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After feeling much despair this Monday, experiencing the salt marsh, seeing 3 monarch butterflies, and witnessing a rainbow, were signs of hope that made me marvel in the unexplained beauty. God, are you trying to reassure me?

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Let's build on each other efforts and give credit where credit is due.

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“…Those who underestimate us, should do so at their own peril.” - Miss Scarlet and the Duke

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My own indicator of improvement and success is my increasing world score.

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ABBOTT ELEMENTARY 1x08 - Work Family

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This podcast episode was a reminder that we work better when we know our colleagues as human beings. I was also reminded that food gatherings like the ice cream social were meant to build community or social gatherings, rather than a take and go type of deal, which was what I experienced at the DOE given the time crunch and observed behavior from peers…lesson for the road! Gatherings can be moments for connections when they are built that way!

Other takeaways:

- Allies are needed because we cannot do it alone

- I can only control what I can control - so, what can I do differently?

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“My dreams were valid, even if it meant fighting ableism along the way. My success was not due to conformity but because of my fierce insistence on affirming my worth.” - Eddie Ndopu, Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw

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“As I took to the skies, I was reminded of all the moments when I felt like a mere shadow in the world of privilege. But as I sipped on Dom Pérignon through a golden straw, I realized that perhaps this small act of rebellion was my way of reclaiming my humanity. A declaration that I would no longer be invisible, no longer accommodate myself o the expectations of a world that tries to confine me.” - Eddie Ndopu, Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw

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“But I’m beginning to realize that I am more expansive than any space or institution. With all that space and possibility, this journal sometimes feels hollow and empty. When I embarked on this journey, I thought I needed Oxford to feel validated and whole. What I needed then and what I need now, what I will always need, is the grace and power of my imagination.” - Eddie Ndopu, Sipping Dom Pérignon Through A Straw

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Haha and also a reminder we have the potential to so many different versions depending on what we activate or how we are activated?

Eeveelution faceplants.

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The remnant of the corn kernel still remains from two evenings ago, which means even though most of the corn is gone, there is still a lingering disappointment...

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This summer has been a reminder that we need to live in community and ask for help. The latest reminder today was the conversation between Anna Sale and Ezra Klein.

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A reminder of things worth doing, “Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front,” by Wendell Berry, found in joy: 100 poems, edited by christian wiman.

Not sure if I agree with embracing the flag part, but the rest tracks

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I don’t want to invest in energy and time on things that do not give me life.

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