Waylon & Elephant Journal

Anti-war quotes by those who know war best:

www.elephantjournal.com/2011/10/war-... “There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all Hell.” ~ General Sherman

Barron Trump's volunteering, right? Right?

'Merica.

"Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darkness of other people." ~ Carl Jung

Broooo. I love music, but too often I feel it's used to just fill up the space.

"There is nothing radical about wanting relationships where your voice doesn’t cost you belonging. Where concern isn’t labeled betrayal. Where care isn’t punished as criticism."
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Data Centers, and AI, are helping to kill our children's future.

remember

I'm dealing with a medical insurance issue and feel these feels. Hard! ~ Molly, ed.

So, what do we do now?

We pause.
We take a breath.
We heal a little piece
of our hearts.
And go back out there and do it again—we don’t give up.

16 Quotes about Worrying that will Stop Anxious Thoughts Right Away. | elephant journal Buddhists believe that worrying is useless. It robs us of the ability to focus on the present moment, which is full of opportunities and actionable steps.

"I’m no stranger to excessive worrying. I tend to worry about silly, irrational things and spend a copious amount of time thinking about problems that don’t linger." ~ Elyane Youssef

Keep reading:

a brown dog is sitting in the back seat of a car looking out the window . ALT: a brown dog is sitting in the back seat of a car looking out the window .

Raise your hand if you're also an excessive worrier 🙋🏼‍♀️👇🏼

The Empathic & Highly Sensitive Person’s Guide to a Good Night’s Sleep. | elephant journal As sensitive souls, we spend so much of our day giving—giving attention, care, energy, worry, prayers. Nighttime is our invitation to receive.

Bouncing between “I’m okay.” and “The world is ending.” is exhausting, y’all. ~ Sarah Theresa Lamb

"By nightfall, my emotional inbox is overflowing. (And let’s be real: it’s not like the world is getting any less intense.) So, sleep? Sleep can be a whole event."

6. You feel you’re being used.
7. They don’t care about how you feel.
8. They don’t reciprocate.
9. You feel rejected.

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Nine signs you’re in a toxic friendship:
1. It doesn’t feel right.
2. You feel the need to proceed with caution.
3. It’s affecting your mental health.
4. Those who care about you see it.
5. There’s a repeated pattern.

"Perimenopause doesn’t come with balloons or warning labels. It comes like a thief in the night—one you don’t notice at first until the things it’s stolen become undeniable. Sleep. Patience. The memory of who you used to be." ~Melissa A. Ellis

Absolutely! I edited this article and I thought the whole piece was full of much-needed reminders. Thanks for reading! ~ Molly, ed.

See People as They Are—Not as You Wish They’d Be. | elephant journal One definition of insanity is when you keep returning to the same situation but expect different results. Sometimes, having empathy means accepting that someone is doing their best (though it might no...

"Train yourself to see people and situations accurately. For any new or ongoing relationships, ask yourself these five questions."

The Epstein Files & the Truth We don't Want to Face:
"It’s tempting to call them monsters. But that would be too easy. Calling them monsters allows us to believe they are not like us. And that is where the real danger lies." ~ Galina Singer

A giant among men, who worked for the advancement of all kinds of US in the rainbow of humanity.

If you know nothing else about Jesse Jackson, this big-hearted big man with a presence bigger than big, let them be these three moments. I am! ~ Waylon
www.elephantjournal.com/2026/02/if-y...

What Trauma Looks like when the Government is Gaslighting Us. | elephant journal For years we were taught that politics should stay out of therapy. But once politics becomes about governing bodies, safety, identity, and survival, it is already in the therapy room.

Read more from Becky:

"We are living in a world that mirrors the environments many trauma survivors grew up in: unpredictability, violence, denial of reality, & the constant message that what you see with your own eyes is not true. That kind of environment wreaks havoc on the nervous system." ~ Becky Hellwig, LCSW, LCAS

It’s the Eastern New Year…time to Lhasang (purify) your home & favorite objects. YouTube video by Elephant Journal

We’ve just come through the worst, hardest time of year on the Eastern calendar, Don Season. But today, it’s the New Year. Cheerful Losar (Shambala Day): Yang Fire Horse! Find more about what the New Year means for us:

This was Never about Dementia—It’s about what we Choose to See. I didn’t sit down to write an op‑ed. I wrote because something inside me tightened when I saw the racist post he made recently—a post depicting the Obamas as apes, left up for hours

Please check out my article on @elephantjournal.com

www.elephantjournal.com?p=4249284

This Valentine's Day, instead of asking: "Am I loved enough?" try asking this: elejrnl.com?p=4251361

Finding Belonging as a Neurodivergent Individual. | elephant journal Each time I masked, I’d lose a little piece of myself. Belonging feels exhausting after essentially holding your breath for years. It’s sitting with someone who doesn’t flinch

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