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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

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Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Admiro mulheres fortes, admiro sobretudo a mulher atualizada. Algumas na política, ou desenvolvendo o papel sendo jurista, advogada, médica, mãe, lider. Acredito fervorosamente que, muitas aqui que não foram citadas, mas que lutam por um lugar de destaque, as que desejam mudanças, as que lutam contra a violência, essas são mulheres visionárias. Sim, o mundo precisa desse legado. Não é porque a mulher cabe nesse “papel de vítima ” que ela foi colocada que não possa mudar e se reinventar. Pode. A mulher pode e deve contribuir com a ideia de uma sociedade mais justa para todos. Tanto a mulher quanto o homem, precisam assumir a responsabilidades de querer melhorar. Ambos podem reunir forças [ se quiserem], inclusive no que tange a questão da violência contra a mulher. É importante que os homens também estejam envolvidos nessa causa e que juntos, neutralize a cultura do machismo, pelo qual pagamos um…

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Ocean’s Cathedral #water #poetry #photography — penned in moon dust

On the edge of tomorrow in the middle of the light there’s a place of singing in the day and the night by the waters edge no need to be alone a cathedral of the ocean a crustacean’s home where all are welcome no formality here wear sand in your shoes seaweed in your hair […]

Ocean’s Cathedral #water #poetry #photography — penned in moon dust

Elon Musk Belittles Black Twitter and His Black Employees

Musk’s right-wing leanings haven’t been a secret, nor it is a surprise that a man who owes his lifelong privilege to being the scion of a white family that owned jewel mines in apartheid-era South Africa might might at the least not be empathetic to Black victims of state violence in the U.S. But his open belittling of Black Twitter and the company’s employees is a different bag: the platform he’s remaking—or destroying, depending on who you ask—has at the very least been a crucial space for the development of the most recent iteration of social justice movements in the United States. It’s potency for amplifying messages is unrivaled—and that’s before you get to the role the company played in the careers of some of its Black execs. Source: Elon Musk Belittles Black Twitter and His Black Employees

Much Obliged

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I recall watching old cowboy and western movies during my youth. On some of those films, genteel men expressed gratitude by saying, “much obliged”. This manner of expressing gratitude was impressive and seemed especially formal and classy. It seemed to express more authenticity and humility. Saying “much obliged” is one of those old-fashioned phrases I wish would make a comeback in society.

Since it is unlikely that this will happen anytime soon, it would be great to remember alternate ways of saying “thank you” to someone who has helped us through difficult situations and conveys the desire to reciprocate help if and when they need it. Not that there is anything wrong with saying “thank you”, there isn’t. It’s just that similar phrases might enable the giver and the receiver more pause for contemplation.

There’s the somewhat controversial saying, “You shouldn’t have”. This is sometimes still used when a friend…

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Today’s Quote

Fire of Moods

“We all have the power, intuition, and ability to think and act for ourselves until we give that power away. We give our power away because we’re bullied into thinking we aren’t good enough and someone else must know better than us; therefore, we should give over our instincts and act according to instruction.” Tara…

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