#radical love

[edieeisconfused]

“it’s so cringy and bad acting”

could it be possible that we are not used to normal queer romantic and platonic relationships?

[queer-reader-07]

the first thing i did this morning was cry. cry because i saw a text from one of my closest friends telling me that i'm probably not ok but that she is here for me, even when she's 100 miles away.

i opened tumblr to see that @ineffablefood had dropped hugs in my ask box (thank you again for that one love)

i opened instagram to see friends raging and despairing but getting up to fight nonetheless.

i won't act like it's easy. i won't act like i don't feel rage and fear and utter sadness within me. but i cannot let it hinder me. i'll cry until my eyes run dry and i will get my ass up off the ground and keep fucking fighting. fighting for my friends and my family. for my trans friends in the south and my little cousins who deserve a better future.

hope is the greatest act of resistance. radical hope and LOVE sits at the core of my belief system. i will never let anyone take that from me.

i saw people reblogging my post on radical hope saying they "wish they could learn that power" and i want you to know that you can. i promise you from the bottom of my very soul that you can.

radical hope is work and it's hard fucking work at that. but it is the most powerful thing you can have. it will fuel you. it will be hold you up when you think you have no choice but to fall down. and they cannot take it from you.

keep fighting friends. keep living and keep finding joy and if nothing else survive your future with nothing but a hefty dose of spite and big ol "fuck you."

[thereconstructinggirl]

He has told you, O mortal, what is good, and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God? (‭‭‭Micah‬ ‭6‬‬:‭8‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬)

[somelocusts]

As far as I'm concerned, there's no better trope than "You aren't evil. You aren't irredeemable. You're grieving. That's normal. But you're hurting people, and you're hurting yourself, and I can't let you do that. So if you need to hurt someone, hurt me. I can take it. And when you've worn yourself out, I'll still love you."

[loveerran]

It is not just about giving our life to God. It's about giving our life in service to all God's children.

[ofdirtandbones]

I need you to be gentle. I need you to be kind. I need you to see the parts of you that exist inside of me.

We all came from the same ocean. Our flesh is made from the same dirt. Maybe when you understand that you’ll be more compassionate toward yourself.

[itsnatt09]

When I started on this journey for myself almost 2 years ago (telling my ex that I needed to transition or I would die), I expected that a lot of my experiences would be lonely. And again, starting hrt 1 year ago nearly, I thought it would just be me and a few friends who loved me but maybe didn't *get* what I was going through.

But the last few months, as I've opened myself up and talked about my thoughts, I've started to see I positively impact other people. And not just in the online space. My son's *teacher* talked to me today about how my posting body-positive things on Facebook helps her feel more comfortable about herself. The leader of my hobby group has said that she has a good feeling about me and wants me around as much as possible. My friend Jess trusts me to listen when she talks about having neurodivergent kids.

It turns out that now I've sorted myself a bit, I get to help the people in my life. Just 5 years ago I was in a black hole, resigned to the thought that life wasn't worth living. And it might be the estrogen talking, but I tear up thinking about how lucky I am to love and to be loved now. Love is now at the heart of everything I do.

[eddieelliotmunson]

RADICAL HOPE, LOVE, AND KINDNESS!!!

Radical hope is about deciding to wake up every day with the attitude of 'I can't fix everything, but I can help to fix something.' The world is not something we can give up on. We have been here for generations and there will (hopefully) be life here for generations more, and we cannot give up on her.

Radical love is about loving the people who don't expect to be loved, especially by you. Fucking everyone. Different race than you, different gender, different age group, different 'class' (working, lower, middle, upper; I still can't bring myself to radically love billionaires, though), different belief system and/or religion. I think we should even love people who did not vote the way we wanted them to. That was a hardass pill to swallow, but so many people are caught up in this (I'm using the term literally) cult of MAGA and the desperation of not having food on your table, paired with either willful or apathetic ignorance. Or even just accidental ignorance.

Radical kindness is approaching every day thinking 'I'm going to do something kind for at least one person today.' Whether that's helping them reach a high shelf, giving them a compliment, giving a homeless person money or help in some other way. Just whatever is within your capacity to do.

There are days where you can't do all these three. There are days I can't muster up one of these. That's where radical perseverance comes in.

Deciding, even though today wasn't what I wanted it to be, I'm going to keep pushing. I'm going to keep moving forward, even if it's a fucking crawl. Even if other people say 'you aren't even doing anything! There's nothing for you to persevere towards!' You keep moving.

Queer kids and adults. BIPOC kids and adults. Disabled kids and adults. Neurodiverse kids and adults (who don't consider themselves disabled). Those of you who have had an abortion or use/need birth control and contraceptives for any reason. People in poverty.

We have to keep going. It's terrifying, yes, it's devastating and enraging. Feel your feelings. Accept your feelings. Let them pass. Then find something to do. Even if it's just existing and voicing your existance. Being visible is a radical act in a society where people would rather difference be invisible.

You got this.

[capricorn-0mnikorn]

One of my favorite poetry teachers, Jericho Brown, says something about shame that I've never forgotten, which is when we engage with shame, we are believing the lies that people tell us about ourselves. And there is nothing more worth the risk of telling your story than to eradicate that shame, to speak back to it and begin to claim radical love.

Omotara James, in an interview with Leila Fadel, 21 February, 2024. NPR's "Morning Edition."

Full transcript now up at the following link:

[cassemiah]

I think I expected to be angry

Because I have been

Kids are dying

Women are losing children

Men being forgotten

So I deserve to be angry

But I can only think

of the son who fell asleep

on his father on the bus

I should be angry

But there was a baby

And he smiled and I knew

He'd grow up with parents who cared

I think they want me angry

But half of the things they said

Were about loving

Them and each other

I'm not sure I want to be angry

Because grandmother's

Will always feed children

Even if they're grown and travelling alone

How can I be angry

When humans all

So clearly and so freely

Love simply

[petejj]

I’ll never judge you

you keep

playing your games

it’s okay

i understand 

[queer-reader-07]

you know what? as scary as everything is, i am smiling at my phone as i see the outpouring of community and love and hope and resistance. i am tearing up as we offer each other virtual hugs and remind each other of the love this world has to offer. i am comforted by the knowledge that if nothing else, there are people to fight the good fight alongside.

[missamerica0414]

Love is a beautiful thing; love is beauty

[oroisalchemy]

January mood board

February- pls bring us more love, protection, guidance, growth, abundance, peace, and joy.

In a world of plasticity and chaos, stay close to those you love & who love you, stay rooted.

[catsinthebagdesignposts]

What Love Says… Loving Radical You

You are beauty expressed in awe and empowered by radical love. Thoughtful, interconnected, creator, shining a perspective created through conscious awareness from truth and authentic love that you are. Your authenticity is to lovingly choose being the author of your life.

Look inward with awareness, caring for neglected places within. Transform you wounds with love creating songs of love and joy. Intentionally shape from within small acts of love, this spreads beauty and glitter in your heart. Love glitter opens hearts into a beautiful, intelligent weavers of love, light and healing for all.

The loving inner work you do peels away all that hides your truth, magnificence, worth, light, creativity so you may glitter, glow and shine. You are courage, resilience in the presence of love, your vulnerability strengthens you to summon wise responsiveness in all experiences. Loving radical heart creates.

Loving all your quirks, qualities, talents, gifts, you become a confident open heart that humbly and compassionately shines. A loving radical you with the power of love radiating from you inner temple, self love inspires an OWLsome loving radical you.

What Love Says… 2024 by Jennifer R. Cook @catsinthebagdesignposts illustrations, content are the imagination, thoughts and feelings expressed here every day are from one heart to all.

owls #owlsome

[tonguetwisterrs]

Dream “it” so that “it” can be.

The 3D world has told you to look outside for inspiration for your creations.

However, Tesla, Einstein, and Da Vinci … can attest to the power of dreaming, imagining, and envision as a quintessential component of creating ANYTHING. whether theories, art, or conceptual wisdom…

Actualization is the process of transforming a thought into an idea and an idea into a plan, and from there, the transference of energy from the internal realm to the external reality. All that you see and know is a thought actualized, therefore, why actualize what has already been created when you could actualize what has not yet been thought of?

Dream! Dream! You will not find new creations outside of you. It is impossible to seek something not yet created outside, you must dream and imagine! Let your imagination soar!

Xo,

HNCP