In 2023, hard truths must be our guiding light. Exclusion is profitable. Having leverage to uphold double standards and corner folks into being deferential or consistently fearful of their economic wellbeing so that they kowtow to disrespect, bullying and microaggression is power. Let’s stop the madness and hypocrisy.

“Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.”
~ Rumi

In our life’s journey, we have to choose whether we want to grow, or we want to fall back into safety of the status quo. Growth makes us stronger as we learn new things and in new ways. If we really want change, we must put in the work. Let’s make 2023 the year when healing starts.

We must never ever give anyone enough power to bring back the triggered and unhealed versions of ourselves when we’ve worked so hard to become better than that. Let’s continue to move forward with love, kindness and compassion. #OneLove

This is a black and white photo of Veterans at the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, during the Reunion of 1913 that someone posted, and I asked palettefm_bot to colorize it. Check out how great it turned out!

#History #Photography

#political One that Kevin McCarthy will lose. (He's made so many concessions he should open a stand!)

Not everyone who is depressed experiences every symptom. Some people experience only a few symptoms while others may experience many. Learn more about the signs and symptoms:

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression

#MentalHealth #Depression #MentalHealthResources

Everyone feels sad or low sometimes, but these feelings usually pass with a little time. Depression is different. Learn the different types of depression, signs and symptoms, how it is diagnosed, treatment options, and how to find help.

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression

#MentalHealth #Depression #MentalHealthResources

When I talked about leaving my abusive ex husband people tried to shame me for leaving. My parents told me to stay with him because being divorced looks bad. Others told me that as well. It's sad how little people care about what others think instead of the person who is being abused.

Domestic abuse while pregnant is the most common cause of death for pregnant women. So banning abortions makes it deadly for women and keeps them from leaving their abusive partners.

#news This doesn't inspire a lot of confidence.

I don’t know about you, but the intelligence failures that led to the J6 Republican Party’s attempted coup d’etat wasn’t due to the failure of imagination at all. We know that had those jackbooted #MAGA domestic terrorist thugs been really people of color, thousands would’ve been killed by the combination of law enforcement and federal troops. We know the truth.

#politics

I think there should be this restriction on the pardon power, for both governors and Presidents:

You can write whatever pardon you like. But if you offer or extend a pardon to someone who is still under investigation or awaiting trial, for actual or prospective crimes, you will be charged with obstruction of justice, whether you are currently in office or not, as the offer of a pardon before the fact is implicitly a quid pro quo.

Welcome #2023 Here's hoping you bring justice and accountability.

Congrats to Elon Musk to become the first person in history to lose $200 billion.

Keep up the excellent work!

Blessings for the New Year

#political President Biden has built the most significant legislative record of any president since Lyndon B. Johnson.

#political And they didn't vote for republicans.

A statue honoring Henrietta Lacks whose whose cells resulted in countless medical breakthroughs will be built in her birthplace Roanoke #Virginia

The statue replaces Gen Robert E Lee

#BlackCoSo
#tuesdayvibe 😻

https://abcnews.go.com/US/henrietta-lacks-hometown-build-statue-robert-lee-sculpture/story?id=95541987&fbclid=IwAR1gu8U2lBELLPxSTng6D_V0jTUkGNDh00K7OOR9Is-WwaRQCzePVqt8WMc