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People change. But it is slow. It is not that they decide tomorrow they will have differences. It is that they decide every day, for many days.

Storming, KM Weiland

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Never forget that for 250 years black people were born into chains - whole generations followed by more generations who knew nothing but chains. You must struggle to truly remember this past in all its nuance, error, and humanity. You must resist the common urge towards the comforting narrative of divine law, toward fairy tales that imply some irrepressible justice. The enslaved were not bricks in your road, and their lives were not chapters in your redemptive history. They were people turned to fuel for the American machine. Enslavement was not destined to end, and it is wrong to claim our present circumstance - no matter how improved - as the redemption for the lives of people who never asked for the posthumous, untouchable glory of dying for their children. Our triumphs can never compensate for this. Perhaps our triumphs are not even the point.

Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me [page 70-71]

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Sometimes you need a return to the old ways, in some form...

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People get folded up in the creases of their lives.

No One is Coming to Save Us, Stephanie Powell Watts

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i still want a bee themed baby shower one day

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determined to finish tonight #bwellread #goodreads #selfcare #dogsitting (at Arbutus, Maryland)

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come out and spend part of your Saturday with us #gored #goredforhearthealth #lovemydst #nofilter (at Annapolis, Maryland)

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what are you doing for your heart? #nofilter #selfcare

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2 down, 18 to go. new abs were a killer, but finally got the hang of chair squats #nofilter #barre #purebarre #pureempower #purebarrechallenge #puregoals #selfcare #butdidyoudie #20in30 #holidaypartyseason #cookiebelly

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I think I'm going to attempt this reading challenge

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a fresh set of 365 days is coming #cookiebelly #holidaypartyseason #puregoals #infertility #fibroids #azoospermia #malefactorinfertility

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mom: "everyone is getting one gift this year" ummm remind me how many people are in this family? 😂🎄 merry Christmas y'all #schoonmas

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who's ready? 😆🎄 #nofilter #norecipe #festivenotfertile #selfcare

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all trimmed up 🎄

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@annapolisalumnaechapter holiday luncheon. always beautifully decorated #lovemydst #holidaypartyseason (at Saint Philip's Episcopal Church)

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#thankful for this guy

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reached the hopeful point in my cycle when I know full well nothing will happen. calm, content, exhausted making tea while the sun sets; almost a mindfulness exercise. stay present and grounded. don't fret about the future (dark and stormy #looseleaftea from @capitalteas #shoplocal) #reflections #infertility #azoospermia #fibroids #teatime