#lessons in life

[rosejuicewonderdrunk]

"Quiet, you whistle in my brain

like a balloon."

Excerpt From: Erika L. Sánchez. “Lessons on Expulsion.”

[b0bthebuilder35]

[bindedwithlilacs]

There's nothing like your child's first birthday to let you know who actually cares and who doesn't, and there's people in my life who were supposed to be close enough for my child to matter to them, but they've proven they don't care. So snip snip, you're out.

- // 15:54, Monday 16th June 2025.

[thequietbuzz]

Change

A little caterpillar crawled around eating all the green it found until its tummy was nice and full and he began to feel this deep-down pull spun round and round a hundred ways until hidden from sight behind silken lace Slowly he fell into dreams Later he woke and got out of his cocoon Stuck on his branch under the moon He tried crawling like he always did But did not seem to manage it While he struggled on and on A ladybug next to him sang a song It went:

My friend Crawling is no more your way as you are not the you from yesterday Why keep on struggling so? Just flap your wings and let the old you go

[growthwithnature]

Be the Drop That Paints the Sky

You don’t need to be the storm to make a difference.

Even a single drop of water can paint the sky with colors.

No matter how small you feel, your energy, your kindness, your creativity — it matters.

Be the drop that creates rainbows.

[billionneuronscurious]

Years.

[diaries-of-march]

What hurts you most is not what people did, rather than your high expectations of them. All love and dreams that you held on so tight, Your expectations of what would you do if you were in their shoes. Release the grip of phantoms in your mind, let forgiveness like a balm unwind. Then, with the scars that wisdom softly writes, You'll rise renewed to greet the future's lights. Sit with the hurt, sit with the pain, heal in your solitude, and move on.

[wocado]

Character is much easier kept ~ @Thomas1774Paine

Character is much easier kept

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[sianaiuy19]

[cultural-derealization]

On my way

[m00wd]

Sometimes you need to sleep, sleep a lot. Not to escape, but to rest your soul from your feelings. Because everything, absolutely everything devours you. Completely.

—Brain

[heavenpureheart]

[growthwithnature]

"Nature Always Finds Its Way – A Reminder of Balance and Home"

[charming-or-tedious]

The Prague Spring called…

They said, it’s time to look at the family photo album.

Again.

And again.

<cries in repeated history>

Members of a private WhatsApp group, including billionaires like the CEO of Dell and the former CEO of Starbucks, allegedly used the chat to discuss ways to pressure New York City Mayor Eric Adams to use police to crack down on Gaza solidarity protests at the city’s universities, according to The Washington Post. AJ+ has not seen the chat messages referenced in The Washington Post’s report directly. ⁣

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NYPD officers raided encampments at schools like Columbia University and the City College of New York, arresting close to 200 protesters in just one day. The police raid at Columbia in late April was the first on-campus mass arrest in 50 years, with police using riot gear and military-grade weapons against mostly peaceful protesters. ⁣

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While Gaza solidarity encampments have been frequently targeted with violence by police and pro-Israel agitators – and over 2,200 people have been arrested – a study found that out of over 550 Gaza protests at U.S. universities, 97% have been peaceful. ⁣

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Senior Producers: Kareem Yasin, Ben Angeloni⁣

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