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I planted a knee-high banana plant a few months ago. Today, it’s as tall as the house & bearing fruit. Welcome to Autumn in Florida, y’all! 😂 #Florida #Banana #GrowingThangs #garden #FloridaGirl #Orlando #HotAF #BananaTree #growyourfood #sunshine #rain #centralflorida #greenthumb https://www.instagram.com/p/BpHwPavhnMN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gf838gin41d0

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Yayoi Kusama. Simple, impactful, color & dots. #goddess #art #supportartists #tampamuseumofart #YayoiKusama #artinstallation #florida #tampa (at Tampa Museum of Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/BotrTEKBh0K/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=181af67wkxw12

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My day instantly becomes more peaceful when I just look up. ❤️ #gratitude #nature #palmtree #Florida #peaceful https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn4OqzvB0wB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1e5ibrfiygijr

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Pop fans of a certain age may only remember Esperanza Spalding as a spoiler, the interloper who once robbed an obsessively worshiped teen idol of his Grammy.

The year was 2011. Spalding, then 26-years-old and little-known outside jazz circles, had been nominated in the coveted best new artist category alongside Drake, Mumford & Sons, Florence + the Machine and Justin Bieber, the obvious favorite that night. No one expected her to win, least of all herself. But the upset was less shocking for the vitriol of spurned Beliebers— of which there was plenty — than as the first and only time the award has been given to someone who self-identifies as jazz artist.

Spalding has undeniably made her mark within that male-dominated, musically conservative field. At the same time, she’s also shown her capacity to operate irrespective of its borders, an unusual achievement irrespective of her gender.

Esperanza Spalding Is The 21st Century’s Jazz Genius

Photo Illustration: A163/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images and Angela Hsieh/NPR

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Happy Sunday from Swan City! #swancity #orlando #florida #downtown #surroundedBYbeauty #sundayfunday (at Lake Eola Park)

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Choosing to be kind is not choosing to be passive. It’s choosing to end the cycle of abuse.

Melissa Grey (via wordsnquotes)

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How people treat other people is a direct reflection of how they feel about themselves.

Paulo Coelho (via thehappyrealityproject)

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