Ilima Loomis
@ilimaloomis.bsky.social
Hawaii-born author and writer now living in beautiful Vancouver, Canada
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and the really cool thing about this is, doing things to help other people is one of the most effective ways to push back against a creeping sense of powerlessness
i know it’s cheesy to say “helping others is its own reward,” but it’s also extremely true!
we’re never powerless while we’re helping.
i know it’s cheesy to say “helping others is its own reward,” but it’s also extremely true!
we’re never powerless while we’re helping.
July 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
and the really cool thing about this is, doing things to help other people is one of the most effective ways to push back against a creeping sense of powerlessness
i know it’s cheesy to say “helping others is its own reward,” but it’s also extremely true!
we’re never powerless while we’re helping.
i know it’s cheesy to say “helping others is its own reward,” but it’s also extremely true!
we’re never powerless while we’re helping.
New perspective on how men take up more than their share of space in the world. Literally manspreading on a global scale.
May 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
New perspective on how men take up more than their share of space in the world. Literally manspreading on a global scale.
Reposted by Ilima Loomis
A spicy take: “great literature” isn’t great for kids if it turns them off reading, as the constant parade of misery in the curriculum does.
I know it does. My whole job was to talk to “reluctant readers”.
I know it does. My whole job was to talk to “reluctant readers”.
May 13, 2025 at 4:52 AM
A spicy take: “great literature” isn’t great for kids if it turns them off reading, as the constant parade of misery in the curriculum does.
I know it does. My whole job was to talk to “reluctant readers”.
I know it does. My whole job was to talk to “reluctant readers”.
*joining the chant*
TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS
TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS
March 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
*joining the chant*
TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS
TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS
Yes to this! 700 homes in Puna were destroyed in the 2018 eruption. Thanks to the HVO, residents were notified in time and were able to escape. Imagine if that early warning system was taken away!
March 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Yes to this! 700 homes in Puna were destroyed in the 2018 eruption. Thanks to the HVO, residents were notified in time and were able to escape. Imagine if that early warning system was taken away!
Another reason to support Amtrak! (Which is also in the DOGE crosshairs btw)
March 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Another reason to support Amtrak! (Which is also in the DOGE crosshairs btw)