today's mixed bag

Life is both a roller coaster ride and a box of chocolates - full of surprise! 

wonder | wander | women opened our day with this valuable Girl God Books post by Soraya Chemaly. 

Soraya Chemaly is an award-winning author and activist. As a cultural critic, she writes and speaks frequently about gender norms, social justice, free speech, sexualized violence, politics, and technology.

With her trademark clarity and unapologetic truth-telling, she exposes the political, economic, and cultural forces that keep “everything” out of reach for so many.

Next was PNAS researchers showing that if farmers took a bold leap and covered 46% of land currently used to farm ethanol with solar panels, that would then generate enough energy to reach the 2050 decarbonization goal for the US.

energy study compares growing corn vs solar production

There is ongoing resistance to solar panels on farms, which includes moratoriums on installing them in certain areas. Looking at how the land and its resources can meet that need, the new findings suggest that solar panels may be much more of a boon to farmers and food systems than a threat.

Then we celebrated with more than 8 million protesters who turned out on Oct 18 for NO KINGS DAY 2.0. Whoohoo - it sure was a whopper!

we are with the resistance

Celebrations continued for Writing Day, Oct 20 - congrats and kudos to all the writers who made life so much more with their rich and valuable storytelling.

Writing is part of everyday life - it is a lifelong skill empowering communication and self-expression. It is crucial to children and our development as it enhances self-confidence and critical thinking skills and encourages creativity.

why we write

We also shared a femalepoetssociety Instagram post of Mary Oliver's poem. We truly believe that how we live our life dictates how we leave it. 

"To live in this world, you must be able to do three things; to love what is mortal, to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go” ~ Mary Oliver. 

instructions for living a life by Mary Oliver

We find comfort in shared experiences and collaborations - it does take a village!