hurts travel through timefrom one person to anotherthis unwanted heaviness movesfrom the past into the presentand then into the futureone of the most heroic thingsanyone can do is break the line of hurtwhen people heal themselves,they stop the hurt from multiplyingand their relationships become healthierwhen people heal themselves,they also heal the future” Yung Pueblo
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Book Review: Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings by Joy Harjo
Harjo’s poetry is deeply rooted in her ancestral roots and the intergenerational trauma of colonisation. Her collection is a profound meditation on the lives, struggles, and resilience of all indigenous peoples. #Indigenous #native #literature #books #bookreview #JoyHarjo #Poetry #poems
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South Indian Brinjal Eggplant Curry by Nagi Roasted Eggplant: Curry: Curry Spices: Serving Instructions Roasted Eggplant: Curry: Recipe Notes: 1. Eggplant – smaller the better eg. 2 x 300g eggplants, they hold together better. Asian eggplants ok too. Alternative to roasting – pan fry in a little oil over medium high heat, rotating to brown allContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 164”
Talking with the sun
I believe in the sun. In the tangle of human failures of fear, greed, and forgetfulness, the sun gives me clarity. When explorers first encountered my people, they called us heathens, sun worshippers. They didn’t understand that the sun is a relative, and illuminates our path on this earth. After dancing all night in aContinue reading “Talking with the sun”
Book Review: The Isle of Dogs by Daniel Davies
The Isle of Dogs is a strange slippery novel that plunges deep into the sexual underbelly of #Britain. The Isle of Dogs explores sexual encounters between anonymous people in the shadows and margins of a surveillance-heavy society. #Sex #Sexuality #Novel #Book #BookReview #Review #DanielDavies #IsleofDogs
Book Review: Flesh by David Szalay
David #Szalay’s sixth #novel, #Flesh, is a provocative, vulnerable and deeply moving portrait of one man’s life shaped by circumstance, sexual entrapment and unresolved childhood trauma. #masculinity #books #Bookreview #review
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Wholesome Meme: Appreciate Where You Are Now Rare Historical Photo: African American maid, does the food for the family who employs her, 1950s. kodachrome shot It wasn’t so long ago was it? It explains a lot about why the racists are in power there now, the people in this image and their children are stillContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 163”
A message from my friend Mo in Gaza
Mo and his family have helped homeless and hungry cats in Gaza for many many years and have found many animal lover friends all over the world. This care for the cats didn’t stop during the invasion and genocide by Israel. Miraculously he and his family hold on and are still alive, but I saw this message from him from Twitter and I had to share it with you all. On Twitter: @helpcatsmsallam
Book Review Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto
One man’s quiet resistance and fascinating real-world study of human beings and the connections they forge with each other. This highly amusing and entertaining book tells the story of Late-Stage Capitalism from within a series of vignettes. #Capitalism #Biography #Social #Psychology #Experiment #Politics #Relationships #Emotions #Tokyo #Culture #Japan
Comforting Thought: Inner Peace and Not Harming Others
“It is to the benefit of your inner peacenot to harm otherslet this truth settle into your mindand awaken when things get toughwhen you thinkrevenge will calm your heartor erase the pain you have feltrememberwhen you thinkspreading the turmoil you feelwill ease the fire burning inside of yourememberwhen you thinkmaking life harder for someone elsewillContinue reading “Comforting Thought: Inner Peace and Not Harming Others”
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