Thursday Murmurings
RBG, Rage Tears, Fuck Everything
Happy Thursday, ya beauties!
Sigh.
How are we all doing? The weight of the patriarchy has been particularly heavy this week, eh? Let’s take a deep breath - no literally, if you’re reading this, just pause for a moment. Take a nice long inhale……and sigh it out. Unclench your jaw, unravel your fists, relax your shoulders. Let yourself feel soft. I’ve had a week of wanting to scream, cry, rage and throw things. I feel like my hackles have been all the way up. If you’ve felt the same, let’s commit to spending at least the five minutes it takes to read this to just soften into our edges a little, to allow ourselves to just be, free from the weight of all THAT.
The Notorious RBG said it best:
“The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity. It is a decision she must make for herself. When the government controls that decision for her, she is being treated as less than a full adult human responsible for her own choices.”
(Just taking a moment here to acknowledge that of course, the abortion issue affects Trans men and non-binary folks too.
Things that caught my eye this week
The New Yorker wrote this piece about the final hours at a Texas abortion clinic before the Supreme Court ruling and oh man….it brings it all together in real time. The consequences of this are so deep and so devastating. My thoughts are especially with all those people who had abortion appointments booked and are now desperately scrambling to figure something out.
Food for Thought
If you’re always telling yourself you’ll never get where you want to be in life, how about today you just consider ‘but what if I do?’ What if you believed in yourself? What if you got out of your own way and stopped blocking opportunities? What if you moved through life like the goal is already yours and you deserve it? You are lighting up a fiery path to future every day. Have a little faith in yourself, would ya? Or you could try having a lot of it and see where that gets you.
You Should Subscribe to the Paid Version of The Murmuration Because…
On Monday’s paid version of The Murmuration, I’ll be talking about dating men with kids. I have tried it over the years and have come to the point where men with kids is a deal breaker for me in the dating game. I don’t want kids and the logistics, the drama, the constant interactions with someone’s ex is just not really something that appeals to me at this stage in my life. However, at 41, is it completely unrealistic to feel I will meet a man with no kids? Subscribe, read and weigh in with your thoughts on Monday!
Your Weekly Biggie Smalls (P)update
This week, Biggie would like to remind you to always wear sunscreen. Factor 30 and above at a minimum please. Stay safe out there!
Until next week, smile at strangers, spread good vibes, be nice to people.