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I’m choosing me.
I’m not choosing to gain weight. I’m choosing to be me.
because I am not …
* saying no to plans that might involve food.
* body checking after every meal to know how much self-loathing to carry with me that day.
*rigid. numb. foggy.
*stuck in my head. distant. never present. &never truly joining in.
because I am …
* sitting at a bar, alone, having margs just because //no special occasion needed to treat myself//.
* splitting an unplanned slice of cake with a best friend.
* spontaneous. clear-minded. emotional (for the good &for the bad).
* living life. experiencing the world around me. joining in &making memories with the ones I love oh so much.
Protected: For Earth Day, the why in Manuma
I realized recently that my fashion schooling was punctuated by several significant events– disasters, really– that mark the intersections of my values system as a citizen of the world and as a fashion designer. They were landmarks on the map that lead to me to build Manuma.
People, Planet
I started classes at Parsons in Manhattan in September, 2011.…
ETHOS - Richard Rogers: Inside Out (for more on the watch, the Bulova Accutron Spaceview, see the collection of links posted both hereandhere)
The first act of violence that patriarchy demands of males is not violence toward women. Instead, patriarchy demands of all males that they engage in acts of psychic self-mutilation, that they kill off the emotional parts of themselves. If an individual is not successful in emotionally crippling himself, he can count on patriarchal men to enact rituals of power that will assault his self-esteem.
bell hooks
The first act of violence that patriarchy demands of males is not violence toward women. Instead, patriarchy demands of all males that they engage in acts of psychic self-mutilation, that they kill off the emotional parts of themselves. If an individual is not successful in emotionally crippling himself, he can count on patriarchal men to enact rituals of power that will assault his self-esteem.
bell hooks
So right.
“ American values are a toxic version of what freedom is”.
I am a submissive woman. I find pleasure, joy, and fulfillment from being submissive to another in a loving relationship.
I look to my loving Lord for guidance and protection, for never am I more complete than when he is with me. He is everything to me, as I am everything to him. Only in serving him do I find complete freedom and joy.
His treatments are harsh, and I accept them thankfully, knowing that he has my bests interests always foremost in his mind. If he desires my body for pleasure, I am joyfully giving it to him, and taking pleasure myself from knowing that I have brought him happiness.
The love, the trust and sharing, the words spoken and felt, those are all parts of this relationship. My body is his, and if he says I am beautiful, then I am. No matter what I look like to others, I am beautiful in his eyes, and because of that I hold my head high…for who can tell me that my Lord is wrong in seeing the beauty in me? If he says I am his toy, his slut, his tramp, then I am that…as wanton, cheap, worthless and dirty as he wants me to be.
His lessons are not always ones I would seek on my own, but they are lessons he has decided I need and love, and so I learn from him. My soul is his, as bare to his touch as ever my skin could be when I kneel naked at his feet and lick them.
I spend my days knowing that the energy and thought he puts into our relationship is as much for my benefit as for his, and look forward to each lovingly crafted scene that we do together. His part is much harder than mine, and I know this and am grateful that he cares enough about me to spend his time and energy so freely on me. I have the easier job: to feel, to experience, to let myself go and abandon everything to him.
I am a submissive woman. I am proud to call myself that. My submission is a gift that I do not give lightly, and can only be given to one who can appreciate that gift and return it tenfold as absolute dominance. I am strong and proud I am a submissive woman.
(based on text by laKajira)
Stephanie Alvarez was born in Cali, Colombia in 1994. When Stephanie was only six months old her parents uprooted their lives and headed to the United States. As cooks, her parents found jobs in Providence in the culinary field and struggled to offer their children a better life in the United States.
“Well like a lot of other people, they came for the search of better jobs, and a better place to raise a family. They chose [Rhode Island], I think, because they heard a lot about economic opportunities, and it was a small state and seemed like a good place to settle.”
Settling in Central Falls, Stephanie was raised with Colombian values infused in her life. Although she does not remember Colombia, she still identifies with Colombian culture, largely in part because of her mother’s influence. She was taught Spanish as her first language and is proud to be bilingual.
“Growing up in Rhode Island was great, but it was really hard. My first language of course was Spanish, my parents knew next to no English; so going to school was really tough without knowing English. I got made fun of a lot for my heritage, and as a child that really affected me.”
Stephanie is currently a student at the Community College of Rhode Island and hopes to transfer to Providence College to pursue her dream of becoming a pediatric surgeon.
When she is not in school or working full time as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Waterview Villa Nursing Home in East Providence, Stephanie is taking care of her two-year-old son, Christopher, whom she refers to as “the absolute joy in my life”. She is raising him to be bilingual; with a strong sense of Latino values that she believes played such a pivotal role in her life.
Stephanie hopes to one day be able to travel back to Colombia to see the rest of her family, especially her older brother. Her parents did not have the financial means to bring the entire family to the United States and had to make the hard decision to leave Stephanie’s older brother back in Colombia as the rest of the family went to Rhode Island.
Since Stephanie left Colombia at such an early age, she does not actually know her older sibling personally, but rather has a relationship with him through social media. This has a deep impact on Stephanie who wants nothing more than to have her family in its entirety together in the United States. “You know, we have been trying [to bring family members to the United States] for a really long time. It has been a long and tedious process, hopefully one day it will happen.”
Stephanie feels a special bond with other immigrants in Providence, regardless of their home country. She is proud to be an immigrant and loves that Providence fosters such an open environment to all foreign-born individuals. She hopes to see a continuation of this cohesiveness between the immigrants in Providence and is glad that she can be a part of it. Stephanie’s ultimate goal is to see a world in which immigrants are totally accepted for who they are.
“When you first come here to America, it’s going to be really hard. It’s still hard for my family. So I think if we all work harder, then we can be a more welcoming community.”
Stephanie hopes that one day equality with reign over prejudice. She wishes this not only for herself, but for her young son Christopher as well.
“As he is growing up, I just want him to have opportunities; opportunities to be who he wants to be, and [to] grow up in a safe environment. I don’t want him to be judged or stereotyped as different…I want a Rhode Island that will welcome him. That will be supportive of him. Not just for him, but for everyone. I don’t want him to be judged, or looked at differently. That’s the Rhode Island I want for him”.
Written and compiled by Melissa Keiser and Michael Finnerty
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Be an active participant in your care by devoting time to self-care and self-healing.
Take care of yourself as you are worthy.You are not alone.
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Mind Map #42: [My Rights]
Disclaimer: This is loosely based off of a document called The Personal Bill of Rights and I don’t know who wrote that document.
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Οι στατιστικές δείχνουν το μέγεθος του προβλήματος από την υπερσυγκέντρωση του πλούτου στο 1% του πληθυσμού του κόσμου . Πρόβλημα που αν συνειδητοποιηθεί η αιτία του μπορεί να προκαλέσει ανεξέλεγκτες αντιδράσεις εναντίον της ολιγαρχίας , αν δεν έχει ήδη . Γι’αυτο το λόγω κάποιοι φροντίζουν να «βομβαρδιστούν» ακατάπαυστα οι κοινωνίες από κατασκευασμένες πληροφορίες , παραποιημένες ειδήσεις , αλλά και γεγονότα που υπηρετούν τον ίδιο στόχο : τη διαιώνιση του συστήματος επιβολής, εκμετάλλευσης και λεηλασίας. Μείωση θέσεων εργασίας που υποτιθέμενα οφείλεται στην μεταφορά εργοστασίων και εταιριών σε άλλες χώρες του εξωτερικού. Μια αιτία του ‘φαίνεσθαι’ καθώς η πραγματικότητα είναι ότι η ανισόρροπη ανάπτυξη της παγκόσμιας οικονομίας με τη μεγέθυνση των αναδυόμενων οικονομιών που αποσπούν όλο και μεγαλύτερο μερίδιο της παγκόσμιας πίτας, ο κορεσμός στις αναπτυγμένες χώρες που καθηλώνει την κατανάλωση καθώς και η ραγδαία επέκταση του αυτοματισμού και της ρομποτοποίησης είναι οι πραγματικοί λόγοι που ποτε δε θα ακουστούν αφού προφανώς θα απογοητεύαν ψηφοφόρους..Μια νέα εποχή για τις αναπτυγμένες δυτικές οικονομίες που το ανθρώπινο προσωπικό δεν φαίνεται τόσο αναγκαίο . Τηλεκατευθυνόμενα αεροπλάνα , αυτοκίνητα χωρίς οδηγούς και εισπράκτορες,ηλεκτρονικό ταχυδρομείο , σπουδές από το σπίτι και σκούπες ρομπότ είναι ελάχιστες από τις χιλιάδες εφαρμογές του αυτοματισμού που συνεχίζει να επεκτείνεται. Η οικονομία στο κόστος παραγωγής , η ευκολία στην χρήση αλλά και το γρήγορο αποτέλεσμα κάνουν τον αυτοματισμό σίγουρα ελκυστικό . Οι εταιρίες που κερδίζουν από αυτήν την εξέλιξη ισχυρίζονται ότι η ανάπτυξη θα δημιουργεί συνεχώς νέες θέσεις εργασίας που θα αναπληρώνουν τις χαμένες. Αλλά η πραγματικότητα διαψεύδει τον ισχυρισμό αυτό. Ενώ οι εταιρίες αυξάνουν λοιπόν την παραγωγικότητα και τα κέρδη τους , οι θέσεις εργασίας μειώνονται . Με κάθε είδος software αχρηστεύονται και άλλοι αριθμοί εργαζομενων . Η υπερανάπτυξη του καπιταλισμού ταυτίζεται με την υπερσυγκέντρωση του πλούτου και τη φτωχοποίηση ακόμα και των μεσαίων στρωμάτων που για μερικές δεκαετίες που για μερικές δεκαετίες εξασφάλιζαν ένα ικανοποιητικό μερίδιο ευζωίας . Και τι θα γίνει με τους ανθρώπους που θα χάσουν την δουλειά τους ; Ή μάλλον έχω μια καλύτερη ερώτηση . Τι θα γίνει με αυτούς τους ανθρώπους που δεν χουν ήδη τιποτα; Τι σκέφτηκες όταν είδες αυτήν την φωτογραφία ; Ήταν αυτός ο κόσμος που ονειρευόσουν οντας ένα μικρό παιδι ; Γιατί εάν ρίξεις μια μάτια γύρω σου , οι άνθρωποι παραπονιούνται που δεν έχουν το τελευταίο στην κυκλοφορία κινητό , που δεν έχουν αρκετά ρούχα , που δεν έχουν λεφτά να αγοράσουν αυτο το ακριβό ρολόι ή τις μάρκες . Την επόμενη φορά που θα δεις κάποιον να παραπονιέται λοιπόν ή αν και εσυ ξεχαστείς και το κανεις δείξε ή δες ξανά αυτήν την φωτογραφία και θύμισε ή θυμήσου ότι ο κόσμος που ζεις ‘παταει’ τον κόσμο αυτών των ανθρώπων όπως και κάποιοι άλλοι ‘πατάνε’ στον δικό μας. Και αν διαβάζεις αυτο το κείμενο μέχρι και τώρα , ένα άτομο μπορεί να κάνει την διαφορα . Φτάνει να δούμε τους πραγματικούς μας εχθρούς · και τοτε θα καταφέρουμε να κάνουμε τον κόσμο καλυτερο για αυτούς τους ανθρώπους, χωρίς καμία πολυεθνική εταιρεία , χωρίς κανέναν καπιταλισμό .
Wed, 18 May 2022 18:12:30
I try not to post politics here, but I can’t resist this one.
If you’re not actively influencing your child someone else is.
I remember one time I was in a trad relationships group and a lot of people complaining about finding someone. So I made a post asking how those who were married found their spouse.
The overwhelming answer was they started as FWB or a hookup from places like Tinder.
So I guess I’m not the only one who has been going about finding his future wife all wrong.
This one’s for the boys. You know who you are!
