Once the World Was Perfect, a Poem by Joy Harjo 🌎

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Once the World Was Perfect

By Joy Harjo

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Once the world was perfect, and we were happy in that world.

Then we took it for granted.

Discontent began a small rumble in the earthly mind.

Then Doubt pushed through with its spiked head.

And once Doubt ruptured the web,

All manner of demon thoughts

Jumped through—

We destroyed the world we had been given

For inspiration, for life—

Each stone of jealousy, each stone

Of fear, greed, envy, and hatred, put out the light.

No one was without a stone in his or her hand.

There we were,

Right back where we had started.

We were bumping into each other

In the dark.

And now we had no place to live, since we didn’t know

How to live with each other.

Then one of the stumbling ones took pity on another

And shared a…

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On Self-Care Tips

Blind Injustice

Some time ago, I wrote a post on how self-care is not selfish. I still believe that to be the case.

However, one major thing I’ve noticed is that some of the commonly offered tips are ones that some people cannot follow/carry out because of life circumstances. In other words, some (Many?) of the tips I see are not accessible to many, if not most, of us.

For example, here are a few common self-care tips and how they may not be practical for certain groups of people:

  1. Mental health days. Some self-care calls for mental health days, or days that people take off from certain things in order to care for themselves. A “mental health day” is something that many aren’t able to do because work schedules don’t allow for that.
  2. Bubble baths. Some self-care tips call for bubble baths in order to help relax oneself. However, some…

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Tories attacking trans rights to court transphobic voters, says ex-adviser | openDemocracy

Boris Johnson is attacking transgender people because he believes it appeals to Tory voters, a former LGBTQ government adviser has claimed.

The government has been condemned by LGBTQ rights groups for excluding transgender people from its ban on so-called conversion therapy.

Speaking to openDemocracy, Jayne Ozanne – a conversion therapy survivor and chair of the #BanConversionTherapy coalition – accused the government of making decisions on LGBTQ policy by what it believes appeals to its base.

Source: Tories attacking trans rights to court transphobic voters, says ex-adviser | openDemocracy

Nitazoxanide: what it is, what it is for and what are the side effects – Magic Mixture を

This substance does not have the same effectiveness against viruses that they cause respiratory diseases, like the Sars-Cov 2 and the influenza. Studies have been carried out in the past. in an attempt to use the medicine against Covid, however, its effectiveness has not been proven. The maximum effect produced was a slight reduction in viral load in a Brazilian study , but with no difference in the evolution of the disease. In other words, the medicine did not accelerate people’s recovery or was able to prevent the condition from getting worse.  Source: Nitazoxanide: what it is, what it is for and what are the side effects – Magic Mixture を

Rebel fără cauză

Paul Klee

ore de drum

Paris, 2016

Teama că va fi prea lesne înțeles, izvorâtă din rezervă și timiditate, îl împiedică să se exprime așa cum visează.

Încă nu se simte pregătit sau poate nu îndrăznește.

Mai întâi, o așteaptă pe fata visurilor sale, se îndrăgostește, rămâne cu ea pentru totdeauna.

Când traiul părea să intre pe un făgaș previzibil, Paul Klee își dă seama că forma în care lumea i se înfățișează e doar aparență deșartă si aspiră să ajungă la esența ei.

Așa că pornește la drum.

Abia după prima călătorie în Africa de nord, în Tunisia, are curajul să nu-i mai pese de reputație, să dea frâu liber impulsului și inspirației și să înfrunte, învățând, provocarea culorilor.

Mesajul de pe dosul ilustratei trimise sufletului său pereche, Nina Kandinky,

și desenul pe care l-a executat în carnețelul ei de schițe semnifică un nou început.

În încercările de până atunci, educația sa elvețiană strictă…

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When Religion Promotes Hatred & Violence

Filosofa's Word

There are those who would say that since I am not a Christian, I have no right to comment on the religion or its adherents.  In most cases, I would agree with them, but … it seems I just cannot keep my nose out of this one.  In no way am I criticizing Christianity or its followers as a whole, but rather certain elements that are doing more harm than good to this entire nation, and that are giving Christianity overall a bad image, a reputation that Christians won’t find easy to live down.

While I find ‘evangelicals’ to be particularly narrow-minded and offputting, my current target is two specific evangelical pastors, men of the cloth who are supposed to be preaching peace, love, and all that sort of stuff, but instead are promoting hatred and violence.  I might not care if they were one-offs, if nobody much was listening…

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José Saramago

Vivaldi translation: “Within us there is something that has no name, that thing is what we are”.

José Saramago

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

” Dentro de nós há uma coisa que não tem nome, essa coisa é o que somos”.

José Saramago

https://citacoes.in

Marii Freire Pereira

https://Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Imagem: pinterest/ Viva 50

Santarém, Pá 11 de abril de 2022

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Marii Freire Pereira

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Todas às vezes em que a vida é essencialmente controlada pela angústia, medo, situações que nos fazem assumir um lugar de posição ou defesa, a gente sente como se a nossa inocência ( inocente é aquele ser incapaz de lesar o outro), a cerca da vida fosse diminuindo, principalmente no que se refere aos aspectos mais sublimes. Não é que não sejamos perversos, ásperos. Não, nada disso. É que o sentido da vida também parece diminuir diante do que nos atormenta. Sabes o estado de cegueira, onde a direção certa não é encontrada? É o que ocorre na maioria das vezes. As respostas ao que faz sentido a vida, simplesmentenos fogem. E aí, você sabe o que acontece? Nós voltamos a nossa inocência! Aquele estado primitivo de outrora. Todos nós, independente de sermos bons ou não, voltamos a revisitá- los em determinados períodos da vida.
A nossa luta é entre…

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Justice Department Secures Agreement with CVS Pharmacy Inc., to Make Online COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Accessible for People with Disabilities | OPA | Department of Justice

The department found that CVS’s COVID-19 vaccine registration portal, currently located at https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine, was not accessible to people with certain disabilities, including those who use screen reader software or have trouble using a mouse. For instance, the types of vaccine appointments offered (which included influenza, pneumonia, and others, in addition to the COVID-19 vaccine) were not read audibly to screen reader users at the beginning of the scheduling process. Further, on the page where users pick a time for their appointment, screen reader users were told that all available times were “checked,” even though the user had not made any selection. Additionally, people who use the “Tab” key instead of a mouse to navigate websites were not able to navigate past a request for insurance information in the registration process.

“Now more than ever, we must ensure web accessibility for people with disabilities seeking access to critical needs and services,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “We are working aggressively to identify and remove barriers that prevent people with disabilities from privately and independently securing potentially life-saving COVID-19 vaccines. We will continue to work towards the ADA’s promise of equal access during the ongoing global pandemic.”

“While web accessibility is always important, when it comes to critical health services like COVID-19 vaccination, making sure that everyone — regardless of disability — can access information and care is essential,” said U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha for the District of Rhode Island. “This office is committed to vigorously enforcing the ADA to eliminate unnecessary barriers that stand in the way of lifesaving care.”

Source: Justice Department Secures Agreement with CVS Pharmacy Inc., to Make Online COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Accessible for People with Disabilities | OPA | Department of Justice