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Happy Black History Month! Some ways we’re celebrating this month are by supporting Black-owned businesses like Grind Coffee Asheville and reading the works of Black authors and scholars, like Octavia Butler and Maya Angelou. How are you celebrating this month?

You are worthy of love and joy and peace just as you are, and know that I am proud of you for just being yourself this year. ✨💜

Get out there and make your voice heard. #Vote today! 💜🗳

Metta Monday: May you be happy, may you be safe, may you be at ease, may you be free. ✨

Take care of yourselves today. The Supreme Court decision ignores decades of progress, ignores science, ignores public opinion. It is a grotesque miscarriage of justice. Take the time you need to feel and then use your energy to advocate for what’s right. We need you. 💜

On the SCOTUS ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade: “This ruling ignores not only precedent but science, and will exacerbate the mental health crisis America is already experiencing,” said APA President Frank C. Worrell, PhD.

Happy Juneteenth! If you’re a white person (like me), celebrate by supporting Black-owned businesses & giving money directly to Black communities within your local areas. We donated to @ElegbaFolklore, “a year-round, lively celebration of African and African American culture”.✨

In the aftermath of this tragedy, please find time to take care of yourself and take action as you are able. Donate to a cause advocating for gun control. If you can, donate blood in your area, as it may be available to send to the Uvalde community. Cry. Breathe. Feel.

Heartbroken and enraged don’t even begin to describe how we feel waking up after yesterday’s events in Uvalde, Texas. Sometimes, words escape us. Please take time to take care of yourself and your loved ones today, even when it feels hard. 💜

School shootings are not fucking acts of nature, like hurricanes and tornadoes. They're man-made acts of inaction, of cowardice, of corruption by all lawmakers who refuse to pass laws PROVEN BY DATA to stop preventable, senseless shootings like in Uvalde.

A reminder that in Texas K-12 students are banned from being taught the #1619 project, but an 18-year-old can purchase multiple assault weapons.

Schools scared to death. The truth is, one education under desks, Stooped low from bullets; That plunge when we ask Where our children Shall live & how & if

“Rigorous, long-term psychological research demonstrates clearly that people who are denied abortions are more likely to experience higher levels of anxiety, lower life satisfaction and lower self-esteem compared with those who are able to obtain abortions”bit.ly/3MWifCa

🐾 paws and breathe 🐾 do you have a (or multiple) furry friends? spending time with animals can be a wonderful way to de-stress, cultivate joy and create meaningful moments! ✨

Sometimes it’s difficult to explain in words how we feel. Sometimes, with the destruction and terror we see, such as the attacks on Ukraine, it can be hard to know what to say or do. If anything, we send our love, compassion and strength to the beautiful people of Ukraine. 💙💛

"The earth is sacred and we touch her with each step. We should be very respectful, because we are walking on our mother. If we walk like that, then every step will be grounding, every step will be nourishing." Thich Nhat Hanh on walking meditation: lionsroar.com/how-to-meditat…

Rejection = redirection. While things may not always pan out as you intended or thought they would, the cliché saying rings true: “When one door closes, another door opens.” If you’re navigating through challenge, you’re doing great and we’re proud of you! You’re not alone. 🤍✨

"This body of mine will disintegrate, but my actions will continue me. If you think I am only this body, then you have not truly seen me. When you see someone walking with mindfulness and compassion, you know he is my continuation." - Thich Nhat Hanh, At Home in the World

Love this excerpt from The Comfort Book written by @matthaig1 so much that I cut it out of a magazine and put it on a vision board. ✨“The best of life exists beyond the things we are encouraged to crave.”

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