People want community, but don’t really know how to be IN community with others. It requires time & energy. Clear communication & accountability. And involves things like conflict resolution, compassion, empathy, & grace. Lack these skills, community becomes even harder to find.

Lastly, I want to leave you with a quote that’s been helpful for me of late and that I think resonates well with the energy of this Leo New Moon tomorrow: “Look at every path closely and deliberately, then ask ourselves this crucial question: Does this path have a heart? If it

Criminalizing masks forces those with disabilities or medical conditions, as well as their families and loved ones, to have to decide whether to segregate themselves from public life or endanger their health and even lives. Our statement:

Dear #chronicillness #spoonie #autoimmune community. Does anyone have expertise in #ADEM disease? A dear friend’s young child is newly battling it and resources would be greatly appreciated. 🙏

'Hopefulness is not a neutral position. It is adversarial. It is the warrior emotion that can lay waste to cynicism. Each redemptive or loving act, as small as you like – such as reading to your little boy... keeps the Devil down in the hole.' Nick Cave.

also last thing i’m p sure “tone deaf” is ableist y’all. some substitutes that are not ableist as far as i know: - tasteless - uncouth - tacky - trifling - a bad call - unbecoming 🤭

"Better ventilation is linked with better test scores and grades [and] better workplace performance,” Joseph Allen tells a Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense meeting I went to for this piece in Scientific American scientificamerican.com/article/kids-a…

Love this thread ✨

Mona Advisory Board Member, Parisa Fitz-Henley, invites you to celebrate our 25th Anniversary with us at a free screening event of our new short documentary, “Light and Air!” RSVP monafoundation.org/25th-anniversa… to join us in Seattle, Chicago, Portland, LA, Savannah, Boulder, D.C., or San Diego!

I did something extremely risky tonight. To be honest, I’m still shaking. A homeless woman wandered up to me on my porch today. I was having hookah and she asked “Are you a boy or a girl?” And then she asked “is that hookah?” I said yes and invited her onto my porch for some—