You don't need more time, you need fewer distractions.
You don't need motivation, you need self-control.
You don't need more resources, you need resourcefulness.
You don't need luck, you need preparation.
You don't need to be busy, you need to be focused.
You don't need to know everything, you just need to start.
You have everything you need.
Agree?
Of course advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
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Educate yourself.
When a question about a certain topic pops up, google it. Watch movies and documentaries. When something sparks your interest, read about it.
Read, read, read.
Study, learn, and stimulate your brain.
Don't just rely on the school system; educate your beautiful mind.
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The Loneliness No One Talks About
No one warns you about the loneliness that comes with growing.
The silence when old friendships stop fitting, but new ones haven’t formed.
The ache of outgrowing places, conversations, even versions of yourself.
Growth is beautiful, but it can also be isolating.
Keep growing anyway. You’ll find your kindred spirits.
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So are we still more upset about Diverse, but qualified, yet presumed unqualified hires, than DUI hires?
(Asking for anyone who cares about US National Security)
Pete Hegseth needs to go for the safety of the United States & the allies that we still have.
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Pope Francis lifted the world as he led the Church with his profound moral voice. As he returns to God, may his call to humility and concern for the least among us continue to resound.
Odio las conversaciones cortas.
Quiero hablar de átomos, de muerte, de vida, de extraterrestres, sexo, magia, intelecto, el significado de la vida, galaxias lejanas, las mentiras que has dicho, tus defectos, tus olores favoritos, tu niñez, lo que te mantiene despierto por las noches, tus miedos e inseguridades. Me gusta la gente profunda, que habla con la emoción de una mente retorcida e inquieta.
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Fall in love with your life.
Wake up early, buy your favorite coffee, go for walks, eat good food, wear what you love and listen to your favorite music. Create these little moments of joy that make you fall in love with your life.
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Alejandra Pizarnik:
“Cómo estudiar, y trabajar, y leer, y escribir. Y lo quiero todo al mismo tiempo. Y también embriagarme, y ver amigos y angustiarme, y asistir a todos los [tachado]. Pero sobre todo angustiarme y querer morir porque quisiera ser todo y sólo soy nada.”
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I’m going to say something that shouldn’t be controversial but will be. If you are a Christian, you can support border control and immigration being legal vs illegal. You CANNOT celebrate deportations and get off on the cruelty, and be a real Christ follower. Period
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self care (closing instagram and sitting down at the craft table)
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THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO SEE FROM EVERY DEMOCRAT IN OFFICE. Thank you, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury
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Arches National Park in Utah 😍
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There’s a term in psychology called habituation: the way we stop noticing things we see often. A painting on the wall. A familiar view. Even a person’s kindness.
The brain filters the predictable to save energy. But in doing so, it risks filtering out what makes life feel full.
Not everything that becomes familiar should be forgotten.
Sometimes, attention is an act of love.
A note of heartfelt thanks to this growing little community. I cannot tell you how your messages (public and private) are helping me (and others!!)
More to come this week. 🩷
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para crear🌟 .- R
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I refuse to be the kind of person who loses their mind over a delayed train or lets a spilled coffee set the tone for the whole day.
I want to be the one who stays composed, who sees the good even when things don’t go as planned. The kind of person who breathes through the little chaos and still finds beauty in how the day unfolds.
I want to be soft. I want to be steady.
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La Soledad De La Que Nadie Habla
Nadie te advierte sobre la soledad que viene con crecer.
El silencio cuando las viejas amistades dejan de encajar, pero las nuevas no se han formado.
El dolor de superar lugares, conversaciones, incluso versiones de ti mismo.
Crecer es hermoso, pero también puede ser aislante. Sigue creciendo de todos modos. Encontrarás a tu gente.
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My first post on Substack! I’ve seen so much encouragement here to “just start!” so here I am! Thanks if you take the time to read it <3
It seems like there is a pattern of Latin American orders founded by abusers? I don't say this except out of bewilderment: Legionaries of Christ, Miles Christi, IVE, SCV... what does this mean, if anything? Is it actually a pattern? The enemy attacking good things to subvert them? I know good people who have been or are part of the first two movements, but my goodness...
At the risk of being politically incorrect, I would venture to wonder if it has something to do with the mix of the high social establishment position of the Church ("clericalism", more or less) in many of these countries, and the poverty and low average level of education among the people. It could contribute to an environment of low scrutiny of new orders. Then again, these factors are also present in some African countries, and there does not seem to be the same trend there. Though I suppose…
Another factor is the capacity of the State to enforce the law. Corrupt and/or under resourced police forces are a significant part of dealing with the problem. The Church can’t jail people and police forces that won’t or can’t enforce the law limit the ability for the Church to truly stop predators within their own ranks. Despots routinely use the threat of persecution to try and control the local Church too and there are plenty of despots in Latin America and Africa.
In Latin America of the 20…
I’m a little concerned by that. Latin America and France are beginning to take things seriously. If you attend a parish, are part of a religious order, or a new ecclesial movement…the attitude should be “if I haven’t found something concerning, I’m not looking hard enough.” Although I’m way too young to have any sense of what it was like in the 70s, 80s, I sense that in the USA we’re struggling with an increasing number of lay/clergy using the appearance of discipline and tradition to cover ove…
Not necessarily. The Sisters of Life are a recently founded order which doesn't appear to have these kinds of problems. They were founded by Cardinal O'Connor of New York.
It might just be the sheer number of Catholics in South America. There will be more of everything - more priests, more religious orders, more scope for starting and recruiting to possibly dodgy religious organisations.
One notorious example, in a country with a relatively small population and a large Catholic minority, was The Brothers of St Gérard Majella, based mostly on Sydney, Australia. Its appalling founder, John Sweeney, abused only his brothers - not, mercifully, the teenage boys they we…
Is there a new Latin American religious order founded after the council that was not founded by an abuser?
Ok, I get that you hate Opus Dei. Getting back to what you wrote earlier, what do you mean by “suppressions of papal rights”? And when has a canonization ever been undone?
Not sure how you put the words “I hate Opus Dei” in my mouth. Nice try though. I was being facetious about undoing a canonization. Saints make some poor choices during their earthly lives. Unfortunately a very unsaintly church obscures them or mostly covers them up. Uncle Ted McCarrick would be on a path to canonization were it not for a few brave unsung hero’s.
