Hap Connors
@hapconnors.bsky.social
Recovering politician and lobbyist trying to live my values and seeking new ways to make our communities vibrant.
“A Love Story”
Gather your selves: critical and kind, scared and brave, thoughtless and hurt.
Mistakes and failures meet accomplishments. Like loss and love, they are a package.
Embrace it all. Such a coming together is what we came for.
— Jeanie Greensfelder
#love #serve #community #together
Gather your selves: critical and kind, scared and brave, thoughtless and hurt.
Mistakes and failures meet accomplishments. Like loss and love, they are a package.
Embrace it all. Such a coming together is what we came for.
— Jeanie Greensfelder
#love #serve #community #together
January 29, 2026 at 1:20 PM
“A Love Story”
Gather your selves: critical and kind, scared and brave, thoughtless and hurt.
Mistakes and failures meet accomplishments. Like loss and love, they are a package.
Embrace it all. Such a coming together is what we came for.
— Jeanie Greensfelder
#love #serve #community #together
Gather your selves: critical and kind, scared and brave, thoughtless and hurt.
Mistakes and failures meet accomplishments. Like loss and love, they are a package.
Embrace it all. Such a coming together is what we came for.
— Jeanie Greensfelder
#love #serve #community #together
“In The Meantime”
Meanwhile, flowers still bloom. The moon rises, and the sun…. …And, while death claims all things at the end, There were such precious times between, In which everything was radiant And we loved, again, this world.
- Tom Hirons
#activehope #awakening #NewAmericanDream
Meanwhile, flowers still bloom. The moon rises, and the sun…. …And, while death claims all things at the end, There were such precious times between, In which everything was radiant And we loved, again, this world.
- Tom Hirons
#activehope #awakening #NewAmericanDream
January 23, 2026 at 2:35 PM
“In The Meantime”
Meanwhile, flowers still bloom. The moon rises, and the sun…. …And, while death claims all things at the end, There were such precious times between, In which everything was radiant And we loved, again, this world.
- Tom Hirons
#activehope #awakening #NewAmericanDream
Meanwhile, flowers still bloom. The moon rises, and the sun…. …And, while death claims all things at the end, There were such precious times between, In which everything was radiant And we loved, again, this world.
- Tom Hirons
#activehope #awakening #NewAmericanDream
We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower
@wired.com
#Trump
#America
www.wired.com/story/donald...
@wired.com
#Trump
#America
www.wired.com/story/donald...
January 22, 2026 at 4:36 PM
We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower
@wired.com
#Trump
#America
www.wired.com/story/donald...
@wired.com
#Trump
#America
www.wired.com/story/donald...
“The Water of Gold”
“…’Buy,—who’ll buy?…’
“The Quack…
…he plays on our hearts with his pipe and drum,
On our vague regret, on our weary yearning;
For he sells the thing that never can come,
Or the thing that has vanished, past returning.”
— Henry Austin Dobson
#VoterBeware #Trump
“…’Buy,—who’ll buy?…’
“The Quack…
…he plays on our hearts with his pipe and drum,
On our vague regret, on our weary yearning;
For he sells the thing that never can come,
Or the thing that has vanished, past returning.”
— Henry Austin Dobson
#VoterBeware #Trump
January 22, 2026 at 2:26 PM
“The Water of Gold”
“…’Buy,—who’ll buy?…’
“The Quack…
…he plays on our hearts with his pipe and drum,
On our vague regret, on our weary yearning;
For he sells the thing that never can come,
Or the thing that has vanished, past returning.”
— Henry Austin Dobson
#VoterBeware #Trump
“…’Buy,—who’ll buy?…’
“The Quack…
…he plays on our hearts with his pipe and drum,
On our vague regret, on our weary yearning;
For he sells the thing that never can come,
Or the thing that has vanished, past returning.”
— Henry Austin Dobson
#VoterBeware #Trump
“There comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other.“
— WANGARI MAATHAI #newbeginnings #hope #community #oneness #NewAmericanDream
— WANGARI MAATHAI #newbeginnings #hope #community #oneness #NewAmericanDream
January 20, 2026 at 7:43 PM
“There comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other.“
— WANGARI MAATHAI #newbeginnings #hope #community #oneness #NewAmericanDream
— WANGARI MAATHAI #newbeginnings #hope #community #oneness #NewAmericanDream
To all the social justice warriors, protesters in Minneapolis and everywhere who are continuing the work of Rev. King and standing up against bigoted, corrupt, cowardly and cruel fascists, thank YOU for your service!
#MLKDay
#MLKDay
January 19, 2026 at 7:10 PM
To all the social justice warriors, protesters in Minneapolis and everywhere who are continuing the work of Rev. King and standing up against bigoted, corrupt, cowardly and cruel fascists, thank YOU for your service!
#MLKDay
#MLKDay
Stephen Miller is directing much of Trump’s corrupt, chaotic and violent domestic and foreign policies. He shares Trump’s insecurities, resentments and sadism. While Trump focuses on stealing more money, Miller does whatever he wants (see, Minneapolis.)
#stephenmiller #Trump #minneapolis
#stephenmiller #Trump #minneapolis
January 17, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Stephen Miller is directing much of Trump’s corrupt, chaotic and violent domestic and foreign policies. He shares Trump’s insecurities, resentments and sadism. While Trump focuses on stealing more money, Miller does whatever he wants (see, Minneapolis.)
#stephenmiller #Trump #minneapolis
#stephenmiller #Trump #minneapolis
“In The Silence”
The clarity of your voice, Climbs high Upon the eagle’s wings. The chains of doubt That imprison my soul, Fall away beneath my feet…. …Faith is strengthened And hope returned To a weary heart, Upon the silent flight Of eagle’s wings.
— Chris Roe
#voices #community #riseup
The clarity of your voice, Climbs high Upon the eagle’s wings. The chains of doubt That imprison my soul, Fall away beneath my feet…. …Faith is strengthened And hope returned To a weary heart, Upon the silent flight Of eagle’s wings.
— Chris Roe
#voices #community #riseup
January 16, 2026 at 1:51 PM
“In The Silence”
The clarity of your voice, Climbs high Upon the eagle’s wings. The chains of doubt That imprison my soul, Fall away beneath my feet…. …Faith is strengthened And hope returned To a weary heart, Upon the silent flight Of eagle’s wings.
— Chris Roe
#voices #community #riseup
The clarity of your voice, Climbs high Upon the eagle’s wings. The chains of doubt That imprison my soul, Fall away beneath my feet…. …Faith is strengthened And hope returned To a weary heart, Upon the silent flight Of eagle’s wings.
— Chris Roe
#voices #community #riseup
“A Ritual To Read To Each Other”
“…For it is important that awake people be awake, or a breaking line may discourage them back to sleep; the signals we give—yes or no, or maybe— should be clear: the darkness around us is deep.
- William Stafford
#NewAmericanDream #community #interdependence
“…For it is important that awake people be awake, or a breaking line may discourage them back to sleep; the signals we give—yes or no, or maybe— should be clear: the darkness around us is deep.
- William Stafford
#NewAmericanDream #community #interdependence
January 15, 2026 at 3:09 PM
“A Ritual To Read To Each Other”
“…For it is important that awake people be awake, or a breaking line may discourage them back to sleep; the signals we give—yes or no, or maybe— should be clear: the darkness around us is deep.
- William Stafford
#NewAmericanDream #community #interdependence
“…For it is important that awake people be awake, or a breaking line may discourage them back to sleep; the signals we give—yes or no, or maybe— should be clear: the darkness around us is deep.
- William Stafford
#NewAmericanDream #community #interdependence
“Hold on a while! the darkest night
May bring the fairest day.
Hold on a while! the good, the right,
Will always find a way....”
– Amos R. Wells
#light #NewAmericanDream #NewYear #newbeginnings
May bring the fairest day.
Hold on a while! the good, the right,
Will always find a way....”
– Amos R. Wells
#light #NewAmericanDream #NewYear #newbeginnings
January 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
“Hold on a while! the darkest night
May bring the fairest day.
Hold on a while! the good, the right,
Will always find a way....”
– Amos R. Wells
#light #NewAmericanDream #NewYear #newbeginnings
May bring the fairest day.
Hold on a while! the good, the right,
Will always find a way....”
– Amos R. Wells
#light #NewAmericanDream #NewYear #newbeginnings
“…Nourish beginnings, let us nourish beginnings.
Not all things are blest, but the
seeds of all things are blest.
The blessing is in the seed….”
— Muriel Rukeyser #newyear #7thdayofchristmas #mindfulness #awakening
Not all things are blest, but the
seeds of all things are blest.
The blessing is in the seed….”
— Muriel Rukeyser #newyear #7thdayofchristmas #mindfulness #awakening
January 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM
“…Nourish beginnings, let us nourish beginnings.
Not all things are blest, but the
seeds of all things are blest.
The blessing is in the seed….”
— Muriel Rukeyser #newyear #7thdayofchristmas #mindfulness #awakening
Not all things are blest, but the
seeds of all things are blest.
The blessing is in the seed….”
— Muriel Rukeyser #newyear #7thdayofchristmas #mindfulness #awakening
“Noel, Noel”
for Diane
“…we are singing through the darkest part of the year, through this tender time for us all. The light of an ancient star shines inside us. And as we stumble, we laugh and sing that light back to the world.”
— Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
#awakening #3rdDayofChristmas
for Diane
“…we are singing through the darkest part of the year, through this tender time for us all. The light of an ancient star shines inside us. And as we stumble, we laugh and sing that light back to the world.”
— Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
#awakening #3rdDayofChristmas
December 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“Noel, Noel”
for Diane
“…we are singing through the darkest part of the year, through this tender time for us all. The light of an ancient star shines inside us. And as we stumble, we laugh and sing that light back to the world.”
— Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
#awakening #3rdDayofChristmas
for Diane
“…we are singing through the darkest part of the year, through this tender time for us all. The light of an ancient star shines inside us. And as we stumble, we laugh and sing that light back to the world.”
— Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
#awakening #3rdDayofChristmas
“What you encounter, recognize or discover depends to a large degree on the quality of your approach…. When we approach with reverence great things decide to approach us.”
- John O’Donohue
#Advent #mindfulness #reverence
- John O’Donohue
#Advent #mindfulness #reverence
December 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“What you encounter, recognize or discover depends to a large degree on the quality of your approach…. When we approach with reverence great things decide to approach us.”
- John O’Donohue
#Advent #mindfulness #reverence
- John O’Donohue
#Advent #mindfulness #reverence
December 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
"The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope."
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
#Advent #hope #activehope #community
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
#Advent #hope #activehope #community
December 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope."
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
#Advent #hope #activehope #community
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
#Advent #hope #activehope #community
December 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
“Dark nights don’t involve a diminution of self, but rather a shift in focus away from the ego and onto others….
“The dark night heightens our connections to all living beings…. It may be dark in here, but it’s full of love.”
— Therese DesCamp
#Advent #DarkNights #compassion
#community
“The dark night heightens our connections to all living beings…. It may be dark in here, but it’s full of love.”
— Therese DesCamp
#Advent #DarkNights #compassion
#community
December 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“Dark nights don’t involve a diminution of self, but rather a shift in focus away from the ego and onto others….
“The dark night heightens our connections to all living beings…. It may be dark in here, but it’s full of love.”
— Therese DesCamp
#Advent #DarkNights #compassion
#community
“The dark night heightens our connections to all living beings…. It may be dark in here, but it’s full of love.”
— Therese DesCamp
#Advent #DarkNights #compassion
#community
“The greatest, most profound, tenderest things in the world, we must wait for. It happens not here in a storm but according to the divine laws of sprouting, growing, and becoming.”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer, writing from a Nazi prison
#Advent #hope #activehope
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer, writing from a Nazi prison
#Advent #hope #activehope
December 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“The greatest, most profound, tenderest things in the world, we must wait for. It happens not here in a storm but according to the divine laws of sprouting, growing, and becoming.”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer, writing from a Nazi prison
#Advent #hope #activehope
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer, writing from a Nazi prison
#Advent #hope #activehope
“On A Journey”
….Don’t be downcast, the time will soon come
When we can have rest. Our small crosses will stand
On the bright edge of the road together,
And rain fall, and snow fall,
And the winds come and go.
— Hermann Hesse
#Advent #Hope #Journey #Awakening
….Don’t be downcast, the time will soon come
When we can have rest. Our small crosses will stand
On the bright edge of the road together,
And rain fall, and snow fall,
And the winds come and go.
— Hermann Hesse
#Advent #Hope #Journey #Awakening
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“On A Journey”
….Don’t be downcast, the time will soon come
When we can have rest. Our small crosses will stand
On the bright edge of the road together,
And rain fall, and snow fall,
And the winds come and go.
— Hermann Hesse
#Advent #Hope #Journey #Awakening
….Don’t be downcast, the time will soon come
When we can have rest. Our small crosses will stand
On the bright edge of the road together,
And rain fall, and snow fall,
And the winds come and go.
— Hermann Hesse
#Advent #Hope #Journey #Awakening
Happy Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Happy Thanksgiving.
“Gratitude gives us a new story. It opens our eyes to see that every life is, in unique and dignified ways, graced….
“Gratitude calls us to sit together, to…feed one another….
“To know and celebrate abundance.”
- Diana Butler Bass
#gratitude #HappyThanksgiving #community #abundance
“Gratitude calls us to sit together, to…feed one another….
“To know and celebrate abundance.”
- Diana Butler Bass
#gratitude #HappyThanksgiving #community #abundance
November 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“Gratitude gives us a new story. It opens our eyes to see that every life is, in unique and dignified ways, graced….
“Gratitude calls us to sit together, to…feed one another….
“To know and celebrate abundance.”
- Diana Butler Bass
#gratitude #HappyThanksgiving #community #abundance
“Gratitude calls us to sit together, to…feed one another….
“To know and celebrate abundance.”
- Diana Butler Bass
#gratitude #HappyThanksgiving #community #abundance
Thank you, heart for breaking open every time you hear of the throbbing ache of war…. of hunger…. May you never grow callous…. For all the times I have forgotten to say thank you, forgive me…. I am still learning.
— Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
#compassion #grateful #together #community
— Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
#compassion #grateful #together #community
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Thank you, heart for breaking open every time you hear of the throbbing ache of war…. of hunger…. May you never grow callous…. For all the times I have forgotten to say thank you, forgive me…. I am still learning.
— Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
#compassion #grateful #together #community
— Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
#compassion #grateful #together #community