i just read something about grief from C.S. Lewis and his book, “A Grief Observed”

basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.

i feel that with my dad.

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These women didn’t sit down, stay quiet, or ask for permission—they broke the rules and changed the world. Role models.

We should add Bishop Mariann Budde to the list.

The Air Force will no longer teach its recruits about the Tuskegee Airmen, Black pioneer pilots honored for their service during World War II. Also halted, teaching the history of Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, the female World War II pilots who were essential in ferrying warplanes…

It actually is very important that you do things that you take pleasure in, regularly. That is part of how you survive the things that feel like they are going to destroy you.

Their faith lets them worship power while they’re offended by mercy. It’s not Christianity they’re practicing.

Lol I have done all 20 sooo many times

I guess I am at a negative 20 lol... I have done each one sooo many times... so many memories

Give yourself 1 point for each thing you've NEVER done 1. Used a rotary phone 11. Sent or received a fax 2. Used a floppy disk 12. Recorded music from 3. Used a typewriter radio to cassette tape 4. Taken pictures with a film 13. Rented a video from camera Blockbuster 5. Listened to music on a CD 14. Accessed the internet by 6. Listened to a cassette tape dial-up 7. Listened to a vynil record 15. Used a phone book 8. Listened to music on a 16. Sent a postcard Walkman 17. Used a paper map to get 9. Listened to music on a somewhere boombox 18. Owned a dictionary 10. watched a video from a 19. Owned an encyclopedia VHS tape 20. Paid with a paper check NEVER HAVE I EVER RETRO EDITION The Ultimate '80s Page

One. I wasn’t cool enough to record music from the radio.

To all of you in California, or who have loved ones in the areas impacted by the wildfires, I send you love and all the positive thoughts and energy that I have. I won’t pretend that I know the horror, fear and anxiety being felt right now by so many but my heart is with you today and always 🙏🏾

For SoCal friends,

Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can.

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Incredible precision by the helicopter crew dropping water on the LA firea 🎯

The wind gusts are devastating. Truly a hurricane of fire.

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🚨 Reports indicate that the attacker responsible for driving into a crowd in New Orleans’ French Quarter, resulting in 10 deaths and 30 injuries, is 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, an American citizen and U.S. Army veteran born and raised in Texas.

BREAKING: The death toll in New Orleans has risen to 15.

15 people were killed, and dozens have suffered injuries, in an act law enforcement has confirmed was an act of domestic terrorism — the deadliest act of terror in the U.S. in more than a year.

It was an Army veteran from Texas who rammed..

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Love, Peace, and Blessings 💖 🙌🏽 🙏🏽

I kept changing my mind which Carter cartoon i should go with. Here's all three.

Today, we mourn the loss of a true American hero, President Jimmy Carter. A champion of human rights, urban renewal, and peace, his legacy will forever inspire.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 100, dies Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died at home in Georgia.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has died

Remembering Heartbreak Day: The Tragedy of New Year's Day for Slave Families in the United States - TalkAfricana Heartbreak Day, also known as New Year's Day, was a day of great fear and sadness for many enslaved families in the United States.

with their loved ones; but only to go through it repeatedly. This is another part of history that I was not taught in school, but I knew about family separations. New Year's will now seem different for me going forward.

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‘The Slaves Dread New Year’s Day the Worst’: The Grim History of January 1 New Year's Day used to be widely known as "Hiring Day" or "Heartbreak Day"

families. To slavers, "Hiring Day" was profitable and common practice in the south. To slaves, it was known as "Heartbreak Day". Usually, the auctioned slave would never see his/her family again. A rented slave had a better chance of reuniting (cont)

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The Dark History of New Year's Day in American Slavery By Olivia B. Waxman — "Of all days in the year, the slaves dread New Year's Day the worst of any," one 1842 account explained. Here's why.

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New Year's Day was a day that enslaved Black people feared the most. Why? It was the day that slave masters would rent them out or auction them off. This would result in the splitting up of (cont)
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A tree. Be like one. Stand tall. Connect with your roots. Turn over a new leaf. Bend before you break. Enjoy your unique natural beauty. Keep growing.

I have always loved trees.

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