LAPD
My friends have wished each other "Peace" as our standard farewells since the 90s. Beyond the trendiness of the word back then, we mean it and wish that for each other, truly. I wish that for all of you as well; peace.
These images demonstrate what’s possible when we look to the cosmos and science for possibilities, instead of superstition for limitations. This is a victory for all of humankind. #JWST#UnfoldTheUniverse
How much is enough? How many people must be sacrificed on the altars of gun worship and bigotry before we've had enough? This is not a functional society, which allows its children to be massacred; with panic-worthy frequency.
Compassion is to have a sense of concern for others and the community. Look at today's world—we are interdependent. We can't think only of my nation's interests. We have to take the whole world into account. Let us live happily together, helping each other rather than fighting.
Seal told us all those years ago. It's loneliness that's the killer. There are a great many people in a lot of pain. Just do the best you can do, to not make it worse. Be better. That's how we get through this. That's it. That's the message.
So this is what it feels like to live in a society in which everyone seems to be in fight or flight mode. So much anger, hatred and fear at every level, over small inconveniences or perceived slights. This is not sustainable for a society. We must be better than this.
We all watched George Floyd get murdered, and now for the next several weeks, the entire news cycle will be dominated by Derek Chauvin’s defense lawyers arguing that George Floyd does not deserve justice.
That's trauma.
It's ok to not be alright. Take space for yourself.