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#YESquote: Hood Wellness/ Tamela Gordon - "There is no crystal strong enough to transmute the fluidity of #racism ...For those of us who exist w/in #marginalized #intersections, #wellness can never be in pursuit despite our identit[y] [but] must always prioritize it." #WellnessForAll bit.ly/4lZNZby

The word "hatred" in the Bible means "lack of compassion," an apathy, coldness, abstractness that prevents love of neighbor or is indifferent to it. But the Western rationalist tradition has inculcated [abstraction] into our patterns of thinking & acting...[educating] us in hatred. bit.ly/4kxtIcG

#YESquote: Burnout/Emily+Amelia Nagoski - "We’re not saying you should take 42% of your time to rest...if you don’t take the 42%, the 42% will take you. It will grab you by the face, shove you to the ground, put its foot on your chest, & declare itself the victor.” 20% off till 5/31! bit.ly/3FmStZY

#YESquote: Grief Is For People/Sloane Crosley - "It’s unpredictable, this stage of grief. Just when you think you have a handle on it, a crack opens up where the crazy gets in. The pain is a weather system that builds and expands, occasionally touching down, like lightning.” bit.ly/3YZHex5
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If you've ever felt lonely and disconnected as a human, or wondering about life beyond Earth, this is better than a #YESquote - a rich and relatable story from a #YESpage. Captured from #HowToDoNothing by @jennitaur.bsky.social - too good to limit. Enjoy!
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#YESquote: Microjoys/Cyndie Spiegel: “I’ve only ever known impermanence. It taught me that though life may be fleeting and fragile, it is equally stunning & profound in its precariousness. What is here today may not be tomorrow; loss & grief are simply layers of a life—a life lived.” bit.ly/4kxFnb7

#YESquote - How to Do Nothing/Jenny Odell - on shifting from self-driven, "git 'er done" rush-rush errand-running into paying attention:
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#YESquote: from Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States. #LIVEdammit

#YESquote: Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole/Susan Cain - "The tragedy of life is linked inescapably w/ its splendor....Yet to fully inhabit these dualities—the dark as well as the light—is, paradoxically, the only way to transcend them....

#YESquote: The JOY Plan/KaiaRoman - "They say laughter is the best medicine, & for good reason. Laughing releases endorphins, the brain's "feel good" hormones that activate the body's opiate receptors & reduce pain while increasing pleasure." #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #Save20% bit.ly/4d6DQ9F

#YESquote: The Wild Edge of Sorrow/Frances Weller:
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#YESquote: The Hope-A Guide To Sacred Activism/Andrew Harvey: "We are being asked...not to "fix" the existing system, but radically transform it so...our choices [no longer] threaten our lives & [those] of millions of species. We can only do this by radically transforming ourselves." bit.ly/4d6DQ9F

#YESquote: Buddha's Brain: Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love & Wisdom / Rick Hanson: "Given the negativity bias of the brain, it takes active effort to internalize + experiences & heal - ones. When you tilt toward what's +, you're actually righting a neurological imbalance." bit.ly/4d6DQ9F

#YESquote: The Great Reimagining/Theodore Richards: Why, if our scientists tell us we will destroy ourselves if we do not change, do we fail to change?...I believe our spiritual lives must be reimagined to honor 3 areas...long neglected: diversity, simplicity, & interconnectedness. bit.ly/4d6DQ9F

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