With all the nonsense and chaos we face each day, it is easy to get overwhelmed, angry and even depressed.
But we do not have that luxury if we are going to #FLIPCONGRESS! @repjohnlewis provides some sage advice reminding us that we must remain hopeful and optimistic: 1/
@inspiredjen reminds us that "We The People" are the democracy and if we are going to protect it and make it work, we must be "guided by respect and collaboration!"
If you are feeling overwhelmed that can lead to fatigue... (read on) 2/
Most of us have filled our "free time" with resisting. But even more so than before, we still need to create time to "unload" the stress.
So it becomes even more important to take a few moments to figure out what does and does not work for you?
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@inspiredjen has a worksheet to walk you through creating an Activism Self Care Plan. If this is your first time or if it has been a few months you will learn some important things to help you focus in on what works for you.
In addition to investing the time to make a self care plan, it is also helpful to create an activism plan. @inspiredjen has already thought of that too! She has a Americans of Conscience Action Planner
"From Middlebury to Middletown and Norwalk to Norwich, people in [CT]... (cont)
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...feel squeezed. Our state has become one of the most expensive places to raise a family or start a business. And in the face of stagnant wages and weak job growth, Hartford politicians have hit middle class families with tax increase after tax increase. Even worse... (cont)
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...there’s barely anything to show for it: after three decades of mismanagement by governors of both parties, our budget hole remains deep and Connecticut’s working families are being asked to pick up more of the tab. It’s unfair, it’s unproductive, and it needs... (cont)
So let's think about this. 🤔
We live in a country where 1 out of every 4 or 5 women are sexually abused.
We have a president who thinks women are property and he can grab them whenever he wants.
People elected him knowing this. 1/
But let's be clear, men are also abused.
Statistics tell us that many abusers were victims.
It is a perpetuating cycle that will not stop until we decide to stop it.
Do you want your son or daughter to be abused?
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If not end this now.
Decide you will not allow this cycle of abuse to continue.
Do not put someone who will lie in the Supreme Court.
We have a liar in the White House and look at what is happening to our country.
17 years ago today, l was on the phone with a friend and the line went dead. She worked in the WTC and fortunately she and her husband made it out. But other friends did not and so many people lost a spouse, partner, parent, & /or child in NY, DC and PA that day!
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There were also many "life lessons" we had the opportunity to gleen in the years to come.
For example we learned that conspiracy theories can be appealing and thus we had to learn how to detect a conspiracy theory from truth.
We also learned that there are people who pretended to be victims of 9/11 to take advantage of the benefits offered to the true victims. To many of us it was inconcievable.
@kathycaprino wrote an article on how to tell when people are lying:
"As you may already know, one of the guiding principles of the AoC Checklist...(cont)
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"...is to practice gratitude. There's solid research that connects the act of expressing thanks with increased feelings of well-being and connection with others. I regularly suggest thanking people--from grassroots leaders to elected officials...(cont)"
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"...on both sides of the proverbial aisle--for doing courageous things.
Gratitude makes you feel more hopeful. It lets people know their efforts are seen and matter. And it also reminds us that there's more to democracy than "my side winning". In reality, democracy...(cont)"