Happy Soul Food Friday!
This week: Celebrating Juneteenth, the Summer Solstice & Pride Month
Juneteenth-
Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, is gaining awareness:
This past Monday marked the Juneteenth holiday — a date commemorating the fall of slavery in the United States. While it’s a new federal holiday, it’s been celebrated since the 1860s.
Juneteenth is a new federal holiday but has long been celebrated : NPR
Six Essential Reads to Understand Juneteenth
Spend time with beautiful pieces of writing that highlight the fortitude of Black Americans.
Essential Reads to Understand Juneteenth – The Atlantic
The Summer Solstice-
Summer Solstice with Billy S:
Aloha Friends,
Wishing you a wonderful summer solstice!
This is a time of changing seasons.
On Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 7:58 am PDT summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere.
The summer solstice is the longest day and the shortest night in our year.
The sun sets farthest north on the horizon.
At this time of the year, the days are warm, all the plants are energized by the sun, and the land is filled with rich new growth.
Summer is truly a celebration of the primal creative force of nature, fertile and blooming with abundance.
Humans for many millenniums have marked this sacred time in the yearly cycle of life.
Celebrating the solstice can be a beautiful reminder that our lives are part of a larger order, always changing always renewing.
The beginning of summer represents a time for purification and renewed energy.
This is a time of cutting through resistance and obstacles, using the sun energy to illuminate and light your way upon your path.
Fire is especially important, symbolizing the light, heat, and power of the sun.
Into a fire, you can throw a piece of paper with written goals to achieve, and anything you choose to release.
Now is a good time to plant seeds for a more intuitive, simpler, and natural lifestyle.
Stay in tune with nature and wellness.
Each Summer Solstice, This Native American Rock Art Reveals A Secret Feature
The Sinagua people say the rock art was created with shadows and sunlight in mind.
Each Summer Solstice, This Native American Rock Art Reveals A Secret Feature | IFLScience
Pride Month-
No Bystanding- Be An Ally For Those Who Can’t Be:
In Germany, they came first for the Communists, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist.
And then they came for the trade unionists, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist.
And then they came for the Jews, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew.
And then… they came for me. ..And by that time there was no one left to speak up.
–Rev Martin Niemoller, January 1946
I Love You For No Reason:
A Powerful Song, Video and Message To Crack Your Heart Open!
Wrabel – The Village – YouTube
20 Cognitive Biases That Screw Up Your Decisions:
Don’t Believe Everything You Think!
Thanks this week go to Aysha S-B, Billy S, Courtney P, and all those willing to speak up, show up, and be allies not bystanders in the fight for justice and mercy.
Love,
Neville
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