Arlette:)
@arletteejackson.bsky.social
☀️🏥☀️💖⛪️☀️📚 Chaplain | Mental Health Advocate | Author | Bibliophile
🌈Mommy Is a Rainbow, a children's bk re. the busy & beautiful brain of one who lives with bipolar disorder: Dec. 2025 |Founder, WPL, Inc. @wpillarsoflight | https://linktr.ee/arlettejackson
🌈Mommy Is a Rainbow, a children's bk re. the busy & beautiful brain of one who lives with bipolar disorder: Dec. 2025 |Founder, WPL, Inc. @wpillarsoflight | https://linktr.ee/arlettejackson
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@arletteejackson.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
#BlackBookSky
Day 8
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
#BlackBookSky
Day 8
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🌍It's World Mental Health Day! According to NAMI, more than 1 in 20 adults experience serious mental illness each year. Let's shed the silence, share our stories, and build community. Together, we can make a difference! #WorldMentalHealthDay
#MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek #NAMI
#MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek #NAMI
October 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
🌍It's World Mental Health Day! According to NAMI, more than 1 in 20 adults experience serious mental illness each year. Let's shed the silence, share our stories, and build community. Together, we can make a difference! #WorldMentalHealthDay
#MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek #NAMI
#MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek #NAMI
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It's Mental Health Awareness Week! Mental health matters all year, but this #MIAW is an opportunity to build understanding. Let's reduce the stigma and shed the silence surrounding mental difference!
October 8, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It's Mental Health Awareness Week! Mental health matters all year, but this #MIAW is an opportunity to build understanding. Let's reduce the stigma and shed the silence surrounding mental difference!
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You matter.
In crisis? Call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org for support.
#NationalSuicidePreventionMonth
(The Winter of Our Discontent, John Steinbeck)
In crisis? Call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org for support.
#NationalSuicidePreventionMonth
(The Winter of Our Discontent, John Steinbeck)
September 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
You matter.
In crisis? Call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org for support.
#NationalSuicidePreventionMonth
(The Winter of Our Discontent, John Steinbeck)
In crisis? Call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org for support.
#NationalSuicidePreventionMonth
(The Winter of Our Discontent, John Steinbeck)
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SAMHSA Suicide and Suicide Prevention Resources
www.samhsa.gov/mental.../su...
If you are in crisis call or text 988 or visit988lifelong.org support.
#NationalSuicidePreventionMonth
www.samhsa.gov/mental.../su...
If you are in crisis call or text 988 or visit988lifelong.org support.
#NationalSuicidePreventionMonth
September 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
SAMHSA Suicide and Suicide Prevention Resources
www.samhsa.gov/mental.../su...
If you are in crisis call or text 988 or visit988lifelong.org support.
#NationalSuicidePreventionMonth
www.samhsa.gov/mental.../su...
If you are in crisis call or text 988 or visit988lifelong.org support.
#NationalSuicidePreventionMonth
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In the U.S., suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people ages 10-14 and among people ages 15-24, and the 11th leading cause of death overall. Let's replace silence with support. - NAMI www.nami.ot
In crisis? Call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org for support.
In crisis? Call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org for support.
September 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
In the U.S., suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people ages 10-14 and among people ages 15-24, and the 11th leading cause of death overall. Let's replace silence with support. - NAMI www.nami.ot
In crisis? Call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org for support.
In crisis? Call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org for support.
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A wonderful resource! (The Black mental health and wellness book guide and @booksforblackkids.bsky.social itself☺️.)
#blackbooksky #booksky💙📚
#blackbooksky #booksky💙📚
#BlackHistoryMonth with Books for Black Kids: Black Mental Health and Wellness
Black Mental Wellness Day was created to address the specific mental wellness challenges faced by the Black community.
This is dedicated to Black #mentalhealth & wellness, both practical guides and stories of survival.
Black Mental Wellness Day was created to address the specific mental wellness challenges faced by the Black community.
This is dedicated to Black #mentalhealth & wellness, both practical guides and stories of survival.
February 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A wonderful resource! (The Black mental health and wellness book guide and @booksforblackkids.bsky.social itself☺️.)
#blackbooksky #booksky💙📚
#blackbooksky #booksky💙📚
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No man is an island,/Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the continent,/A part of the main.
If a clod b washed away by the sea [we r all less] . . .
There4, send not 2 know 4 whom the bell tolls,
It tolls 4 thee.
-JDonne -"Meditation XVII","Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions" #agape #poetry
No man is an island,/Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the continent,/A part of the main.
If a clod b washed away by the sea [we r all less] . . .
There4, send not 2 know 4 whom the bell tolls,
It tolls 4 thee.
-JDonne -"Meditation XVII","Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions" #agape #poetry
February 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy
From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
2day's re-read (+ Dr.King's The Strength 2 Love.)I meant2 recommend this brilliant Election2016 post mortem eons ago 2any who missed it! #BookChallenge20 Coates' prose: exquisite! Faith forward Beloved!
🎶"Lift Every . . ."2&3🤎🥰;) #BlackBookSky #PostReconstruction ta-nehisicoates.com/books/we-wer...
🎶"Lift Every . . ."2&3🤎🥰;) #BlackBookSky #PostReconstruction ta-nehisicoates.com/books/we-wer...
January 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
2day's re-read (+ Dr.King's The Strength 2 Love.)I meant2 recommend this brilliant Election2016 post mortem eons ago 2any who missed it! #BookChallenge20 Coates' prose: exquisite! Faith forward Beloved!
🎶"Lift Every . . ."2&3🤎🥰;) #BlackBookSky #PostReconstruction ta-nehisicoates.com/books/we-wer...
🎶"Lift Every . . ."2&3🤎🥰;) #BlackBookSky #PostReconstruction ta-nehisicoates.com/books/we-wer...
January 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Ch. 12 | III: Love| p. 128
(II:Courage:Tillich&Fromm,124:)
#love #MLKDay #DrKing
#BlackBookSky #BookSky💙📚
Ch. 12 | III: Love| p. 128
(II:Courage:Tillich&Fromm,124:)
#love #MLKDay #DrKing
#BlackBookSky #BookSky💙📚
January 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Ch. 12 | III: Love| p. 128
(II:Courage:Tillich&Fromm,124:)
#love #MLKDay #DrKing
#BlackBookSky #BookSky💙📚
Ch. 12 | III: Love| p. 128
(II:Courage:Tillich&Fromm,124:)
#love #MLKDay #DrKing
#BlackBookSky #BookSky💙📚
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 20
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 20
December 31, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 20
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 20 (Epistolary)
(A) The Screwtape Letters
(B) The Yellow Wallpaper⬇️
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 20 (Epistolary)
(A) The Screwtape Letters
(B) The Yellow Wallpaper⬇️
December 31, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 20 (Epistolary)
(A) The Screwtape Letters
(B) The Yellow Wallpaper⬇️
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 20 (Epistolary)
(A) The Screwtape Letters
(B) The Yellow Wallpaper⬇️
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
#BlackBookSky
Day 20A
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
#BlackBookSky
Day 20A
December 31, 2024 at 8:38 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
#BlackBookSky
Day 20A
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
#BlackBookSky
Day 20A
20 books that have stayed with or influenced you. #BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge #BlackBookSky
Day 19 (Books➡️Theater|Theater)
(A) Othello (B) The Beautiful Thing That Heaven Bears (12/16)
(C)The Color Purple
(D) ⬇️
#BookChallenge #BlackBookSky
Day 19 (Books➡️Theater|Theater)
(A) Othello (B) The Beautiful Thing That Heaven Bears (12/16)
(C)The Color Purple
(D) ⬇️
December 31, 2024 at 8:29 AM
20 books that have stayed with or influenced you. #BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge #BlackBookSky
Day 19 (Books➡️Theater|Theater)
(A) Othello (B) The Beautiful Thing That Heaven Bears (12/16)
(C)The Color Purple
(D) ⬇️
#BookChallenge #BlackBookSky
Day 19 (Books➡️Theater|Theater)
(A) Othello (B) The Beautiful Thing That Heaven Bears (12/16)
(C)The Color Purple
(D) ⬇️
20 books that have stayed with or influenced you. #BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge #BlackBookSky
Day 19 (Books➡️Theater)
(A) Othello (B) The Beautiful Thing That Heaven Bears (12/16)
(C)🪻The Color Purple
Critical P: Bell Hooks, "Reading & Resistance: TCP", 284.| + 3rd Life
#BookChallenge #BlackBookSky
Day 19 (Books➡️Theater)
(A) Othello (B) The Beautiful Thing That Heaven Bears (12/16)
(C)🪻The Color Purple
Critical P: Bell Hooks, "Reading & Resistance: TCP", 284.| + 3rd Life
December 31, 2024 at 8:25 AM
20 books that have stayed with or influenced you. #BookSky💙📚
#BookChallenge #BlackBookSky
Day 19 (Books➡️Theater)
(A) Othello (B) The Beautiful Thing That Heaven Bears (12/16)
(C)🪻The Color Purple
Critical P: Bell Hooks, "Reading & Resistance: TCP", 284.| + 3rd Life
#BookChallenge #BlackBookSky
Day 19 (Books➡️Theater)
(A) Othello (B) The Beautiful Thing That Heaven Bears (12/16)
(C)🪻The Color Purple
Critical P: Bell Hooks, "Reading & Resistance: TCP", 284.| + 3rd Life
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“We wanted to help ProPublica’s readers recognize the humanity of the people we had met and talked to, so we gave them notecards and asked them to describe their experiences with sweeps.”
“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so th...
projects.propublica.org
December 30, 2024 at 1:24 AM
“We wanted to help ProPublica’s readers recognize the humanity of the people we had met and talked to, so we gave them notecards and asked them to describe their experiences with sweeps.”
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God, give us men*! A time like this demands strong minds,
great hearts, true faith & ready hands . . .
Men who possess opinions & a will;
Men who have honor; men who will not lie . . .
Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog
In public duty & in private thinking. -J.G.Holland/*[wo]men:)
God, give us men*! A time like this demands strong minds,
great hearts, true faith & ready hands . . .
Men who possess opinions & a will;
Men who have honor; men who will not lie . . .
Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog
In public duty & in private thinking. -J.G.Holland/*[wo]men:)
James Earl Carter Jr., who died at 100 on Sunday, has a fair claim to being the most effective former president his country ever had, Todd S. Purdum writes:
Jimmy Carter Was America’s Most Effective Former President
The 39th president of the United States died at 100 today.
www.theatlantic.com
December 30, 2024 at 1:06 AM
💝🇺🇸☮️🏡
God, give us men*! A time like this demands strong minds,
great hearts, true faith & ready hands . . .
Men who possess opinions & a will;
Men who have honor; men who will not lie . . .
Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog
In public duty & in private thinking. -J.G.Holland/*[wo]men:)
God, give us men*! A time like this demands strong minds,
great hearts, true faith & ready hands . . .
Men who possess opinions & a will;
Men who have honor; men who will not lie . . .
Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog
In public duty & in private thinking. -J.G.Holland/*[wo]men:)
December 20, 2024 at 11:48 PM