āLet this radicalize you rather than lead you to despair.ā -Ā Mariame Kaba
i am fueled by my love for humanity and dreams of a better world! i have also made wonderful community and friends through organizing / protesting / volunteering that makes being involved energizing rather than draining š in my union etc. and balanced with books, time outside, therapy, movies, baking. :)
Kelly Hayes just published this great post on her blog that you might find really helpful: From Aspiration to Action: Organizing Through Exhaustion, Grief, and Uncertainty
also pinned to my profile is a long list of ways -for any skill/time/interest/experience - to get involved that Mariame Kaba made :) and thereās a worksheet linked at the top of that doc that is a guide to figuring out what might be the best way to plug in if you arenāt sure where to start
May 22, 2025
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This is probably going to be part of a larger suite of small actions that I try to do intentionally:Ā to reclaim equilibrium.
I've been thinking about the U.S.A. presidential election and considering the question "Now what for me?"
(There are some thoughtful posts and replies on this theme out there, like this one from royallmonarch and this ask from llq and many others that are worthy of your attention.)
(And, realistically, while some readers of this post are grieving and terrified, others may be relieved and hopeful, while many are simply disconnected or apathetic. This rec is politically agnostic.)
But to the question of "What now for me?" orĀ "How then shall we live?" I find myself drawn toward small acts that both serve others in my immediate spheres of influence and put a gentle exclamation mark on the person that I want to be.
Regardless of if you are mourning or dancing today, you still have great power in the world around you.
My challenge to me, at least for a little while, is to stop watching the horrors on the horizon and see the opportunities in my path. A good word to someone feeling discouraged. A meal purchased for the hungry. An unexpected act of service. Apologizing when I don't have to or forgiving when I'm justified in not. Letting someone take my spot in line. A quiet revolution of uncelebrated kindness. Listening to truly understand.
Nov 6, 2024
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been feeling v compelled lately to practice self-respect in the form of dedicating time and energy into honing my creative skills despite the loathsome grind of my 8 - 5 job.
i spent a lot of time and money and emotional energy to get the job i have now and i don't hate what i do but i do know that there's more to all of this beautiful life than playing it safe and getting sucked into a monotonous cycle.
loving and respecting myself means devoting myself to my higher aspirations. deep down i know my soul glows brightest when i create and i'm seen thru that work.
i'm on a ferocious pursuit to brighten that glow every day and i hope you are too if you feel that same impulse.
Feb 13, 2024
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Lately Iāve been diving headfirst into things Iād usually ignore. random creative ideas, new communities, reading things Iād usually scroll past. Not all of it makes sense, but something about the mess feels electric. Itās not clarity, but itās motion. And sometimes thatās all you need to shake things up.
PS: Just personal stuff, not work.
May 5, 2025
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being traditionally cool is really quite boring and iterative, and itās actually very cool and sexy to geek out about something you like or share bits of knowledge on a topic youāre passionate about
Aug 17, 2024
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WORKERāS DAY!!!! i love having a union, i love being a union steward and getting to support my unit. when my union won its contract, i got a pay bump, better benefits, and increased protection as a worker. š„³
unions help address racial and gender pay gaps, issues workplaces impose on families and those having kids, addressing unsafe conditions, plus things like better health insurance, wages and overtime, weingarten rights to representation, and more!!!
if you donāt have a union but are thinking about forming one, check out AFL-CIOās page (linked) or Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee. thereās always more power in a union!! āš„š¹
May 1, 2025
a million times cooler than the lackluster āsleekā tech color palette used today
Feb 22, 2025