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March 31, 2025

Signs of the Times

Rachel Maddow, Chris Hayes, Robert Reich, and other progressive voices have echoed this sentiment.

“Don’t try this alone!?”

The building evidence of hypocrisy, indiscriminate cruelty, and simple cluelessness has swept through the country faster than long-shots have been eliminated in this year’s March Madness basketball tourney. When it comes to Madness, the Trump administration has no peer.

It can feel overwhelming to try to fight the very uneven electoral landscape alone. It has been worked on for decades through gerrymandering and court decisions like Citizens United.

Monied people have always had some advantages, but what we’re experiencing today is purely about the rules being re-made by whoever can buy an election…

 

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Deborah Hawkins

I teach and support people in the application of mindfulness and exploration of personal gratitude experiences so that they can live a happier life.

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The No Small Thing approach to intentional gratitude begins when you identify your personal gratitude themes. A theme is a word or two that captures the essence of what makes you feel grateful.

Once you know some of your themes, you can ask yourself how any of them might be showing up in the moment to connect with good feelings.

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