it sucks a lot of emotional responses to distress are also emotional responses people associate with being dishonest. "ummm if you weren't lying why did you get so defensive" BECAUSE YOU ACCUSED ME OF LYING WHEN I DIDN'T..?

idk what you call this sort of "logic" but I blame the body language reader pop psychology people

also someone who has a VERY extreme reaction to being accused of lying most likely has had traumatic experiences involving these accusations so is much quicker to be defensive

There is so much more life to live when you stop constantly obsessing over who will think you're a bad person or not understand you

I am learning this in the tiniest bites but it pierces me deeply

Mariam's Library in Tanzania, Zanzibar by Nassor Othman

"Hope" by Palestinian artist, Sliman Mansour

Biden is shipping weapons to Israel every 36 hours

He has only disclosed to the public only 2 of his 100 shipments.

Israel has killed more children in Gaza since October than in four years of worldwide conflict

Like it's been said before that when Israelis and Zionists cry "why do you single out Israel?!", they should in fact be reminded that Israel singles itself out. I mean, who commits violence at this magnitude and then bemoans being the victim??

*packing a bowl* okay who wants to say grace

I want every liberal who is yelling at Palestinians in America to vote for Biden because if they don't they are personally responsible for the deaths of disabled Americans to look at Fadi. Watch the interview. Hear him crying to his mother for comfort while she begs, begs, for anyone in the world to care enough to help her child.

The worst case scenario you fear for yourselves is already happening. You just don't care because it's not happening to you.

Sometimes self-care is, actually, NOT getting onto the computer and little treats and watching youtube videos. Sometimes those things are self-care, but sometimes they're also avoidant behaviors.

Sometimes self care is waking up and just. Fucking getting in the car. And driving to the bank. And the store. And buying the cat litter. And changing the cat boxes you've been avoiding because your brains been stuck in a hole. And picking up the trash you've been piling up. And getting a load into the wash. And mowing the lawn before the village council sends you a formal complaint and potential-fines warning.

Like its hard and annoying to do because it sucks. It sucks so much. But if I don't start working on this pile of bullshit I've let build up because it stinks and i was stuck in deer-in-headlights mode, I risk letting it turn into fuckery. I do not have the patience for fuckery that I once - foolishly! - thought I had.

This mentality helped me so much. Framing my "chores" and mundane tasks as self care and something I can do for myself, really helped me. On a good day I feel like I can genuinely enjoy basic to-dos because I get something nice for myself afterwards, even if that nice thing is just a better living environment. And sometimes it's still too hard, and that's okay too.

Tatreez (Arabic: تطريز) is a form of traditional Palestinian embroidery. Tatreez uses traditional cross-stitch embroidery and is practiced largely among women. The craft was originally practiced in rural areas of Palestine, but is now common across the Palestinian diaspora. Historically, each village in Palestine had their own tatreez patterns. The landscape was a major source of inspiration for the patterns and motifs, which speaks to the variation in style that was common to see among all of the different tatreez expressions that were particular to each Palestinian village. In the early origin of tatreez, the landscape was a major source of inspiration for Palestinian women in designing many patterns and motifs. This speaks to the variation in style that was common to see among all of the different tatreez expressions that were particular to each Palestinian village.

After the violent displacement and dispossession of Palestinians in 1948, people were living together in refugee camps. The different styles of tatreez became less distinct and have continued to evolve with the diaspora. Following 1948, tatreez evolved to reflect the experiences of Palestinians. Palestinian women began to incorporate the Palestinian flag and its colors into their tatreez as a means of resistance to the occupation of Palestine. Consequently, tatreez became an expression of the identity, heritage and resistance of Palestinian women and their dedication to preserve their ancient culture.

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the funniest thing about the tiktok tradwife craze is people learning financial abuse exists but like, as a hypothetical. "wait what if the relationship doesn't work out and you have nothing of your own and nowhere to go?" congratulations you figured out a common reason people remain in abusive relationships and why it's important to maintain some level of financial independence

Hello, after the follow-up appointment of my ultrasound, I am finally able to treat my hormonal imbalance. The cost for that is not too bad, however, I have an assortment of refills for other medications, one of which is $141 and another of which is $180. With other meds and groceries, I anticipate needing about $630 in financial assistance this month. I am very appreciative and grateful for all of the help I have received, past and present. Thank you so much! ❤️

5 days left and still at 263/830, (I had an unexpected $200 expense), this ISN'T moving at all and this is becoming an extremely urgent situation. PLEASE, please keep boosting!

Vladimir Tretchikoff (Russian,1913-2006)

Dying Swan II, 1951

Oil on canvas

Merry Christmas. Here’s some Palestinian Santas