5Things about spa visit: doing a 5Things round with my husband is intimacy. Eucalyptus is my “home”scent - because it smells sap/foresty? Warm oil drizzled at my hairline feels amazing. My hair makes indescribable rustle/sizzle/rasp sounds during scalp massage. Nose massage is a very odd sensation!

5 things I hear in savasana: tick of the wall clock, hum of the furnace, trickle of the cat fountain, tuneless notes of the background music, ease of my breathing.

5Things I hear: the furnace in active-heating mode. The tinkle-sprinkle of the cats' water fountain (the filter's overdue for a change). Grace & Frankie S1E13 in the background. The gentle sound of typing. The sound of my breath, slowing as I attend to the present. In... Out... In... Out...

Note to self: check the take-out container for little plastic bowls of sauce *before* giving it two minutes on high-nuke.

It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.

Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.

Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.

5Things I enjoy in a spinach salad: the taste and protein of a hard-boiled egg (and a bit of S&P), raspberries or blueberries for the tangy sweet, Boursin garlic & herb cheese bites because mmm cheese, the slight crunch of pine nuts, and (just because) mushrooms.

Five Things - what do I see? The bright reflection of sun in a puddle. The cascade of rinse water down the window of the car ahead of me. The spray bouncing off the roof rack. The fine speckles of mud on my own windshield. The brightness of my phone screen against the dim interior of my car.

While steel and stone have known measures, the weight of our inner burdens defies any earthly scale. To those souls bearing these invisible anchors, may streams of light pierce through your shadows, carrying whispers of hope, sparkles of joy & gentle embrace of healing.
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Feelin' pretty charismatic. I've only been bsky for a couple of days, and already had to block Hugh Jackman (01) and Dwane Johnsonn XD