I was paying attention.
I was listening.
I believed you.
I did what you told me to do and I became who you told me to become
And that's why I've found myself standing here wondering how you've become someone I no longer recognize,

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Surprise found in my pothos today

Dear god let this man cook.

The first posy in a thimble I made, to lift my mood during the pandemic. The flowers are all real.

When humans look at plants (even on a screen as here) we recover from stress 60% more quickly & the relaxation response is triggered in our brains.

Zoom in if you're strung out🌿

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In a few short weeks, Trump has done to America what he did to the Taj Mahal casino. He will leave the former like he did the latter: bankrupt and crumbling, without giving a damn about the people whose lives he ruined or the suffering left in his wake.
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I am built from the dust of the stars and the earth, and into the dust one day I’ll return.
“If We Could Be Brave.” #singersongwriter #folkmusic #indiefolk #originalsong #dust

Yes, you can be Catholic and pro-choice.

Dear @Doge

If there is nothing to hide. Hide nothing

Cruelty this truly is, with no other apparent motive than to demean others and to save what amounts to a paltry sum in federal spending. For those of us in the Catholic community, cruelty should be especially alarming. And a call to action.