#belonging — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #belonging, aggregated by home.social.
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A BetTER Day
Independence has its day,
when o’er the skies fireworks display,
and dependence, too, is good,
as every tender spirit shouldlearn the grace of being held,
when pride is hushed, and fear is quelled.
But methinks we need another name,
a deeper word, a wider frame.It happens after we let one IN,
past the surface, past the skin,
past the guarded gates we keep,
past the places where hurt runs deep.In the space before DEPEND,
we see the other as vital friend,
all as branches from one tree,
as the grains of sand receive the sea.Then add three letters, soft but true,
TER arrives and makes it new.
Not just me and not just thee,
but something born between the three.In-TER-dependence names the art
of hand in hand and heart to heart,
while I am I, and you are you,
something sacred binds us too.Independence stands alone,
dependence leans on flesh and bone,
but interdependence humbly sings:
we rise by sharing roots and wings.July 4, 2015 (updated June 2026)
#Belonging #bridgeMetaphor #ChristianReflection #commonGood #Community #Connection #DeclarationOfInterdependence #dependence #faithAndCommunity #Hospitality #independence #independenceDay #July4 #July4thReflection #lettingOthersIn #mutualAid #peace #PeaceGrooves #Peacemaking #poeticReflection #POETICAORAREContemplativePoetryPrayers #sacredMiddle #socialHealing #Spirituality #SuggestedWordPressTagsInterdependence #togetherness #Unity #Words #Writing -
On the ocean, wayfinding meant reading swells and stars. On a field in Springdale, Arkansas, it meant reading space, movement, and one another.
Read Jordan P. Hickey's new Longreads story about the Marshall Islands' first-ever national soccer team.
https://longreads.com/2026/04/21/marshall-islands-soccer-team/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
#Longreads #Sports #Soccer #Football #WorldCup #MarshallIslands #Marshallese #Belonging #Diaspora #Migration
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The Marshall Islands’ first national soccer team discovered what “home” can mean—on a field in Arkansas.
Read Jordan P. Hickey’s new Longreads story, “The Wayfinders.”
https://longreads.com/2026/04/21/marshall-islands-soccer-team/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
#Longreads #MarshallIslands #RMI #Diaspora #Belonging #Home #Migration #Soccer #Identity #WorldCup #Sports
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Why do sex workers report higher job satisfaction than 'respectable' employees? Fromm had an answer 70 years ago. The disease wasn’t neurosis — it was capitalism. We’ve automated everything except fulfilment.
👉 https://philosophics.blog/2025/11/04/the-sane-society-revisited-why-work-still-drives-us-mad/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social#Philosophy #ErichFromm #Capitalism #Alienation #WorkCulture #Psychology #Philosophics #Sociology #Psychology #books #culture #belonging #business #management #employeeexperience #history #apathy #progess #technology
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With #humanitarian #catastrophes unfolding on several continents,
the response of the #wealthy #world has been to 💥demand tighter borders and higher fences.⚠️There is no blockbuster charity single raising money for starving refugees from the civil war raging in Sudan.
🆘And now, the cruel taunts come not just from schoolyard bullies and cranks on the political fringes, but from the lips of a man who stood on the presidential debate stage on Tuesday -- a former president who once again has a coin-flip shot at regaining the most powerful office in the world.And so I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised by that lowest of moments at the debate,
when Donald Trump repeated a vile, baseless claim that Haitian immigrants were killing and eating household pets in Springfield, Ohio.This allegation appears to stem from viral social media posts and statements at public meetings.
It was picked up by some of the most rancid figures at the #fringe of the #MAGA-verse,
then quickly hopscotched from there to a social media post by Trump’s running mate, JD #Vance,
and finally to the debate stage, sputtered by #Trump himself.There is something particularly #insidious about this claim,
uttered at this time, from that stage.
#Food and #pets are, to use a Freudian term, highly overdetermined #symbols in our political life.They are capable of receiving and holding a multiplicity of very potent meanings, transmitting deep messages about #identity and #belonging.
You can tell how powerful this type of slur is by how quickly and vociferously it has animated so many on the right.
Figures who flirt with the mainstream have eagerly jumped into the fray.
The conservative culture warrior #Christopher #Rufo has offered a $5,000 bounty for anyone who can find proof that a Haitian immigrant had in fact eaten a cat.
It is not hard to imagine how this could quickly escalate into #vigilante #violence against Haitians in America.
On Thursday, city officials in Springfield, most of whom have pushed back against the false allegations, said they had received #bomb #threats, prompting the evacuation of city buildings.
MAGA bigotry is far more #sinister and #dangerous than weird.
And disbelieving laughter could,
I fear, blind us to moments like this, when truly unacceptable lines are crossed -
I am interested in speaking with 2-3 guests on the #GlobalConversations webcast to discuss/debate activism in #equityandinclusion.
#equity #inclusion #belonging #organizationalchange #culturechange
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I am searching for a female discussant(s) for a future Spring #GlobalConversations webcast recording on how #toxicmasculinity affects the progress of EDI initiatives and #organizationalchange. I already have men who add to the talk. Send me a DM if you're interested or know anyone who would, but also would be open to discussing other topics.
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Many of my followers will notice I don't toot much about urban planning and I'm ok with that.
This is a fresh account and will have new discussions about, in no particular order, #orgchange #equityandinclusion #belonging #globalmajority #wine #craftbeer #bourbon #inclusiveleadership and #culturalintelligence.
At some point in 2023, I want to be #ProSci certified and in 2024 trained in #CQ. The latter can happen sooner if someone pays for it.
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If you are starting your #equityandinclusion journey, The Good Ally by Nova Reid is a good book to read. If you're an experienced practitioner or leader, this book isn't for you. At the same time, for the North American audience, you're learn about the Black and #GlobalMajority UK experience. https://www.novareid.com/the-good-ally
Have you read it @marsharamroop @EDI_SarahMQ @CarolineRN ? Thoughts?
#equity #inclusion #belonging #EDI #DEI #intersectionality #Diversity
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More random hashtags to tell you a little bit about me:
#epistemology
#capacitybuilding
#networkweaving
#onlinecommunity
#ursulakleguin
#loismcmasterbujold
#massachusetts
#foodie
#earlymusic
#progressivepolitics
#anthonytrollope
#walking
#aginginplace
#meditation
#studyofreligion
#disorganizedreligion
#valleygirl
#davidbowie
#nonprofit
#kindness
#compassion
#margaretoliphant
#equity
#inclusion
#belonging
#checkyourprivilege
#smashthepatriarchy
#donoharmbuttakenoshit
#beyondbelief -
More random hashtags to tell you a little bit about me:
#epistemology
#capacitybuilding
#networkweaving
#onlinecommunity
#ursulakleguin
#loismcmasterbujold
#massachusetts
#foodie
#earlymusic
#progressivepolitics
#anthonytrollope
#walking
#aginginplace
#meditation
#studyofreligion
#disorganizedreligion
#valleygirl
#davidbowie
#nonprofit
#kindness
#compassion
#margaretoliphant
#equity
#inclusion
#belonging
#checkyourprivilege
#smashthepatriarchy
#donoharmbuttakenoshit
#beyondbelief -
More random hashtags to tell you a little bit about me:
#epistemology
#capacitybuilding
#networkweaving
#onlinecommunity
#ursulakleguin
#loismcmasterbujold
#massachusetts
#foodie
#earlymusic
#progressivepolitics
#anthonytrollope
#walking
#aginginplace
#meditation
#studyofreligion
#disorganizedreligion
#valleygirl
#davidbowie
#nonprofit
#kindness
#compassion
#margaretoliphant
#equity
#inclusion
#belonging
#checkyourprivilege
#smashthepatriarchy
#donoharmbuttakenoshit
#beyondbelief -
More random hashtags to tell you a little bit about me:
#epistemology
#capacitybuilding
#networkweaving
#onlinecommunity
#ursulakleguin
#loismcmasterbujold
#massachusetts
#foodie
#earlymusic
#progressivepolitics
#anthonytrollope
#walking
#aginginplace
#meditation
#studyofreligion
#disorganizedreligion
#valleygirl
#davidbowie
#nonprofit
#kindness
#compassion
#margaretoliphant
#equity
#inclusion
#belonging
#checkyourprivilege
#smashthepatriarchy
#donoharmbuttakenoshit
#beyondbelief -
More random hashtags to tell you a little bit about me:
#epistemology
#capacitybuilding
#networkweaving
#onlinecommunity
#ursulakleguin
#loismcmasterbujold
#massachusetts
#foodie
#earlymusic
#progressivepolitics
#anthonytrollope
#walking
#aginginplace
#meditation
#studyofreligion
#disorganizedreligion
#valleygirl
#davidbowie
#nonprofit
#kindness
#compassion
#margaretoliphant
#equity
#inclusion
#belonging
#checkyourprivilege
#smashthepatriarchy
#donoharmbuttakenoshit
#beyondbelief -
Where are my mixed ethnicity/heritage #GlobalMajority people at? We need to have a conversation about your lived experiences navigating work and personal lives.
#equityandinclusion #EquityDeserving #EDI #DEI #belonging #organisationalchange #organizationalchange #CQ #culturalintelligence #culturalhumility