Sep. 24th, 2020

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An Anarchist Quaker’s Prayer to Soothe Anxiety by Ayu Sutriasa's therapist.
That clench in your throat, the knot in your gut, the tightness in your breath — this is how our bodies try to hold the world’s anguish. We write the wrongness into our bodies, a beautiful and devastating lament.

Just because your body can hold all the tragedy, the panic, the tension, that it is holding right now, that doesn’t mean that you must go on holding it, all, forever. The loving grandmother in you knows this to be true.

Set it down. Somewhere nearby, so you can pick it up again when you need to, but just for a moment, relinquish your illusions of control.


10 things you need to know to stop a coup by Daniel Hunter, Sep 18, 2020, via [personal profile] minoanmiss
We know it’s a coup if the government:

Stops counting votes;
Declares someone a winner who didn’t get the most votes; or
Allows someone to stay in power who didn’t win the election.


Added, Compromising your Principles by Jessamyn West, July 27, 2015, via [personal profile] jesse_the_k.
4. Everyone, everywhere, is in some sort of compromise position with their values.
You may not know what compromises other people make, but they make them. It’s okay for you to sometimes make them too. People won’t broadcast them on social media but they’ll often tell you if you ask them.


Meanwhile, I am continuing to take zoom singing lessons from Juliana Graffagna who continues to be awesomely skilled and kind. I've been working on Večerjaj Sino as sung by Neli Andreeva (whom I got to see in a zoom workshop and she is also awesomely skilled and kind). I'm struggling with all the ornaments, but it's fun to work on. Today, Juliana suggested I start working on Zaplakala e Gorata as sung by Trio Bulgarka. No matter what else this time brings, I will learn more songs and how to sing better.

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