#ican'tbreath

[tybaltville]

GIVE ME YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTER TO DRAW.

BRO YOU MADE ME AND MYBROTHER LAUGH SO HARD

IM ACUALLY CRYING TEARS RIGHYNOW

STODPH THEFONT BRO

[superdaddylovessarahlove]

Dexter Pitts and David Horowitz - Brothers in the Struggle

[yash-101]

ALL LIVES CAN NOT MATTER UNTIL BLACKLIVESMATTER!!!

[queenjackierastalove]

Hands Up Don't Shot

WHY DO THEY KILL OUR BLACK MEN WHY DO THEY RAPED OUR BLACK WOMEN WHY DO THEY GET AWAY WITH IT WHY DO THEY WHAT A EVIL MIND TO DO THESE THINGS WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO USE AFRICAN AMERICAN PEOPLE WE ARE PEOPLE TO WHY MAKE USE THE TARGET FOR YOUR GUN AND PUT DOGS TO ATTACK  USE THIS IS THE REASON WHY I CAN'T BREATH THIS IS THE REASON I CANT SLEEP THIS THE REASON I DONT WONT TO GO OUT TO THE STORE CAUSE OF THE SHOOTINGS THAT ARE KILLING OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN PEOPLE

WHY !!!!!!!!!

[tortss]

Man I love this

[thedamnedtruth]

[inthemarginalized]

Erica Garner is 24. She is in the middle of a national conversation, an amazingly normal person who lost her father in a horrific incident, an incident that was recorded, televised and played in a loop over and over. “I can’t breathe” has become a rallying cry for activists, a hashtag, cultural shorthand.

Her father died for this conversation, these actions taking place now, all our loving commentary and sharing and social media tributes.

[ndnlifestylist-blog]

i can't breathe: we can't breath

When I picked up the phone to call my mother last night, her first question was "Are you out protesting?" I smiled to myself feeling a sense of connection to what had been top of mind and soul. And YES I am protesting in my heart but physically I did not feel like it was safe for me to go anywhere and express my grievances. My mother understood and we talked about how were dealing with the news of the Eric Garner case.

My heart is broken over the state of our country and the current events. Innocent black and brown men are being murdered by law enforcement and there are no consequences. No justice. And therefore, no peace. When something like this happens-- something so unspeakably atrocious and utterly inhumane-- we ALL suffer. Every single one of us. If one person can't breathe, we all can't breathe. This whole situation reveals that we, as a collective, do not see ourselves as one. And THAT feels like some sort of spiritual warfare.  As a result, I am deeply concerned about the spiritual impact that these series of events and decisions (and subsequent reaction by the people) will have on moving towards oneness.

I spent an hour sobbing in my apartment alone trying to understand exactly what it was that I was feeling. Grief. Disbelief. A strong sense of injustice. A sickening knot in my stomach. Helplessness. Anger. Fear. Profound sadness. Heartache. Frustration. Confusion. Unsafe. Those are the ones I can easily identify. The others just left me wondering what can be done, what can we do, how can we make this stop???

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And then I thought about the future, my future as a parent and my future children. How I will protect any brown child (or any human being for that matter) from having to experience what we are experiencing right now? Shouldn't we be done with this? Perhaps it is naive to think that we can somehow escape this sort of suffering. I'm not even sure I have answers for how we move forward....and then I think of namaste.  

N A M A S T E: I honor the place within you where the entire Universe resides; I honor the place within you of love, of light, of truth, of peace; I honor the place within you, where, when you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, there is only one of us.

When I think of what I am committed to do as my life's work-- creating the space and tools for every individual to be self expressed and live a life they desire through mindfulness-- I am really confronted with how that may not be enough. OR fast enough. I feel an overwhelming sense of urgency to have more of a conscious impact. Like, right NOW.

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Since I don't actually know what that is right now, I will sit with this unrest and continue to meditate, pray, cry, write. In the mean time, I encourage you focus internally on what stirs in you during this time. And not to be afraid of what you feel. Then ask yourself how you can be an agent for change? One of us will have the answer. Maybe all of us.