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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

We gon' be alright.


"Do you hear me? Do you feel me? We gon' be alright."

- Kendrick Lamar


Shed your tears and then dry them. Talk to your children, then pull them close to you so that they will feel less afraid. Then go out into this day knowing we are still stronger together. Use your anger and power for good. Pick your words with care--especially if you are a leader or have influence. Someone somewhere wants you to act out, be foolish.

No narcissist who thinks its cool to grab me by my private parts or any administration working to make me and others disappear is going to take away my own value or make me shrink. Nor will I allow the people who cosigned it do the same to me. So my head is up so I can see, dammit. And what I see is all of you and what I know is that the underrepresented and disenfranchised people of this country have prevailed through far, far worse.


We gon' be alright.

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Happy Day After.

Now playing on my mental iPod. . . thanks for a perfect soundtrack today Kendrick Lamar.


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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 9, 2016 at 1:31 PM

    Thank you Kimberly. Like a small child,, I badly need these words of comfort.
    Thanks
    Barbara

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  2. 37paddingtonNovember 9, 2016 at 2:54 PM

    This is perfect. Thank you. My head is up, too.

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  3. Jenny WoolfNovember 9, 2016 at 7:50 PM

    Hold your head high.

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  4. claudiaNovember 9, 2016 at 7:56 PM

    Thank you. It was knowing that we come from survivors that kept me strong today.

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  5. Cindy LutenbacherNovember 10, 2016 at 6:31 AM

    Amen.
    Today, I grieve and rage.
    Tomorrow, I pick up my tools and build.

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  6. unityfallsNovember 10, 2016 at 9:05 AM

    All of this.

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  7. Lisa Page RosenbergNovember 10, 2016 at 10:06 AM

    Adore you. xo

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