Wednesday, June 21, 2023 is the summer solstice — the longest daylight hours of the year and the official start of summer.
Despite it being the first day of summer it’s raining here in Chattanooga. Not the best way to begin the season.
On 14 June 2023, World Blood Donor Day will again be celebrated throughout the world. Officially designated as an annual event by the World Health Assembly in 2005, the Day provides a special opportunity to celebrate and thank voluntary blood donors around the world for their gift of blood and has become a major focus for action towards achieving universal access to safe blood transfusion.
Seriously, thanks for all the likes and love good people. It’s always appreciated.
Close to where I live are two roundabouts. There are others in other places in my city. They are designed to help traffic flow safely but they are confusing. Some drivers really don’t like roundabouts as this graphic would indicate. It’s all funny until someone gets hurt.
No matter who you are life is messy. Everyone goes through life with varying degrees of chaos and turmoil. Your life might look polished on the outside but on the inside is a different story. Being human means you won’t go through life without some hiccups and other stuff happening that you have to deal with.
I am convinced that there won’t be a day that goes by when you won’t have something happen that makes you shake your head and wonder what is going on here. Even religious people like me don’t have it all together. It’s good to have people in your life who also have a messy life and need the support to go through it together.
My friends everything will be OK you just have to learn to be imperfect and let things happen so you can deal with those things in the future. Experience counts a lot when life is messy.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States.
Pride month is a global celebration recognizing the LGBTQ community around the world. The work of acceptance and full inclusion continues. As an ally I’m proud to stand with my friends in the community who seek justice and to live their lives without fear.
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