Nothing but pale-skinned, fair-skinned people close to their death beds in the government and all they seem to come up with is banning a social media app.
This is towards the majority.
In 2023, it was proven white Americans are represented in Congress more than in the US Population:
313 out of 434 House members: White
88 out of 100 Senators: White
In total, 75% of congress is White.
Imbalance.
As of 2023,
299 | 434 House members: 50+
90 | 100 of senate members: 50+
In total, 72% of congress is 50+
That same year, it was stated the average age of American citizens was 38.9.
Do you see the issue here? Imbalance. The power has been and continues to be unstable.
Gray hairs escaping their scalp with wrinkles and saggy skin tainting their fountain of youth. They grip on tight to try and control the narrative -> banning an app that thrives off communication and vast connections.
For once, there was a taste of unity in tandem with mass ignorance. There was the blood of success from an average everyday citizen. Now threatened by pale-skinned, fair-skinned people close to their death beds in the government.
Ha.
Growing up, I never thought I’d agree with a Republican.
This election is between two terrible white men over 75. People talk about the lesser of two evils. But you can’t choose when they’re both actually on the same side.
I’m tired to the point where I can barely gather enough energy to respond to my friends and family.
I am fighting daily to find a chance to increase my net worth.
Money makes this world go round.
I’m tired to the point where I can barely gather enough energy to want to make money.
In different parts of the world, genocides are playing as different sections in the orchestra
What good is money then?
Everytime I leave the house, I find a new person who has been forced into street living because of the lack of resources to just obtain the basic tool of survival: shelter.
I scroll along my timeline and see another senseless act of violence towards women, another one shot, another one killed, another one punched, another one raped, another one humiliated, another one…. Another one…. Another one….
I can barely breathe and wonder if I should even step outside
I scroll along the timeline and see another individual asking for money. I so desperately want to give but when I go to look at my account I only have 3 figures.
What good am I to anyone if I don’t have much myself?
Looking around I remember, the history surrounding the color of my skin has prompted the inhumane acts of discrimination and racism which resulted in idiots putting systems in place to try and make sure I never make it past a working wage.
As a result,
I’m never upset when someone steals
I’m never too upset when someone robs either
Just rob the right people.
I always remember I’ll never feel safe when I see the neutral palette plastered among a car topped with red and blue flashing lights.
The people inside are too happy with triggers.
When I grant myself the space to ponder..
As a woman, I don’t feel safe.
As a black American, I don’t feel safe.
As a black American woman…….
You know how it goes.
The roots of the nation I am trying to thrive in is built on top of stolen land, slaughtered innocents, and slaves.
Unfortunately, I was gifted life in the phase where the bodies in graves are rolling causing earthquakes and natural disasters, slowly retaliating against all the injustice
I am obsessed with self-improvement and building myself to reach the height of my potential. I love my own company. I think I’m hilarious. I think I’m worth putting effort into. I think I have a lot of great qualities. I’m not perfect, I have a ton of things to work on but I will not deny the things above.
However,
I am a 7H Sagittarius (Mula) Sun, 7HL Jupiter in Aries (Ashwini) 11H
I have 5H Libra (Vishakha) Venus
I learned recently that Anahita Rao considers Ardra and Vishakha romantic-oriented nakshatras as well as Shravana and Uttara Bhadrapada.
In D9, I am a 11H Shravana Moon and Uttara Bhadrapada rising.
"People w/their Moon these nakshatras are more willing to try and make a relationship work, even in the face of incompatibility."
And I can honestly say, it sucks.
As society moves toward an individualistic approach, it just seems like the odds are low of finding someone that has the time, space, depth, or energy to make things work. I will say incompatibility should be something to consider; and not necessarily staying too long to work through it, if it doesn’t really support the “opposites attract” theme. I’ve gotten hurt so many times for just trying. However, I was trying alone. Unrequited. Some of this has to do with childhood.
Anywho, it’s really difficult trying to hyper-focus on my individual being while the desire for companionship knocks on my door every day.
It’s exhausting. Some days it feels like I’m being tortured or laughed at to desire something so beautiful yet so… out of reach.
There’s something so fulfilling about withstanding the odds. I feel like for every positively charged situation there’s a negative one pushing against it. I believe relationships are eye-opening. Not to just yourself, but to the time it takes to really consider another. To learn the experiences of someone else on an almost daily basis, outside of yourself. In a sense, it can open up your humanity. It challenges everything you grew up on because everyone has a different background. Everyone has things to learn and unlearn.
—I talk to myself all the time, I hear my voice all the time. It’s nice to hear another one. Someone who loves me and makes time for me just as much as I do.
I love the give and take.
I love the entire thing.
It’s motivating.
It’s captivating.
Love is so irreplaceable.
Muse.
If only I could just grasp it.
But we all live different lives.
Is it unreasonable to want it to last forever with just one person?
Let everyone around you be negative to you.. but never ever be negative to yourself.
Constantly remind yourself about your worth..
You deserve so much more and the universe will give you everything you deserve.. don't dim your light... Especially in order to lift someone up. You can lift others without dimming yourself or anyone for that matter.
Lift yourself up (constantly) with positive self talk.. and lift everyone else with your positivity.
There is no room for negativity of any kind in my life. PERIODT.
Good remedy for rahuvian ppl is to practice gratitude and forgiveness. I think a common thing rahuvians struggle with is hoping for things to manifest beyond what’s possible and tangible in the present moment. They don’t know how to stop so they continue to blindly navigate their lives like this along with blindly putting their faith in others in assurance that their judgement is correct and that the ppl in their life won’t disappoint them bc of how strong they stand by their own convictions.
Rahu rules smoke so a lot of things aren’t being seen in a pure light. The countless times i’ve caught myself being like “this isn’t good enough” or expecting others to always have the right morals/values/answers only to be later disappointed made me more bitter about the reality of things. Rahuvians got big ol egos whether or not they accept/acknowledge it. They have a hard time with other people because of this if they don’t keep themselves in check. A little modesty wouldn’t hurt.
Acknowledging what is and what you have now and seeing people for who they truly are and accepting their flaws (bc surprise rahuvians, you too have flaws) rather than dwelling on what could be and how a person should act might pull you back to reality a bit haha
10 Things To Remember if You're Chronically Overwhelmed
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why do so many people act like there needs to be a great purpose behind our existence? or there is some grand reason why I am here. No, acknowledging the realness of Nihilism doesn't always have to make one super pessimistic. There is almost 200 billion trillion stars in this universe. If you consider the bigger picture it won't make a difference if our sun with it's whole solar system just disappears tomorrow. On a large scale, things are devoid of meaning and purpose SO WHAT? whether its truly meaningless or not, if I disappear today I won't be able to enjoy another sunset, pet another cute street cat, won't get to hang out with my favorite people anymore, won't be able read another interesting book or try a new noodles recipe or travel to a new place and I won't be able to learn so many other things I want to learn -- and these things are more than enough to inspire me to keep on living. I don't really care about the meaning of life or purpose of our existence anymore.
“You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life. Fall in love with some activity and do it! Nobody ever figures out what life is all about and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough."
I wasn’t aware of the bitter taste that would be on my tongue as I watched you receive things from someone else that I would’ve given in a heartbeat.
But you know that.
You know it.
And even with that knowledge, I still feel your thread to me.
The gaze into my eyes is a little more focused and a little longer than the way you hold it with others.
Other people see the outside and you know I’m looking within.
Because in this short period of time I’ve grown to love the child within you and the man on the surface.
I remember when you said I love you.
Something I still struggle to understand because I know there’s layers and categories to this…
And I have to be careful not to misinterpret.
When you explained you basically said you love my essence, you love who I am.
I’ll never admit it but I love you too.
I just can’t say it starting there because I am certain one day it’ll grow into “I’m in love with you”
And who knew that sentence could hold so much power.
It was kind of refreshing. I’ve never heard it from someone nor have I heard it from myself.
It took a while for it to settle but I felt… relieved.
She told me just because a relationship/connection has run it’s course/is completed and didn’t go the way you had hoped, it doesn’t mean the relationship failed.
Essentially, disappointment ≠failure.
It seems so simple as an equation but it’s one solution I never figured out before today.
if you have strong mutable (gemini, sagittarius, pisces, virgo) placements then you NEED to write things down if you don't already. all those thoughts that constantly swirl in your head: the frequent tasks, goals, feelings, aspirations, opinions, etc - WRITE THEM DOWN. this is not only therapeutic & stress-relieving for you but almost necessary, or you're going to burn out and overload your own mind constantly.
when you bottle, or when you let plans, goals, dreams, to-do lists, projects, etc live solely in your head - you'll notice you can't sleep as well, it's harder to rest, your memory gets more foggy than usual, you feel burnt out and unable to connect, etc. specifically:
write down your feelings. this will be your ultimate (free) therapy. start to journal, write a diary. make a private twitter/tumblr where you spill your feelings, frustrations, thoughts. you will feel an immense sense of relief by writing or typing your feelings out - even if no one is reading it but you. mutable moons especially. our feelings tend to change rapidly, but it doesn't make them less valid. don't bottle out of the fear your feelings will change/you'll just "get over it"!! write it down and let it out!!
write! to-do! lists!!!!! these don't have to be for important things. you want to learn digital art? you want to study coding? you want to learn french? you want to re-decorate? you probably have a billion things you want to do, and then you get overwhelmed by the options, and do nothing. write down all the things you want to do. make a to-do list for these things. get them out of your head and somewhere permanent/physical. looking at the options in front of you will feel much easier.
make excel project trackers (you can even make these for to-do list items/goals/etc)! mutable placements have a tendency to start a lot of projects or tasks, and never finish any of them. make a simple tracker for all the projects you start. you won't forget what you're working on, and you'll be less overwhelmed trying to remember what you have going on (example of the one i always use pictured below)
talking out your thoughts and feelings is also very cathartic. make fake (or real, i support u!) youtube vlogs where you spill your feelings and talk about your plans, your day, what you have to do, etc. talk to someone you love and trust, vent to them about how things are; or about what you're getting up to. i find writing has an edge, because you can go back to it for reference (mutables tend to forget things easily) - but as long as you're getting the swirl of your mind somewhere outside of your head, you'll feel so, so much less stressed.
mutable dominants tend to constantly live in go-mode, we're restless and always doing something. we feel uncomfortable and sometimes guilty about staying still. our minds don't ever shut off. it's very important for mutable placements to learn how to rest, be present in the moment, and learn grounding. this can be done in many ways, but i've found personally that writing works best for me. other helpful practices can be: talk therapy, acceptance theory, yoga, meditation, hiking, camping, etc.
i also want to remind mutable signs: we change a lot. we have a lot of ideas. there's so much we want to do. we often feel like we have no path, no big goal; we can struggle with purpose as we don't often aspire for permanent things or "one big goal". this is NOT bad. there is nothing wrong with changing your feelings, your mind, your goals, your life path. you CAN do all the things you want to do! you have your entire life ahead of you! yes, you can learn all those languages. yes, you can have three different careers in your life. yes yes yes! don't listen to negativity from others. don't beat yourself up for not having one big goal like some people around you might. cherish and embrace all the things you want to achieve and complete (both big and small). learn to follow-through with and finish the things that matter to you (writing things down will really help with this, make action plans/steps - break everything down into smaller pieces). take the time to slow down and enjoy the moments as they come. you got this!
I also would like to add: do things the moment you get the urge to do them! If you wait for it to be a better time to do something you'll eventually lose that motivation to do it by the the time the "right moment" comes. Go with the flow and if you feel like doing something, do it right there
Having Ketu 8H is kind of annoying when it comes to religion, occult, and spirituality.
Just from my observation, I’m very analytical and study others relationships with almost everything. For others, it seems so clear about their dive into it and understanding. The way they can make their connections and stand in their journey within is so beautiful. It seems like they know the energy is there (for certain) and they just enjoy the journey of being in it. Something I somewhat long for.
Having Ketu 8H, for me, symbolizes the end of searching because it’s already been within you since before the beginning. You don’t have to do much but tap in, speak, and believe. Yet, somehow it doesn’t seem that way because we start our lives anew, not completely aware of the gifts bestowed upon us from our past lives. So since the experience is already familiar, when we come into this new life it seems we need to apply strenuous effort to make the same connections as others. It seems like the feeling should be shocking and out of this world. However, the less effort, the more casual, the better.
[to me] Focus on the consistency of the practice rather than the intensity. Let it be as routine as waking up and showering. [If you struggle with hygiene due to mental problems, let it be as routine as daily contemplation.]
You have all you need inside. However I will say, if you choose not to believe in this lifetime with Ketu 8H, there will be struggle. Believe in something.
Context: Ketu in Shravana - Capricorn 8H
Extra: If you have Shravana, don’t forget that it is the nakshatra of the ear. Listen. Sit in stillness and take note of what revelations or conclusions are made. Seek and you shall find.
