These days, I have a lot to be grateful for.
I have been doing these reflections when I have been watering my plants at night after the sun goes down. I love the calmness of ending the night with watering the different flowers and plants that I have planted in my back yard. Day 36 (painting of bird, watermelon and flowers) Free Gaza. I unapologetically stand with the Palestinians and advocate for the genocide to end. The watermelon is the symbol of liberation and freedom. Seeing the student demonstrations about the US Government's investments in Israel is inspiring because I know student demonstrations historically have been on the "right" side of history! Day 35 (James Baldwin quote in orange picture) History is alive in all of us. We carry our personal histories. We carry our family histories. We have choices to engage with it or try to avoid it until it is unavoidable. This is why I teach the way I do. The American History that we are learning, we are carrying it with us in some way. I want our young people to engage with it intentionally. Day 34 (Dayt and our pool basketball hoop) Thank you Grammie for the birthday present from last year that we just got out! Dayt beat me in the game to 11, 11-9, but I won the shooting contest 5 to 2. Rematches will happen as the weather gets hotter! Day 33 (flowers and lights) Sitting on my patio is a chill way to end the night. Day 32 (My niece getting D1 Scholarship offers) I am so proud of my niece and all of her hard work and talent being recognized by women's college basketball programs from around the country! She has around 12-15 other offers from schools that she will have a choice between. She is ending her sophomore year by trying to be a 4-time champion in high jump! Can't wait to continue to cheer her on! Day 31 (Mushrooms!) I have been drastically changing my diet from eating like absolute crap and wondering why I felt like crap to Intermittent fasting while going to a more vegetarian then to a vegan diet. I have had some health concerns for a while that I have been avoiding but now it is time to grow up. I have lost around 20ish pounds over the last month with also eliminating soda (added sugars), beer, most fast foods but now switching to the vegetarian/vegan options on the menu. I feel a whole lot better but still have a lot of improvement desired for my physical health. Day 30 (picture of plants at the watering hole) Bringing all my houseplants to the watering hole, kitchen sink. I find so much joy in keeping things alive around my house. Day 29 (Dayt and I on a golf cart) I went golfing with my son. I love seeing him getting stronger and smarter on the golf course.
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