This is your sign to take a deep breath, slow down, and remember that no one person can change the world. 

I see a lot of people in complete despair right now due to the state of the world. Trust me, I understand. It's hard not to get angry at the system and the level of apathy people have for what is going on in the world. 

Please remember that the only thing you can do is what you can do. To do the work you can in the spaces you are in IS enough. Right now, we are being called to radically take up space as our authentic selves, to speak the uncomfortable truths, and to raise our consciousness and vibration. Focus on what is in your power, such as what you consume, vote for and take action and speak for is our immediate calling. 

We are NOT responsible for forcing others to do the same. 
We are NOT expected to stop celebrating life while the world is burning, either.
Name a time when the world wasn't burning or in dire need of peace and compassion...

The point is not to burn yourself out on fear, guilt or shame. On worrying about those who refuse to care. It won't work and you'll burn yourself out trying. 

It is ok to dance. To love. To smile. 
Two things can be true at once.
That things are terrible and beautiful at the same time.  

Self-care should be a top priority for those who hold so much compassion and concern.
Take detox baths often. Meditate. Hydrate. BREATHE. 
Make sure you leave space for laughter.
Because no matter what, none of us are gonna get out of here alive, and comedy was born from tragedy. Remember that.

Also, Listen to music. Like....really LISTEN.
I made some playlists on Spotify for you. Please enjoy.
​xo-Jewels

As a full spectrum doula and childbirth educator for the last 15+ years, I am not OK.
I know too much. 
As a [repeatedly] abandoned child and teen mom who ended up in foster care and group homes with many other abandoned, abused, and neglected children (who just aged out of the system like I did - most ending up repeating the generational patterns that got them there), I am not OK.
I have lived through and seen too much to sit here and allow us to backslide into barbaric beliefs and practices that limit and harm us. 
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Don't say I didn't warn you.