Dr. Thomas Tijerina
@thotij.bsky.social
PhD, Sociologist, Professor, Mentor, Boxing Coach, Husband, Father, Grandfather
Mindfulness, lifting, running, boxing, jiu jitsu, nutrition, hiking, biking, reading, writing, spirituality, music, travel✌🏽❤️ https://beacons.ai/drttijerina
Mindfulness, lifting, running, boxing, jiu jitsu, nutrition, hiking, biking, reading, writing, spirituality, music, travel✌🏽❤️ https://beacons.ai/drttijerina
500 days of sobriety flew by fast! Didn't expect that.
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 AM
500 days of sobriety flew by fast! Didn't expect that.
Truth! What they’re defending is racial hierarchy, not national borders.
When white people react with hostility to sharing space with Black and brown folk, they don’t care if those folk were born here, migrated legally, or are “illegal aliens.” They only see non-white faces who “don’t belong in their space.” This is why “ordinary concern” about migration is basic racism.
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Truth! What they’re defending is racial hierarchy, not national borders.
Healing is not becoming a different person. It’s remembering who you were before the world colonized you.
November 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Healing is not becoming a different person. It’s remembering who you were before the world colonized you.
Ever notice how happiness feels like work? Like something you have to earn? That’s because colonialism claimed our definitions of joy. Here’s me beginning to unpack that. #writing #writer #blog #substack
Colonialism and the Invention of Modern Happiness
When European philosophers of the Enlightenment began to speak of happiness, they turned it into proof of progress.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Your body will forgive you, but not forever.
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Your body will forgive you, but not forever.
Your body will humble you and slow you down if you don't learn to pace yourself. I'm still learning the hard way.
November 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Your body will humble you and slow you down if you don't learn to pace yourself. I'm still learning the hard way.
If you’ve ever felt like your body was aging faster than your spirit… I’m writing a book for you.
November 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
If you’ve ever felt like your body was aging faster than your spirit… I’m writing a book for you.
I call it “seasonal introspection disorder.”
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I call it “seasonal introspection disorder.”
It feels like community is just a group of tired people who keep showing up anyway.
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It feels like community is just a group of tired people who keep showing up anyway.
What a weird privilege, to be alive and this confused.
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
What a weird privilege, to be alive and this confused.
I don’t care what anyone says, Taco Bell’s Mountain Dew Baja Blast Pie is not as good as my abuelita’s homemade Mountain Dew Baja Blast Pie.
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I don’t care what anyone says, Taco Bell’s Mountain Dew Baja Blast Pie is not as good as my abuelita’s homemade Mountain Dew Baja Blast Pie.
Many well past retirement age.
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Many well past retirement age.
Writing about liberation while refreshing analytics. The duality of man.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Writing about liberation while refreshing analytics. The duality of man.
Follow along if it’s your vibe. I mix sociology, philosophy, and personal reflection to look at how things like capitalism, colonization, and consumer culture shape our ideas of happiness and healing.
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Follow along if it’s your vibe. I mix sociology, philosophy, and personal reflection to look at how things like capitalism, colonization, and consumer culture shape our ideas of happiness and healing.
A meditation on happiness, freedom, and belonging. From Liberation Essays: “Reclaiming Happiness as Liberation.” #Writing #Writer
Reclaiming Happiness as Liberation
“There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.” - Thich Nhat Hanh
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November 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Am I tho only one who saw Indiana almost lose and have to come from behind to beat a terrible Penn State team?
November 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Am I tho only one who saw Indiana almost lose and have to come from behind to beat a terrible Penn State team?
This "All Her Fault" show on #Peacock has me stressing out about my little ones getting kidnapped and I don't even have any little ones.
November 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This "All Her Fault" show on #Peacock has me stressing out about my little ones getting kidnapped and I don't even have any little ones.
This has been my go to mid-day #meditation to recenter and regain some clarity. Always open to suggestions though if anyone has a practice that helps them. open.spotify.com/episode/7o9h...
⛰️ 10-Minute GROUNDING Meditation | Breathe, Connect, & Return to Your Still Center
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November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This has been my go to mid-day #meditation to recenter and regain some clarity. Always open to suggestions though if anyone has a practice that helps them. open.spotify.com/episode/7o9h...
Same
I just want someone to buy me a tiara and tell me my coffee breath smells fine
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Same
This is the first essay I posted from the book I am working on. #writing #booksky #books thomastijerina.substack.com/p/defining-l...
Defining Liberation and Decolonized Wellness
“Liberation is a praxis: the action and reflection of men and women upon their world in order to transform it.”
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November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This is the first essay I posted from the book I am working on. #writing #booksky #books thomastijerina.substack.com/p/defining-l...
Just learned my “resting philosopher face” looks like mild contempt.
November 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Just learned my “resting philosopher face” looks like mild contempt.
Everything collapses eventually. Some things deserve to.
November 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Everything collapses eventually. Some things deserve to.
What song feels like a therapy session to you?
November 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
What song feels like a therapy session to you?
I love people who overthink and still choose kindness.
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I love people who overthink and still choose kindness.