Molly Cantrell-Kraig 🍷

Author, gardener, #FaerieManager. Feat. CNN, Christian Science Monitor, BBC, Shriver Report. Happy For No Reason® Trainer. Wine Mom™. Check links for info. Chicagoan. She/hers #Fedified

My website: https://mollycantrellkraig.co/
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2026-01-09 00:17:49 UTC

You may not be on Instagram, so if you don’t want to click this, do a search for “Jesse Welles Join ICE” protest song.
It is THE SHIT.
🔥🔥🔥
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSNagQtEZC5/?igsh=ZHllYjZtY2dobGxm

2026-01-08 18:31:08 UTC

Not that you need it, but if you do, you have my permission to log off for an hour and do something that brings you joy. Take a bath. Break out the crayons and color in a book. Go take a walk. Hug your dog. Breathe. Drink water.
Watching a woman get killed in broad daylight is traumatic. You’re not a machine. You’re a human being. Witnessing inhumanity leaves a mark.
Self care is strategic.

2026-01-08 03:50:08 UTC

“Renee Good’s life is not collateral damage. She is not a footnote. She is a warning.” — Eric K. Ward
https://open.substack.com/pub/erickward/p/renee-good-should-be-alive-tonight
#TheyKilledGood #ICE #murder

2026-01-08 03:03:32 UTC

I lack the expertise to know how to make this happen, but I wish we could build our own mutual aid/UBI cash pool so that those of us who didn’t vote for this shitshow could enact a widespread, systemic, long term strike; where we weren’t dependent on a traditional salary for things like rent and healthcare. The only way we can stop this is to cripple the cash flow to those who are funding murder in the streets.

2026-01-07 23:23:36 UTC

My heart is broken for Renee Nicole Good, killed by ICE agents this morning in Minneapolis, less than half a mile from where George Floyd was killed. It’s outrageous. Infuriating. The Working Families Party is holding a mass call tonight (WED, JAN 7, 8 – 9pm EST) to turn outrage into organized action. This is an all‑hands‑on‑deck moment for everyone who believes in safety and freedom to unite and protect one another. Register:
https://www.mobilize.us/wfpower/event/880579/

2026-01-07 19:53:19 UTC

Just saw the clip of an ICE agent murdering a woman in the street (Minneapolis). What are we going to do about it, because it’s becoming increasingly apparent that our electeds are doing fuck-all.

2026-01-07 00:10:46 UTC

January 6th still asks something of us. Five years ago, I was one of millions who watched, horrified, as insurgents swarmed our seat of power. For white Americans especially, healing means accountability and facing the gap between our Constitutional ideals and reality. Systems change when people show up differently: boots on the ground, whistles in neighborhoods, votes in Congress. We can’t rewrite the past, but we can shape the future together.
#J6 #USpol #Trump #fascism
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2025-12-30 15:18:51 UTC

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“Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they’re sure trying to do so, it’s going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can’t and won’t compromise. I know, I’ve tried to deal with them.” — Barry Goldwater
#HeritageFoundation #USpol #Trump #MAGA

2025-12-28 21:50:10 UTC

The new year doesn’t care about your resolutions. It cares about your habits. The Three Minute Reset is the quickest way to snap out of last year’s patterns and step into the version of you that’s actually going somewhere. Three minutes. That’s it. A hard stop, a deep breath, a mental recalibration that pulls you out of the noise and back into intention. Want a new you? This is the fastest on‑ramp you’ll find.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/where-year-ends-your-next-level-begins-molly-cantrell-kraig-lo6ac/
#3MR #NewYear #goals #life #SelfHelp #habits

2025-12-27 21:25:40 UTC

Yes, the world is on fire. It always has been. But your attention is power. Quantum physics shows the observer changes what’s observed. So look for good. And when you can’t find it, create it. You are powerful. You have a choice. Use your influence with intention and wisdom.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/793/638/835/594/726/original/e51397d967f2c34e.mp4

2025-12-25 14:52:24 UTC

Serious moment: the fact that I still have a home is literally due to some of the people of the Fedi. I’m still climbing out of the financial and professional hole that opened up in my life this year, but I have a roof over my head. I celebrate and thank all of you this Christmas.
In all times and in all ways, acknowledge the good. Look for the helpers. They are the chink of light that frames doorways to better and more loving worlds.
Bless you all.
#Christmas

2025-12-17 16:39:07 UTC

I literally just stepped outside and said, “Ooh! It’s nice out!!”
It’s 38°F
Chicagoan response for sure.

2025-12-12 01:44:56 UTC

RE: https://tomkahe.com/@GiftArticles/115704039443322293
I remember this, but I was living in Iowa at the time. We had family from Texas in town for the holidays, and my cousins had never seen snow. They seriously went bonkers.
We ended up attending school well into June in order to make up all the snow days we took in January.
#snow #weather #Chicago #winter
#note17tw…mu5v

2025-12-11 23:50:24 UTC

🚨 JOB ALERT: The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation fuels bold, community-led solutions in Chicago and beyond. Founded in 2011 to honor Paul M. Angell, they work to protect oceans, champion the arts, strengthen communities, and promote belonging. They're seeking a strategic, empathetic, equity-driven leader to guide and align grantmaking. The Vice President of Programs will help drive results, deepen impact, and advance our mission. Info/apply:
https://paulmangellfamilyfoundation.applytojob.com/apply/zlNqHUMPPW/Vice-President-Of-Programs
#Chicago #nonprofit #job

2025-12-11 23:32:21 UTC

Totally random, but I caught not one, but TWO busses at exactly the right moment today. And even though one of my appointments needed to be rescheduled, the second bus being on time allowed me to meet that obligation without stress.
Celebrate the wins when they happen, no matter how small. That's how you keep the wins flowing.

2025-12-11 23:19:11 UTC

A friend just launched this project. She's amazing. Learn more below.
Youth Art Climate Challenge: Raise awareness, activate the youth generation across continents, and spark global systems change WITH ART. Join Climate Quilt, a new youth art climate project inviting young people everywhere to tell their story of our changing climate through creativity and imagination.
https://climatequilt.com/
#climate #ClimateChange #art #artists #education

2025-12-09 20:10:10 UTC

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Very cool!
:blobcatcoffee:

2025-12-09 19:56:46 UTC

I made a travel mug sleeve out of the 34¢ pjs from the thrift store, adding a felt gingerbread man. Miracle of miracles, I used a spool of thread from my *grandmother’s* sewing notions to edge the felt. It was the exact shade of brown that I needed.
It had been waiting in that shortbread tin for at least 40 yrs, but was pressed into service at exactly the right time.
Use what you have.
Apply your skills and gifts.
Appreciate where you are.
It will all be okay.
#recycle #coffee #Christmas
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2025-12-04 14:00:26 UTC

Ashamed to say that I never knew who Fred Hampton was or understood his impact until I was an adult.
History that isn’t taught is history that didn’t happen. The FBI, in collusion with the Chicago Police Department, assassinated Fred Hampton on this day in 1969. We can only imagine what kind of world we would be experiencing had he lived:
https://digitalchicagohistory.org/exhibits/show/fred-hampton-50th/the-assassination
#BlackMastodon #history #WhiteSupremacy

2025-12-03 13:58:16 UTC

I know that the Internet has been waiting with bated breath to get an update about my head cold.
This morning has been the first time in a week that I’ve awakened without muscle aches. My nose is still stuffed up, but no sneezing.
I’ve missed a whole slew of Zoom calls this week, but as someone who is self employed, I can’t tell you how grateful I am to not have to worry about taking PTO. I have had the luxury of being able to stay home and focus 100% on drinking tea and getting better.

2025-11-26 18:41:22 UTC

This is awesome!
"A nonprofit organization in Avondale, Gotham Gaming uses gaming and technology to create safe, inclusive, and empowering spaces for marginalized communities."
https://northbranchworks.org/news/gotham-gaming-advances-equity-inclusion-community/
#Chicago #gaming #tech #inclusion #diversity

2025-11-25 15:22:09 UTC

RE: https://w3c.social/@dbaron/115610979239456802
Insouciant fowls
calmly strut afore traffic:
A Thanksgiving dare.
— A turkey haiku
#poetry #haiku #Thanksgiving
#note1v54…wja9

2025-11-25 03:23:42 UTC

I have some silly neighbors. Thank goodness.
🪨 📖
#books #silly #random #rock
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2025-11-20 20:57:32 UTC

Seeking applicants for the Newberry’s 2026–2027 Artists-in-Residence Program. Artists-in-residence receive access to their world-class collection/library resources. Application deadlines January 3, 2026. The Newberry offers 3 paid fellowships that connect artists from diverse disciplines with their collection to support & advance their creative work. Learn more about eligibility/how to apply at the link:
https://www.newberry.org/research/artists-in-residence/artists-in-residence-fellowship
#art #artist #Chicago #libraries #writing

2025-11-18 00:16:12 UTC

If you haven’t seen the PSA from Epstein’s human trafficking victims, it’s an absolute gut punch. If you’re someone who has experienced SA, you may not wish to. It can be triggering.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-victims-call-to-congress-rcna244231
#epstein #trump #sexualAbuse

2025-11-11 00:18:19 UTC

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My first job was at a truck stop, so I’ve drunk burned coffee, microwaved coffee, cold coffee etc., but it grosses me out to drink standing milk. I’ll have a flat white or a cappuccino if it’s made fresh by a barista, but at home? My Mr. Coffee drip machine and black. 🤷🏻‍♀️

2025-11-10 22:15:58 UTC

The day I stopped putting cream in my coffee, everything shifted. As a young mom, every “perfect” cup went cold while I was off changing diapers. So I ditched the cream & sugar. Black coffee doesn’t care if it’s hot, cold, or somewhere in between; it still does the job. That’s when I learned: change is easier when you know what really matters. Turns out, I needed caffeine. Life’s like that—better once you figure out what you really value.
#parenting #coffee ##life
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2025-11-08 22:05:24 UTC

When access to food becomes leverage, it stops being a policy issue and becomes a moral one. Food should never be weaponized. Back in 2019, I remember seeing a video online of a boy unwrapping a banana for Christmas. People laughed—but I couldn’t. I’d been on food stamps, buying Christmas Cap’n Crunch and Hershey’s as “gifts.” This tweet struck a chord. As Gwendolyn Brooks said, “We are each other’s bond.”
#SNAP #USpol #Trump #news
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2025-11-02 21:03:14 UTC

"Asimov’s legacy [isn't] specific laws or predictions about robots, but his exploration of what happens when technology forces us to reconsider humanity itself." — Frank Gullo
https://open.substack.com/pub/techxy/p/the-essential-asimov-in-the-age-of
#AI #robotics #ethics #tech #technology #client

2025-11-01 19:10:32 UTC

As a single mom, I’ve lived the juggle—kids, work, hope. That’s why Erin Brockovich’s story hits home. There’s that scene in the movie when her SUV arrives just when she needs it most. That wasn’t luck—it was alignment. When we persist, stay open, and believe we deserve the good, life meets us halfway. Miracles appear when we’re ready to receive them. Keep going. Your miracle is already on its way.
#movies #MentalHealth #breathe #life

2025-10-31 16:27:47 UTC

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Hmmm. Weird. It's loading for me; maybe it's an international thing?

2025-10-31 16:04:21 UTC

Voting isn’t just a right—it’s a sacred duty. Even if your state has no major races, take time to learn what’s on your ballot. Local decisions shape our daily lives. Think of it like going to the dentist: “Only floss the teeth you want to keep.” Likewise, only exercise the rights you want to keep. Democracy depends on consistent care—show up, stay informed, and vote. It’s how we keep what matters most.
https://protectthevote.com/
#election #CivilRights #vote

2025-10-31 00:27:17 UTC

Walt Whitman’s A Noiseless Patient Spider hits differently as I get older. It's one of my favorite poems. It reminds me that every day, we cast threads—into jobs, relationships, ideas—hoping they connect, hoping we grow.
We’re not waiting for change. We are the change. We are the source of our own becoming.
If you’re mid-leap, mid-thread, mid-void—keep going. You’re not lost. You’re building.
🕷️
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45473/a-noiseless-patient-spider
#poetry #life #poem

2025-10-29 17:14:36 UTC

Just took a big risk. I'll let you know how it turns out. Good vibes now being accepted.
#vagueTooting

2025-10-27 18:23:11 UTC

Ironically, my income was most stable during the pandemic. Relief funds for gig workers meant 2 steady payments a month—spent on rent, bills, savings, & debt reduction. Since then, lurching from client to client has been exhausting & a waste of my talent. The hustle takes real energy & exacts a cost—on creativity, health, & what I can offer the world. As for healthcare, my plan? Flossing and prayer. But at least Bezo owns a superyacht valued at appx $500m, amirite?
#UBI #economy #money

2025-10-25 21:02:00 UTC

Precisely. You start chipping away at those bottom two levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs pyramid, and things get dicey FAST.
Concentrating obscene amounts of wealth at disproportionate levels is untenable. Carnegie knew it. Apparently today’s oligarchs don’t, or think they are immune.
#economy #greed #oligarchy
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2025-10-09 18:54:02 UTC

I think my favorite thing about MAGAs who trumpet knee jerk rhetoric parroted from FOX “News” talking points is that these same people have never been in Chicago themselves and have no idea what they’re talking about.

2025-10-08 20:28:16 UTC

Since the world is on fire, here’s a clip of elephants singing. Maybe it will help your mental health:
🐘 🩶
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/eukHg0Ek3TY
#random #music #nature

2025-10-05 23:13:04 UTC

I was thinking of counter protest ideas, and the thought of dressing up like Septa Unella, carrying bells and chanting, “SHAME!” around ICE agents kidnapping people came to mind.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/324/087/607/174/685/original/e00f3d08a92918a3.mp4

2025-10-05 23:11:04 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/115323297724757813
Read the entire thread please. As always, @npub1uqz…sxyt breaks things down in accessible terms.
#ICE #fascism #USpol #Trump #NationalGuard
#note1ruj…tqyr

2025-10-05 18:18:35 UTC

Check out this week’s Three Minute Reset—packed with life coaching tips, smart work-from-home hacks, and freebies for your vegetarian journey. Whether you're boosting focus, finding balance, or exploring plant-based living, these quick resets help you show up as your best self. Take just three minutes to pause, recharge, and reset—because small moments can lead to big changes.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/growing-inside-out-how-inner-work-creates-real-molly-cantrell-kraig-kpwwc/
#3MR #vegan #life #vegetarian #newsletter #WFH

2025-10-03 20:05:45 UTC

Just wanted to say that preying on children at school is an act of cowardice. That ICE is targeting kids in this way is infuriating, galling and disgusting.
I hope that one day each of these agents is publicly shamed and held accountable.
#ICE #Chicago

2025-09-28 20:13:43 UTC

Today, I watched little ones pause on their way to the farmers market, gazing at the faerie door with wide-eyed wonder & imagining what the fae were up to, their minds spinning stories of magic. It’s a reminder of the power of imagination & how even the smallest moments can transport us.
As Halloween draws near, I’m reflecting on how we all have the power to create our own worlds—no grand occasion needed. Magic is all around us, waiting to be discovered.
🎃
#Halloween #FaerieManager #fantasy
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2025-09-22 14:22:36 UTC

Today is my birthday — number 58, so creeping up on the big 60.
Taking my morning walk and came across this greeting from the universe. Pay attention to serendipity. It’s all around you!
🎂 🎈 🎊
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2025-09-20 19:29:54 UTC

Following the ABC/Disney debacle with Jimmy Kimmel, if you are canceling your subscription(s), I encourage you to then get a library card (if you don’t have already).
TPTB need to see the migration from platforms in order to reinforce the message that fascism doesn’t pay.

2025-09-08 15:40:55 UTC

Trump really has no comprehension of the solidarity Chicagoans truly have. There’s a mindset vibe that I can only explain using a family analogy: the only people who get to pick on my brother is me. Anyone outside the family better shut their pie hole. We defend our own.

2025-08-25 21:47:17 UTC

There is absolutely zero good reason for the National Guard to be deployed in Chicago. None whatsoever.
"To satisfy the petty grievances of a tin-pot despot" is not a good reason.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-governor-jb-pritkzer-speech-news-conference-full-text-trump/

2025-08-20 21:44:32 UTC

OH at the library.
7 y/o girl to her caretaker: Mom's gonna need to get a younger and faster babysitter to keep up with me.
I laughed in spite of myself.

2025-08-19 18:41:28 UTC

Human networks grow like mushrooms. Spores scatter, most fade—but when one lands in the right place, it branches, adapts, and fuses with others, forming something stronger together. Beneath the surface, unseen webs of trust and purpose sustain us, until one day they fruit into projects, movements, or breakthroughs. That’s why I share my #365Days series on LinkedIn: Planting seeds, showing up, and trusting serendipity. What seeds are you planting today?
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/molly-cantrell-kraig-61351b9_365days-networking-mondaymotivation-activity-7363201255894106112-P97o
#nature
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2025-07-14 16:13:59 UTC

Fact: 46% of white women voted for Donald Trump. If that sits heavy, you’re not alone. The Becoming Trustworthy coaching experience is for white women ready to build authentic trust with women of color—not through perfection, but through humility, action, and relational repair. If you’re done with silence and ready to show up with courage, start here:
https://interracial-sisterhood-coalition.kit.com/products/becoming-trustworthy-co
#solidarity #WhiteSupremacy #racism

2025-07-12 15:30:14 UTC

Dude is coming back a tonne heavier than when he left the hive this ayem.
🐝
#bees #pollinators #Bloomscrolling #nature
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2025-07-07 01:31:02 UTC

“A former FBI agent traveled to Louisiana to ask a hired killer about a murder that haunted him. Then they started talking about a different case altogether.” My friend David Howard wrote this incredible article full of twists and turns:
https://magazine.atavist.com/confessions-of-a-hit-man-larry-thompson-jim-leslie-george-dartois-louisiana-shreveport-cold-case/
#crime #writing

2025-07-05 01:28:56 UTC

Earlier today I had a practice session in preparation for my river docent certification. The mini bow is really teeny, and it’s rightbeside the horn. Superclose and LOUD.
I flubbed a few parts, but I’m getting better at remembering the flow of it.
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2025-07-04 15:18:50 UTC

I grew up in a one-stoplight Iowa town, where summers meant drinking from the garden hose, poppies for the VFW, and the 6:00 whistle calling us home. Patriotism wasn’t loud—it was lived. Real love of country means holding power to account, speaking up to ensure liberty and justice truly are for all. On this Fourth, let’s celebrate—and then recommit. The founders gave us a beginning, not an ending. It’s on us to keep moving, guided by courage, community, and our better angels.
#FourthOfJuly
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2025-07-03 01:47:09 UTC

FYI: Using or repeating any name or nomenclature from Trump or his owners serves to be their brand ambassadors. From a marketing standpoint, using their terms puts them in ownership and control of the narrative.
Big beautiful bill is an example. Don’t use it. Figure out another term that puts control of the story in the context of those it is killing.

2025-06-24 14:50:43 UTC

Went out to water the plants and saw a new sign out front!
#FaerieManager #gnome #fantasy #Chicago
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2025-06-21 19:02:09 UTC

I like this idea.
#ICE #immigrants
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2025-06-20 17:51:01 UTC

My kingdom for a horse update: Due to a business deal falling through, I’m facing eviction if I don’t raise $2,500 by July 1. My landlord has been kind, but time’s up. I’m asking 100 ppl to loan me $25 to help bridge the gap. Work is coming, but not soon enough. If you’re able to help, thank you. If not, I’m still grateful for you.
CashApp: $mckra1g
Venmo: @npub1zwx…k383
PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/mckra1g?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
#MutualAid

2025-06-17 20:54:00 UTC

Growth starts quietly. It’s an inside job. No one gives you permission to grow; you choose it by getting honest w yourself & deciding what matters. Like a seed already carrying the plan to become a tree, you have what you need within. But growing isn’t easy. It’s messy, & uncomfortable. Your surroundings (your friendships, your choices) reflect how you see yourself. Are you shaping your life, or just drifting through it? Trusting yourself is the first step. You’ve got what it takes to flourish.

2025-06-15 01:05:39 UTC

Seen in my LinkedIn timeline. They didn’t include the source or location, but I loved this sign too much not to share.
🪧
#NoKings #poetry #Trump
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2025-06-12 15:41:43 UTC

You Are Beautiful has some great #Pride merch (that is available ALL YEAR LONG). Since I’m a YAB Ambassador, you can get 15% off your entire order when you use this link:
https://you-are-beautiful.com/?dt_id=427827
#lgbtqia #trans #stickers #FediGiftShop
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2025-06-10 23:55:00 UTC

No big whoop, just some flowers showing off during my walk around my neighborhood.
#Bloomscrolling #flowers #nature
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2025-06-09 17:22:29 UTC

When the dust settles on this tragic and *preventable* stage of our nation’s history, I will be glad to have aligned with the side of kindness, empathy and justice. Cruelty is a physical manifestation of cowardice.
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2025-06-08 21:29:46 UTC

He’s trying to break California first because it has a global-level economy (among other things). If he can cow the citizens and legislators of California, it’s easier for the rest of the states to fall in line.
Break him.

2025-06-07 22:48:37 UTC

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This, exactly 👆🏻
Meal team sixers are so insular and high off their own supply that it never occurs to them that anyone else knows how to wield a weapon. While I am not a gun owner, I know enough responsible gun owners who won’t have any difficulty defending themselves and those who are weaker than they are against homegrown fascists.

2025-06-06 16:19:43 UTC

Found this great resource for those who are looking to hire gardeners here in Chicago. Made a profile. If you're looking for a Professional Hobbit, I'm your gal:
https://app.gardenermatch.com/gardeners/c031b701-5840-49b0-871d-d70464eab294
#gardening #jobs #Chicago

2025-06-04 15:56:29 UTC

Cut a few stems of the peonies growing out back just last night. These are freecycle flowers, and have been part of my garden for about 5 years. What a gift!
#Bloomscrolling #flowers
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2025-05-31 14:36:07 UTC

Make sure to check on your friends, even the “strong” ones. Smiles can be masks, and you never know when your act of kindness will make a big difference.
🧞‍♂️
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #life #MentalHealth #anxiety #depression #BikeTooter
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2025-05-21 19:00:49 UTC

Which is correct?
🤔

2025-05-11 20:01:07 UTC

Clutter has a physiological affect on your body, mind and spirit. What if you released what no longer served you? What would that look like? Where would you start? The answers, info about the power of manners and freebies await:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/clutter-sabotaging-your-success-molly-cantrell-kraig-bjydc/
#3MR #MothersDay #abundance #manners #MentalHealth
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2025-05-02 18:29:36 UTC

Leave your light saber at home, but if you’re in Chicago make plans to join us.
#StarWarsDay #resistance
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2025-05-01 13:18:28 UTC

SWEET! A Wrinkle in Time is among my favorite books — definitely the first book to influence the way I thought as a child.
If you’re in Washington D.C., check this out.
Choose love.
https://playbill.com/article/see-whos-starring-in-world-premiere-of-a-wrinkle-in-time-musical
#theatre #scifi #books #musical

2025-04-29 19:26:08 UTC

FutureU client shout out!
“Looking for unique gifts? Our children deserve to see themselves in the books they read, on the mugs they drink from, the tees they wear, and the decorations at their birthday parties.”
Shop now:
mdillondesigns.com/shop/
#BlackMastodon #diversity #FediGiftShop #stationery #books #podcast #adhd
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2025-04-27 16:23:53 UTC

About six years ago, something happened in my life that almost ended it. This week’s Three Minute Reset is pretty intense, but I hope it helps you move forward if your life is mired down in failure sauce.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/embrace-authenticity-your-path-growth-molly-cantrell-kraig-8wcfc
#3MR #nonprofits #failure #growth #blog #books
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2025-04-27 02:11:33 UTC

Here’s a screenshot of a fantastic and humbling testimonial from one of our group coaching clients. It’s transformative to be part of this community.
💜💙💜
Here’s how to join FutureU Co Lab:
https://meetfutureu.com/colab/
#ADHD #neurodivergent #life #coaching
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2025-04-25 03:09:33 UTC

Just one more reason to post on the Fedi.
“Governments, financial influencers, and entertainment insiders are using data center-like facilities full of phones to push narratives fabricated through fake social media engagement.”
https://www.fastcompany.com/91321143/bot-farms-social-media-manipulation
#socialMedia #infosec #bot #news

2025-04-21 01:29:20 UTC

The Congregationalists out here speaking the truth.
🏳️‍⚧️
#trans #church
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2025-04-18 22:58:14 UTC

1. Tension
2. Incident
3. Reconciliation
4. Calm
Trump is juggling these four stages of abuse across strata simultaneously in order to maintain/grow his power.
It is ESSENTIAL to take time to cultivate pockets of sanity where you can, no matter how small. Breathe, stretch, drink water, find a supportive community. It will inoculate you against the shitstorm.
Take action to stop fascism when you can, however you are able.
#MentalHealth

2025-04-18 15:27:04 UTC

This is the first step in erasing people for real. Memory-holing humans in a technical age is the step that precedes eliminating them for real. This should terrify everyone, not just Black and brown people.
https://jonathandryan.substack.com/p/youre-alive-they-say-youre-dead-what
#SocialSecurity #immigrants #USpol #fascism #DOGE #Trump

2025-04-17 19:46:44 UTC

As an Iowa native, many things are significant here:
• Grassley's district is blood red & has been since Hector was a pup.
• These folks descend from generations of “Iowa stubborn”
• A pissed off conservative Iowan should sound off alarm bells for “Eisenhower” Republicans
The tide is turning, and the people need to keep up the pressure. Break them.
https://bsky.app/profile/cwebbonline.com/post/3lmvkjzzri22k

2025-04-17 15:47:22 UTC

I’m ready to create the Star Trek ideal earth instead of the dystopian oligarchy version. Who’s with me?

2025-04-16 21:19:44 UTC

Doesn’t this remind you of some Mickey Spillane book? I love the fog.
#bnwPhotography #bnw #BlackAndWhitePhotography
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2025-04-16 20:38:32 UTC

During FutureU Empower Hour, Christine & I shared tips & techniques for setting boundaries. Boundaries are absolutely self care. Here are a few ways to say “no."
• I appreciate the offer, but I have other commitments right now.
• Thank you for thinking of me, but I’m unable to help this time.
• Unfortunately, I can’t fit this into my schedule at the moment.
Catch the replay here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0NXo9xHoWI
#mentalHealth #life
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2025-04-15 02:56:55 UTC

As of April 14, over 180 colleges and universities have identified 1,000-plus international students and recent graduates who have had their legal status changed by the State Department.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/global/international-students-us/2025/04/07/where-students-have-had-their-visas-revoked
#higherEd #college #fascism #USpol #Visa #students

2025-04-13 18:09:10 UTC

THIS is why I garden. Thirty minutes ago, these chives were growing in my garden out front. Peanut sauce over pasta, sesame seeds and chives = delicious and nutritious lunch!
#vegan #plantBased #vegetarian #gardening #life #lunch #foodie
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2025-04-10 12:51:02 UTC

“No Mercy is a newly released pornographic 3D game developed by Zerat Games and hosted on 12+ gaming platform Steam. In the rape simulator game, players assume the persona of a man who rapes his female family members, including his mother and aunt, as punishment for his mother’s infidelity.”
This is vile. I signed the petition:
https://chng.it/GXsn5L4dHQ
#gaming #steam #sex

2025-04-06 02:39:52 UTC

Sign from today’s protest at Daley Plaza.
#HandsOff #Chicago
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2025-04-05 14:10:48 UTC

Sent to me by a German friend, who knows a thing or two about fascism.
There is strength in numbers. Don’t you ever forget how powerful you and your voice are.
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/513629/fired-up-ready-to-go/
#FiredUp #protest #resist

2025-04-05 13:59:25 UTC

If you are attending the protests today, please leave your phone at home. It is more difficult but not impossible to find you, even if you turn it off:
https://clario.co/blog/can-someone-see-your-location-if-your-phone-is-off/
#HandsOff #April5 #resist

2025-04-04 20:52:08 UTC

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Sounds like a good idea. Take care of yourself, because we’re in a clusterfuck marathon. Tomorrow is one day of a thousand+ day journey.

2025-04-04 20:20:51 UTC

Assuming that there will be historical records about this current shitshow, attorneys are being given an excellent opportunity to choose which side they want to be associated with: fascist appeasement or right of law.
https://abc7chicago.com/amp/post/chicago-attorney-rachel-cohen-resigns-protest-law-firm-skadden-makes-deal-trump-administration/16124647/
#LawFedi #law #Trump

2025-04-03 21:39:25 UTC

Spent some time running errands in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood earlier today.
Vladimir Putin is a war criminal.
🇺🇦
#SlavaUkraini #Ukraine #StreetArt
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2025-04-01 20:25:13 UTC

I got a “are you sure you want to post this?” warning on LinkedIn, the prompt saying that the language I’m using has resulted in people reporting content. Good heavens. What in the world is in this that would offend?
#socialMedia
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2025-04-01 20:09:06 UTC

I feel as if we have been living one extended April Fool’s Day prank since 2016, so I’m not really up to indulging in fake news today.

2025-03-28 18:24:42 UTC

Crocus are one of my favorite signs of renewal. Despite the heavy undergrowth of dead leaves from the previous autumn, these brave bulbs seek out the light and rise again each spring.
#Bloomscrolling #spring #flowers #renewal #PersonalGrowth
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2025-03-27 17:49:17 UTC

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4/4 What’s doubly frustrating is when people label you based upon the behavior of others (e.g. your family). IMO, our obligation to each other is to recognize, nurture & develop the divine w/i each other. This precept forms the cornerstone of my work. Each of us has the capacity to help another evolve into the highest expression of our natures. Our environments have the potential to nurture our development or to squelch it. That said, YOU are the force which determines your life’s trajectory.

2025-03-27 17:47:43 UTC

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3/4 That said, urban centers are teeming w/ppl who left the perceptions, conceptions & limitations of the small towns in which they grew up in for a fresh start. Spoiler alert: People assign labels to you because it makes life easier for *them.* Naming you helps them to frame their own place in life. Categorizing people as one dimensional, distilling them to one adjective (stupid, smart, lazy, ambitious, crazy, athletic et al) is inaccurate at best & carries a great potential for harm at worst.

2025-03-27 17:45:52 UTC

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2/4 The gist of our talk was that this person wanted OUT. He had applied a geographical solution to solving his problem by moving away from the town in which he grew up in order to live his life w/o the baggage that accompanied the expectations others had of him. There are some who say this “solution” may be running away, and in some cases, I would agree. “No matter where you run, there you are.” I get it.

2025-03-27 17:44:17 UTC

🧵 Have you ever been consciously aware that you are experiencing a moment of duality? I have. It was during a conversation w/someone who was just starting a journey that I’ve already completed. I had walked his path and realized that I was now being given the chance to serve as guide (and to learn even more about independence and autonomy through teaching it). I want to keep this relatively brief, because I’m actually afraid of getting too wordy and losing the impact of our conversation. 1/4
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2025-03-24 16:49:29 UTC

As the days and weeks progress, you’ll see more and more of the Molly you’d be sharing a cup of coffee or a glass of wine with. That version is no less authentic, but she does use profanity more often. We are in a time when to be polite and reticent is to be complicit. I can’t be that person.
Oh, and if you want one of these mug decals, send your mailing info and $7.00 to me via Venmo (@npub1zwx…k383); CashApp ($mckra1g) or PayPal:
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/mckra1g
#coffee #tea #writing #FediGiftShop
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