Life As I See It

My journey on this rollercoaster we call life!

[maaarine]

Talks at Google: Alice Walker

[swagintherain]

[divinefestival]

Okay but lets illustrate how much white privileged is involved with this story. The weapons this little demon used to kill Grant Nelson were stolen from Walmart. She walked into Walmart, grabbed a machete and a knife, and then just casually walked out the door without anyone attempting to stop her. You get a box of tampons from Walmart and you don’t have it in a bag, they wanna check your receipt. Becky the Sociopath walked out unchecked with literal weapons.

Then she had time to wait outside for the uber this poor man drove to come pick her up. Then she got in his back seat and stabbed him multiple times, pushed him out onto the street, and stole the car. He was able to tell the police who stabbed him before he died. She then crashes the car and is found by the police hiding behind a tree covered in blood. The police try to gently coerce her into dropping her fucking blood covered knives and when she refuses do they shoot her eight times? Oh noooo Lizzy Borden gets tazed and brought in unharmed.

Like just think about the stories that have come out these past two weeks alone. The unarmed black teenager who were literally murdered based on vague suspicion and this girl actually kills someone and is still standing.

[themiscyra1983]

The white girl who stole weapons from Walmart and killed an Uber driver was taken alive.

The white guy who took weapons to a convention and planned to kill Jason David Frank and multiple police officers was taken alive.

The white guy who murdered two men who had tried to defend the Muslim women he was harassing was taken alive.

Don’t tell me police had to kill Tamir Rice or Michael Brown or ANYONE else out of caution or fear for their safety. Not when white people who are legitimate threats, even direct threats to police, are routinely taken alive.

[heyfranhey]

I love going into a new year in full awareness of the previous one. It gives me a sense of focus - a better idea of what needs restructuring, way more attention, less of my energy, etc. Have you taken some time out for yourself and assessed 2017 in preparation for a stronger 2018?

Whip out a piece of paper, your notes app, a journal (whatever works best) and start by asking yourself:

- What’s the biggest life lesson you learned in 2017?

- What’s the biggest lesson you learned about yourself?

- What’s something you accomplished this year that you’re really proud of?

- What’s something you didn’t accomplish this year that you’re going to focus more energy on next year?

- What are changes you made in 2017 that made 2016 a stronger year?

- Were you kind to yourself? And to those around you?

- Overall, was 2017 good to you? And were you good to it?

“Step into the fire of self-discovery. This fire will not burn you, it will only burn what you are not.” - Mooji

Sending all of you so much love. Happy Holidays!

- Fran

[black-to-the-bones-deactivated2]

Media is trying to dehumanize black people every single time.

[lagonegirl]

It’s called Raising Dion

Will 100% watch and support this show #RepresentationMatters

Here’s where you can purchase the comic book in book form or digital copy:

http://www.indyplanet.us/product/128905/

[itiswhatitisinnittho]

THIS LOOKS AMAZINGGGG!

[ctgraphy]

SHRIEEEEEEKS

IT’S REAL!!!

[commander-mshenko]

OMG THEY DID!!!!!

[hikergirl]

[thewomb]

In some black communities there’s still a stigma that kinky or coarse hair is “bad”, which couldn’t be further from the truth. There’s no such thing as good or bad when describing someone’s natural hair texture or type. To those struggling to love and accept their natural hair because of societal pressures, remember this - straight, curly, kinky or wavy, it doesn’t make a difference. Embrace your hair the way it is, no matter what society tells you. All hair is good hair. It’s your Crown.

Gerrel Saunders

[denverdeathgrip]

My wife is trying to start up a bakery which would specialize in alcohol-infused pastries (up to 5% alcohol by volume) in a smaller college town. Of course she’ll also offer more traditional cakes, pastries and pies too, but she thinks alcoholic products will make her really stand out.

She’s had a hard time getting start-up funding from banks and decided to try crowdfunding. https://www.gofundme.com/green-fairy-pastries

Rewards include: recipes, 1-on-1 cooking classes (in person or over webcam), and even food shipped to your door. 

If you can’t afford to contribute but still want to support a small strong-black-female-owned business, please like and share.

[heyfranhey]

The natural desire of the human mind is to become special - to become special in the ways of the world, to have many degrees, to have much political power, to have money, wealth - to be special. . The mind is always ready to go on some ego trip. And if you are fed up with the world, then again the ego starts finding new ways and new means to enhance itself - it becomes spiritual. You become a great Mahatma, a great sage, a great scholar, a man of knowledge, a man of renunciation; again, you are special. . Unless the desire to be special disappears, you will never be special. Unless you relax into your ordinariness, you will never relax.

Osho (via heyfranhey)

[heyfranhey]

10 Black YouTube Series That You Should Binge-Watch 

Blavity writes:

The Youtube series has become a staple in the pantheon of binge watch entertainment that should not be slept on. Ever since the very first days of Issa Rae’s Awkward Black Girl, and even before, there have been talented young men and women creating series written, directed, produced and featured by people of color that tell our stories in the only way we can tell them. It’s the least we can do to binge watch copious amounts of the action for hours at a time while eating junk food and talking mess with our friends.

Here are some surefire Youtube series for you to kick off your lazy weekend right and get your fill of fun. 

[notperfecttom-blog]

“Understand: people will constantly attack you in life. One of their main weapons will be to instill in you doubts about yourself – your worth, your abilities, your potential. They will often disguise this as their objective opinion, but invariably it has a political purpose – they want to keep you down.”

(via notperfecttom-blog)

[stardust-seedling]

There have been many people for whom limitations, failure, loss, or pain in whatever form turned out to be their greatest teacher. It taught them to let go of false self-images and superficial ego-dictated goals and desires. It gave them depth, humility, and compassion. It made them more real.

–Eckhart Tolle

[prophets-of-prog]

[purplebuddhaproject]

What could you not accept, if you but knew that everything that happens, all events, past, present, and to come, are gently planned by One Whose only purpose is your good?

A Course in Miracles (via purplebuddhaproject)

[heyfranhey]

Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second’s encounter with God and with eternity.

Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist (via heyfranhey)

[teacakes]

[heyfranhey]

17 #BlackWomenDidThat Tweets Proving Black Women Are Historically Ahead Of The Game

Blavity writes:

When one door closes, a black woman sticks her foot in and kicks it back open. We have always made a way out of no way. Whether it’s civil rights, education, sports, or entertainment, black women arrive and then thrive.

The hashtag, #BlackWomenDidThat, proves we are always on the front lines, invoking change one first at a time.

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