Let Trans Youth Bloom, 2023

Ana Mendieta, Silueta series, 1973-80.

"I have been carrying out a dialogue between the landscape and the female body. Having been torn from my homeland (Cuba) during my adolescence, I am overwhelmed by the feeling of having been cast from the womb (Nature). My art is the way I reestablish the bonds that unite me to the Universe. It is a return to the maternal source."

People talk a lot about creepy middle-aged men looking for younger girls to date, but I've seen a LOT of the same creepy attitudes toward high schoolers in men in their mid-to-late-20s.

don't ever forget about the brave palestinian women that continue to fight for their families and their people 🇵🇸♀️

here is a link to donate feminine hygiene kits and link for food/care items for all palestinians! donate if you can!

With ecofeminism, the political focus turns outwards. Its first premiss is that the ‘material’ resourcing of women and of nature are structurally interconnected in the capitalist patriarchal system.

Maria Mies and Vandana Shiva - Ecofeminism

drink some fucking water

How To Respond When Your Emotions Are Invalidated ✨

Keep Your Cool: Before you respond, make sure you're feeling calm and collected. It helps you talk things out better.

Use "I" Statements: Share your feelings using phrases that start with "I" to avoid sounding like you're blaming them. Example: "I felt hurt when you said that my feelings don't matter."

Explain the Situation: Tell them what exactly happened or what they said that made you feel invalidated. Example: "When you brushed off my concerns, it felt like you didn't care about what I think."

Share Your Emotions: Describe how their actions or words made you feel. Example: "It left me feeling frustrated and like you weren't listening."

Ask for Understanding: Request that they try to see things from your perspective and acknowledge how you're feeling. Example: "Could you try to understand where I'm coming from and why I'm upset?"

Set Boundaries: If needed, let them know how you want to be treated in the future. Example: "Moving forward, I'd appreciate it if you could take my feelings more seriously."

Stay Calm: Avoid making things worse by staying focused on the issue and not getting into a heated argument. Example: "I don't want to fight; I just want you to understand how your comments affect me."

Encourage a Conversation: Ask them to talk openly and respectfully. Be open to hearing their side as well. Example: "Let's chat about this and try to understand each other better."

Be Patient: Give them time to process what you've said and don't expect an instant change in their behavior. Example: "I know it might take time to make things better, but I hope we can work on this together."

In admist of the boycott of Starbucks, here are my favorite coffees, some with explanation and some without, something very easy to make at home!

Chocolate Strawberry French Roast:

My favorite kind of coffee will always involve a fruit flavor, quite frankly, it tops everything perfectly! This coffee is really good if you LOGE French roast coffees!

Chocolate Raspberry:

This medium roast coffee is a must! The chocolate raspberry blends so beautifully together in such an amazing way that I can't even put in my own words!

Blueberry Banana:

you already know the deal. amazing.

White Chocolate Strawberry:

This medium roast coffee is absolutely a bliss to make at home, you can get a huge box of the pods for such a fair price, amazing coffee, greatest taste EVER.

Jamaican Me Crazy:

This coffee is really amazing, it's for a fair price from a brand of coffee I quite honestly adore, great customer service AND great coffee!

For the first 3, you can find them at your local Walmart!

White Chocolate Strawberry & Jamaican Me Crazy links here!

“Director of Al-Shifa Hospital:”

“Patients will not die due to abandonment. If Israel kills patients, we will die with them”

SOURCE

I recently took a huge interest into stuff like history once again and honestly I'd love to post more of it here with the history of certain people

Motivation Monday: You Matter 💛💚💜