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i wrote this (love)letter to myself @ work today...

Dear Grae,

Hello my darling. I'm writing to tell you that I'm here for you. Thought I'd forgotten about you today, huh? Sorry love, that's just something I can never do. Even when you forget, I will be here, breathing love into your lungs. Sweet baby, I want to remind you that it's okay to be you, at all times. It's okay that sometimes you get sad and that sometimes you get mad. Give yourself grace. You are not only allowed the graces of divine love, you are born to have it. You did not get introduced to the "art of allowing" just so that you could berate yourself in a different way! ;) It's okay, still. You are learning. And I will gently guide you, always. All is well. You have permission to relax. In fact, I insist.

xoxoxoxo 

~ your heart

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reminder.

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Using NASA’s latest high-resolution satellite imagery of Earth, datavisualization expert John Nelson has created a pair of captivating animations that track seasonal transformations on the blue marble we call home.

"I downloaded the 12 cloud-free satellite imagery mosaics of Earth at each month of the year," he explains, “wrapped them into some fun projections, then stitched them together into a couple animated gifs." The end result is a pulsing visualization he calls “A Breathing Earth":

Having spent much of my life living near the center of that mitten-shaped peninsula in North America, I have had a consistent seasonal metronome through which I track the years of my life. When I stitch together what can be an impersonal snapshot of an entire planet, all of the sudden I see a thing with a heartbeat. I can track one location throughout a year to compare the annual push and pull of snow and plant life there, while in my periphery I see the oscillating wave of life advancing and retreating, advancing and retreating. And I’m reassured by it.

Read more about his inspiration for this and other projects on his blog. [via io9]

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The same way you charge them phone, laptops, etc eryday…is the same way your body needs its energy. get your charge on Uzomaka! #MelaninMagic

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every single thing about this is phenomenal.

Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock speaks on the Royal Institution Unconference 2011.

TheRoyalInstitution: 

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock provides an overview of her unconventional career path to becoming a space scientist, including how her fascination with the moon started with The Clangers. She challenges delegates to tackle the stereotypes of science careers, encouraging them to pursue alternative roles in science after completing their studies. ba "My first job was hanging out of the door of an aircraft, taking pictures of missiles. I must admit as a scientist I’d expected that I’d be working in a lab somewhere, or playing with test tubes. This was more like James Bond!" "You’ve got the opportunity to make a real difference to society… [And] the potential to do more than you ever realise."

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Blackout by Alec Essefic

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precious (me)tals

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.eternal breath by ~ProcerKhepri

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The Church says: The body is a sin. Science says: The body is a machine. Advertising says: The body is a business. The body says: I am a fiesta.

Eduardo Galeano

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trance out with me

RELAX AND FEED YOUR SENSES .. RIGHT NOW

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And every day, the world will drag you by the hand, yelling “This is important! And this is important! And this is important! You need to worry about this! And this! And this!” And each day, it’s up to you, to yank your hand back, put it on your heart and say “No. This is what’s important.”

I Wrote This For You: The Grand Distraction (via creatingaquietmind)

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a list of things

grateful for my perspective. grateful for my heart. grateful for the constant stream of love that i learn to unfold into. grateful for depth. grateful for the abundance that surrounds. grateful for community. grateful for exploration. grateful for discovery and creation. grateful for words to express. grateful for the divine language that lives beyond words. grateful to be alive. grateful for this body. grateful for this perfect and steady evolution. grateful for the flow. grateful for my chest opening up. grateful for the vision of such beauty. grateful for expansion of mind. grateful for learning, always learning. grateful for the brilliant mechanics of this universe. grateful for the stirring in my soul that occurs when i take a walk in gratitude. grateful for this journey.

grateful for nourishment. nourishment for mind, heart, body and spirit. grateful for taste buds. grateful for orgasms. grateful for hugs. grateful for water. grateful for ritual. grateful for meditation. grateful for purposeful, intentional acts.

grateful for my self. grateful for connecting to me. grateful for self care. grateful for grace, and giving it to myself. grateful for forgiveness. grateful for the journey to self love. grateful for the magic that occurs along the way. grateful for source. ase.

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another mulatto who is white denying, although her great hair and more refined facial features are due to her partial European heritage, but she spits on that part

i do have great hair, i appreciate the attention! and my features are indeed a result of the collaboration of divine genetics. though to provide insight, my likeness especially resembles my igbo heritage. perhaps you’ve not seen many different types of “refined” peoples, but that is nothing to be ashamed of; this world is so vast.

oh dear “anonymous” human, you’re not a nobody. my mind might get caught up sometimes, but the brilliance of my heart can see through your confusion in this moment, and i am so thankful for that.

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oh, really? is that what it is?

When leftists say “white privilege” they actually mean: “your people have been extremely successful and that isn’t fair, you should feel bad for coming from a group of people who have accomplished so much.”

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aren't they? some scholars say the 'forbidden fruit' was a fig, not an apple.

or was it woman?

fruits are so yonic

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that's how i feel.