You are talented!

To impregnate people with good requires a long time. But evil has wings. To build a house takes time. Its destruction takes none.”

- Mohandas Gandhi, “Hind Swaraj”

The farm radio history exhibit, featuring three cassette tapes, two CDs, a roll of film, and various documents.

📻 Come see our exhibit on farm radio history! 📻 The display highlights historic stations, persons, and practices, and it features newspapers, books, and physical audio-visual media, including CDs, cassettes, and film. It's located on the second floor of the Funk ACES Library!

Epilepsy? Is that a new thing? (I’ve been out of touch for a while now.) I have no advice for you, only genuine concern.

I think so too. Although I suppose that’s obvious. 😂

Don’t worry. That’s only with my finch. I do not have any rooms that look like that in real life. 😂

Hormones can be the worst.

What’s going on with your cat?

Feel what you feel. Validate it, explore it, express it (in safe contexts), understand it. Honor it.

Then: breathe; blink; focus; & remind yourself you're not under any obligation to let the intensity of a feeling "make" you do things that'll short circuit your recovery arc.

There's nothing wrong w/ the person you are. You don't "need" to ditch your personality to recover from trauma. And also, you GET to change, to retool yourself .01% at a time from the ground up if you choose, if it's more consistent w/ the life you want. Point is: it's YOUR call.

The fact that the people who share your name & DNA or who happened to attend the same church you did growing up don't understand who you are, what's important to you, or what you need, can be painful.

And, it has exactly zero to do w/ your worth, value-- or future.

Remind yourself today that you don't have to be prefect to be worthy. You don't have to be perfect to deserve to live. You don't have to be perfect to deserve safety, or love, or happiness-- or to deserve more than the bare minimum in life.

You deserve it all. Here, now.

Isn’t it weird how that happens? I have similar reactions to others. Can’t remember who off the top of my head - I’m exhausted this morning.

Have a nice time back in California!

‘Tulip’ comes from the Turkish word ‘tülbent’ which means "turban."

The flower got its name from the resemblance of its overlapping petals to the folds of fabric in a turban.

I knew what you were talking about the moment I saw the notification. Occasionally I’ll choose other colors, but not very often. Purple makes me happy. 😊

What makes you say that? 🤨 😂

That’s mine, too.

Random spin time…📷🦋

That is handy!

Same. I grew up in the suburbs, and I’ve been there more times than I can count. I’ve never seen the bean though.

I’ve never heard of that one.

That’s exactly it. He needs to be ready, and nothing I say or do will get him there. It will happen in its own time - if ever. I truly hope he gets out before something tragic happens. She’s unhinged.

He might let her control him, but I will not allow her to control me. Ever. He says he understands my position and the why behind it. I just wish he’d get free. Even if we never get back to what we were.

You are right. About all of it. I hope he wakes up soon. She’s already threatened him with a gun. She controls everything - reads through EVERYTHING on his phone. She didn’t like an emoji I sent him in a neutral conversation. I told him I wouldn’t change my communication style because of her.

Well, yesterday I fully ended the long-distance relationship. He’s too entangled with his abusive gf, and clearly not ready to face reality or get safe. I told him friendship is good, but I can’t be someone else because of her crazy shit. It’s a shame. He’s pretty amazing. 🥺

Still my favorite. XVI is a close second.

The vast majority of trauma survivors I've ever met don't want anything "special." They want the opportunity to find out who they are without the ghosts of their past polluting their thoughts, beliefs, & decisions-- autonomy that the normies take for granted.

No more; no less.

Looks like my kids and I will be dusting off our old islands. 😂

OC Usami smiling with hands behind back

Day 27 Quick lil Doodle for #DressupTober / #Dressuptober2025
/ OC Usami

Almost done with the daily doodle challenge! ^^