Good Enough I’ve really struggled to get this edition of the newsletter published, ironically, since its whole theme was intended to be “good enough is good.” I’ve gone through waves of procrastination, finally getting everything put together except for this intro. I started it a dozen times and sat at my keyboard with disorganized static …
I’ve seen a lot of dead bodies. To the best of my knowledge, none of them ended up that way because they read some hate speech on the internet and immediately died of a word attack in their brains. Can you imagine if humans had that kind of power? If you could just send a …
Enjoy this word search all about succulents! Take a few moments, breathe and think about your favorites. Do you see any you recognize? Let everyone in the comments know which one you like best! Check out more word searches here! Don’t forget to subscribe to the Love Yourself! newsletter
Semper Bellum Episode 04 Immersion Guide: The Iraq War 0:00 – 1:09 — Intro and content warning Veterans Crisis Line (copied directly from https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/get-help/index.asp) The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans and Service members in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring VA responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text. Dial 988 and …
Go on…Semper Bellum Episode 04 Immersion Guide: The Iraq War
0:00 – 1:09 Introduction Veterans Crisis Line (copied directly from https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/get-help/index.asp) The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans and Service members in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring VA responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text. Dial 988 and Press 1, 24/7. Chat online. Text to 838255. War Vet Call Center Call …
Go on…Semper Bellum Episode 03 Immersion Guide: Boot Camp and the Military Onboarding Experience
Nature abhors a binary. As far as I can tell, the only place binaries actually exist is in the human imagination. Even life and death, the ultimate human binary, are just processes affecting our physical matter — matter that was here long before we became conscious and will exist long after we’re pronounced dead. We …
Go on…Understanding binaries part one: Here’s why there aren’t any LGBTQ AIs
Welcome to the Episode 01 immersion guide for the Semper Bellum podcast. Consider this a resource for you to enjoy while you listen. Our intent is to provide links to our sources so that you don’t just have to take our word for the claims made in each episode. However, we also wanted to provide …
Go on…Semper Bellum Episode 01 Immersion Guide: Introduction to Semper Bellum
This episode is all about the War on Drugs, the role archery and archers played in warfare from ancient to modern times, and how war got started in the first place. 0:00 – 1:05 — Introduction and content warning Veterans Crisis Line (copied directly from https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/get-help/index.asp) The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans and Service members in crisis …
Go on…Semper Bellum 02 Immersion Guide: Archery and the Genesis of Warfare
I assume I am not the only person who needs constant reminders that my feelings are valid, whether they are “rational” or not. We are emotional creatures, and recognizing our emotions as normal and human is a great step towards self-love and self-acceptance. Try completing this A-Z Feeling Words word search while being mindful of …
Surely you’ve heard the old axiom that romantic love is nothing more than a series of chemical reactions that take place in our brains. While that’s technically true — humans are made of matter, just about everything we do involves a chemical reaction — there’s a lot more to it than just dopamine and oxytocin release. …