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FAFO: some people to whom I'm not speaking are confused. Actions have consequences. It's always amazing to watch people who do things that are blatantly wrong and lack empathy turn themselves into the victims. NOPE.

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Day 3 of gluten free. Squats every 45 minutes for the hours I'm at the computer. Weighted vest walking. (Besides teaching somatic dance.) Brain is feeling a bit... clearer. Now if only this vile government would stop traumatizing us every hour...

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I stood & stared at the loaf of sesame sourdough. It sings a siren's song that is hard for me to ignore. Oh, the drama... but seriously. When I was gluten free before I was not living with a person who freaking LOVES bread and has 5 different kinds in the house at all times. Sigh. Gluten free day 2

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The world is shite and that’s a huge reason for my current apathy. But I’m also still in charge of my brain and whether I like it or not being gluten free helps with my depression. So here I go… again… sigh. Day one (for my own tracking)

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I now have a far deeper appreciation of why ancient peoples put their enemies heads on pikes at city entrances and displayed them for weeks till the bones were picked clean

submitted 5 days ago • 18 comments

Really loving her right now: youtu.be/kFRdoYfZYUY?...

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

An important point to keep in mind.

submitted 5 days ago • 633 comments

This is an excellent and very important read this morning. the.ink/p/surviving-...

submitted 9 days ago • 16 comments

Anybody else really struggling with motivation and willpower and just you know... getting up? Every day, I feel like maybe I'm finding my groove again and then every day, blah... (I am far too whiny for myself lately and yet I can't get out of this space...) #genxellipses

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Kendrick Lamar's performance last night pushed me right out some seriously stuck despair. He reminded me of too many things to write about here, but one was the importance of just moving to some music. So I'm back, #dailydancebreak #somatichealing My current FAVE: youtu.be/FLLMb_0gWqY?...

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Amazing halftime show. Lamar is such a captivating performer. And his writing!!

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I am certainly struggling to dance when I'm not teaching (and my teaching hours aren't enough for this brain to be super healthy). But today I made a wee video of some of my elder dancers from over the years and I'm trying really hard to hear them... DANCE, they would say, DO IT!!! #somatichealing

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I just realized we can’t make our posts on here at all private. I don’t know why I didn’t think of this before. Another reason I’m staying on FB with my private hidden group and the ability to limit visibility on my pages. More important than ever. We NEED safe spaces.

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

Today I did some things to come back into alignment with my integrity. It was difficult. But I am already feeling ME again in ways I've not in far too long. #silenceequalsdeath

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Things I’m doing to try to stay somewhat sane: rewatching the West Wing; diving into Bjork’s catalog (haven’t ever done that); cutting back on appointments of all kinds so I have more time to simply sit with cats. How about you?

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It’s hard to get going today. Especially knowing my immediate family will never ever see the truth of all of this and that they will defend this cult to the end…

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

……… welp

submitted 19 days ago • 3 comments

All weekend I’ve been grieving more than ever that my immediate family voted for him all three times. I’m so angry and so sad and feel lost…

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I need to read this every day, all day: “Power demands sad bodies. Power needs sadness because it can dominate it. Joy, in consequence, is resistance because joy doesn't give up. Joy as a life force leads us places where sadness can never go.” -Gilles Deleuze 1925-1975

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Again not wanting to do any kind of midday dance but hearing Anna, who just passed away, yelling at me to get up off my butt and find that joy! So here I am with Begonia... and this song: #dailydance #somatichealing #espresso #sabrina youtu.be/eVli-tstM5E?...

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Lost a friend today. Didn't feel like dancing but had to make some adjustments to a playlist for a class I have to teach this evening. And this made me get up and move a bit. So, for Anna, today's #dailydance #somatichealing #movementislife youtu.be/9r2TUgWlhm0?...

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"In 1991, I was living in Chicago, attending grad school at DuPaul. My area of expertise was shaping up to be American literature that arose out of the Holocaust. It just so happened that the Art Institute was putting on a giant exhibition called Degenerate Art." christineserfozo.com/blog/2025/1/...

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I absolutely did NOT want to do ANY midday dance break today. But I forced myself and this very perfect song came up on shuffle. GET UP AND MOVE... I dare you... :) (It's not even 3 minutes but that's how fast a mind change CAN happen.) #dailydance #somatichealing youtu.be/kZf3Byq8oLA?...

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

I keep repeating this to myself and others: your anxiety and fear cannot keep anyone safe. But our joy can fuel us. #joyisresistance

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

I hope y’all aren't trying to fight fascism without the appropriate playlist. Whether I'm boxing or strategizing, I'm listening to Kendrick. “Music helps reduce pain by activating sensory pathways that compete with pain pathways, stimulating emotional responses, and engaging cognitive attention.”

submitted 28 days ago • 248 comments

Some nutbag cat to soothe your eyes and heart 💕💕💕

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

There’s no such thing as too much empathy. Period. Though too many people have far too little. (And there’s some depressing brain science around that.) #sigh

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

I was in freeze on Monday. Tuesday was about getting out of that. Today I finally remembered I'm no good to anyone if I'm in a straitjacket. So back to daily disco. One song from shuffle today after therapy. And this felt perfect. #dailydisco #musicislife #moveyourmind youtu.be/zuuObGsB0No?...

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Today I'm taking time to really feel into how I can be of service -- to the people around me and to my own life. Human history is full of terror and sadness, we are not unique. But it's also full of goodness or we wouldn't still be here. I will build on THAT.

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce. Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.

submitted 32 days ago • 505 comments

These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.

submitted 33 days ago • 140 comments

I love this so much! At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions. This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.

submitted 32 days ago • 1776 comments

As the U.S. shifts into a volatile political landscape targeting critical thinking, I want to share an important reminder to the #booksky community: The only way to preserve literature is by collecting physical copies. I know, Kindle users, it sucks—but your digital copy can be deleted any time.

submitted 33 days ago • 349 comments

Today my heart breaks yet again knowing my family voted for what’s coming. I keep thinking I’ve somehow, I don’t know, gotten past this but apparently never. And today just brought it all back up again. I’m feeling pretty devastated. 😞

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

Minutes away. I’m not watching a felon/r@pist sociopath be sworn in on a bible that he and his ilk have deformed and debased and turned into a weapon against those it’s meant to uplift. May he and they receive true justice…somehow.

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Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025

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