The first things we do each morning set the tone for the entire day ahead. If we awake tired and stressed, versus energized and ready to take on the day, most likely that feeling will stick with us throughout the rest of the day, affecting more than just our mood. That’s seven chances each week […]
via Ten Morning Habits Damaging your Health — Health Sources
Great post! Be a change agent for the greater good.
Great. This is a necessary behavior in the face of the election of the most overtly racist, sexist, xenophobic, anti- gender and sexual minority candidate in the history of the modern United States. You know the rhetoric of his campaign was wrong. It was the very worst thing about America and you want to do what you can to combat the result. Good. Do that.
But don’t do it without a plan. Because the very last thing a tense situation needs is someone full of good intentions but with no knowledge of de-escalation tactics or self-defense. Your intentions are not a tangible shield. If you don’t make a plan, you will get yourself or the person you are trying to defend very killed.
Let’s avoid that.
So make a plan.
Some of you can stop reading now. You have, or know how to make a plan and you don’t need…
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Some great info here. Breaks everything down.
Fascism is a powerful and controversial term. It should be used very sparingly and only when clearly appropriate. Many people think of fascism in relation to established dictators, brutal political censorship, or mass murders. Those have been common expressions of fascism historically, but it takes other less monstrous forms as well. For example, one central aspect of fascism reveals itself when a leader or a political movement consistently exercises tendencies that aim to stamp out democratic institutions and punish their critics. Over a period of many years, Donald Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that he merits the description entailed in the full meaning of this word, including many other specific elements, as shown below. Keep in mind his hostile reactions to any non-believers in Trumpism (his patterns of thought and behavior) and his effusive admiration toward recent authoritarian and fiercely anti-democratic leaders such as Muammar Gaddafi, Vladimir Putin, Saddam Hussein, Kim…
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Great tips from Danny over at Dream Big, Dream Often. Thanks Danny!
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