I think about this almost daily (estimates say we’ll run out of clean drinking water or experience severe shortages by 2040): https://www.iwla.org/publications/outdoor-america/articles/outdoor-america-2024-issue-2/we're-running-out-of-clean-water-consumption-contamination-costs
Tumblr user vanity-complex:
One really fun aspect of conversation about the water crisis that faces the American West (and genuinely much of the world) is when people ask something along the lines of “how do we solve it?” and expect this glorious answer that fits in the mindset of infinite growth or that doesn’t change the way the current world works and then you have to hold their hand and watch the light drain from their eyes as you tell them that our system is not sustainable which is why we’re in a crisis and it will take using less and drastically changing our habits or risk the consequences of running out of water and that this is the direction that we’re heading into in terms of all our resources source
Tumblr user vanity-complex:
One really fun aspect of conversation about the water crisis that faces the American West (and genuinely much of the world) is when people ask something along the lines of “how do we solve it?” and expect this glorious answer that fits in the mindset of infinite growth or that doesn’t change the way the current world works and then you have to hold their hand and watch the light drain from their eyes as you tell them that our system is not sustainable which is why we’re in a crisis and it will take using less and drastically changing our habits or risk the consequences of running out of water and that this is the direction that we’re heading into in terms of all our resources source
Transcript: long tweets mcgee
"Libraries literally aren't just a place to obtain books for free.
"They're one of the few public spaces left in our society where you're allowed to exist without the expectation of spending money." source
"Libraries literally aren't just a place to obtain books for free.
"They're one of the few public spaces left in our society where you're allowed to exist without the expectation of spending money." source
Yes!
However you choose to be visible, we’re always here to celebrate you, protect you, and LOVE you this Lesbian Visibility Day and EVERY DAY! source
However you choose to be visible, we’re always here to celebrate you, protect you, and LOVE you this Lesbian Visibility Day and EVERY DAY! source
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Se necesita tribu
para parir sin miedo,
para llorar sin juicio,
para sanar lo que no se nombra.
Se necesita tribu
para sostener a la madre
mientras ella sostiene la vida.
Para que el amor no duela,
para que el cansancio no aísle,
para que criar no sea soledad.
Porque una madre sostenida,
sostiene el mundo.
Y una tribu presente
es el acto más revolucionario
en un mundo que ha olvidado
como se cuida de verdad.
Grecia Avalos
Imagen con fines ilustrativos source
para parir sin miedo,
para llorar sin juicio,
para sanar lo que no se nombra.
Se necesita tribu
para sostener a la madre
mientras ella sostiene la vida.
Para que el amor no duela,
para que el cansancio no aísle,
para que criar no sea soledad.
Porque una madre sostenida,
sostiene el mundo.
Y una tribu presente
es el acto más revolucionario
en un mundo que ha olvidado
como se cuida de verdad.
Grecia Avalos
Imagen con fines ilustrativos source
Antes de que existieran hospitales, ya nacíamos.
Y lo hacíamos en casa, en el campo, en el bosque, en el agua.
Acompañadas por otras mujeres. Guiadas por sabias. Sostenidas por amor.
Parir era un acto sagrado. Y las parteras, las guardianas de ese portal.
Las parteras no sólo atienden partos.
Sostienen una memoria antigua.
Guardan en sus manos el saber de nuestras abuelas, bisabuelas, y de todas las mujeres que han traído vida al mundo desde el principio de los tiempos.
Antes de que existieran hospitales, ya existían ellas.
Mujeres sabias, tejedoras de nacimientos, guardianas del umbral entre mundos.
Ellas saben cuándo hablar y cuándo callar. Saben leer el cuerpo, escuchar al bebé, contener la emoción.
Y lo aprendieron no en libros, sino de otras mujeres. De la sangre, del canto, del silencio, de la experiencia compartida generación tras generación.
Parir con una partera es más que dar a luz. source
Y lo hacíamos en casa, en el campo, en el bosque, en el agua.
Acompañadas por otras mujeres. Guiadas por sabias. Sostenidas por amor.
Parir era un acto sagrado. Y las parteras, las guardianas de ese portal.
Las parteras no sólo atienden partos.
Sostienen una memoria antigua.
Guardan en sus manos el saber de nuestras abuelas, bisabuelas, y de todas las mujeres que han traído vida al mundo desde el principio de los tiempos.
Antes de que existieran hospitales, ya existían ellas.
Mujeres sabias, tejedoras de nacimientos, guardianas del umbral entre mundos.
Ellas saben cuándo hablar y cuándo callar. Saben leer el cuerpo, escuchar al bebé, contener la emoción.
Y lo aprendieron no en libros, sino de otras mujeres. De la sangre, del canto, del silencio, de la experiencia compartida generación tras generación.
Parir con una partera es más que dar a luz. source
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Tumblr user lifeafterpsychiatry:
You're not actually a better friend for not articulating and respecting your own needs, limits and boundaries. Your lack of communication and boundaries is not some impressive sacrifice. You're not doing anyone any favors by acting like you're okay with things you aren't okay with. You're just building burnout and resentment that will eventually damage the relationship in question. And when you eventually snap and walk away because you silently overburdened yourself to be a "good friend", it won't be the other persons fault
Tumblr user thatdiabolicalfeminist:
All of this, plus:
Every time you pretend you're okay with things you're not okay with, every time you refuse to share your real feelings w a friend, you're building distance into that relationship. Working through disagreements or conflicting needs can itself be a bonding experience! Disagreements are necessary for learning to understand each other well enough to love each other well! source
You're not actually a better friend for not articulating and respecting your own needs, limits and boundaries. Your lack of communication and boundaries is not some impressive sacrifice. You're not doing anyone any favors by acting like you're okay with things you aren't okay with. You're just building burnout and resentment that will eventually damage the relationship in question. And when you eventually snap and walk away because you silently overburdened yourself to be a "good friend", it won't be the other persons fault
Tumblr user thatdiabolicalfeminist:
All of this, plus:
Every time you pretend you're okay with things you're not okay with, every time you refuse to share your real feelings w a friend, you're building distance into that relationship. Working through disagreements or conflicting needs can itself be a bonding experience! Disagreements are necessary for learning to understand each other well enough to love each other well! source