WE STAND UNDIVIDED

08/06/2026

Monday Motivation: Being humble is a quiet kind of beautiful.

01/06/2026

Happy June. May the sunshine of this month warm your heart and bring you peace. And endless possibilities for joy, love and happiness!

25/05/2026

Today is a somber and important day dedicated to honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the Armed Forces.

Even though it's celebrated as the unofficial start of summer, the true essence of the day is remembrance.

11/05/2026

10/05/2026

To all the incredible women and caregivers who are mothers or serve as mothers—whether by blood, by choice, or by heart— sending you warm wishes on this special day!💕

04/05/2026

Happy month of May!💐🌻🌷

27/04/2026

Monday Motivation: "Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being."😊

22/04/2026

Yay, Virginia!!!
The referendum has passed. Power to the people.
😁👏🏾😁👏🏾

20/04/2026

Monday Motivation: The message today is different. I cannot help but think about American hubris with recent actions, so I did a little research and here's what I found. I'm feeling like the situation with Iran falls in this category as well. Will we ever learn...???

American Hubris

The height of American hubris is generally cited as the early 2000s, specifically the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the belief in the ability to unilaterally remake the Middle East. This peak followed the end of the Cold War, where unchallenged supremacy led to overreach, costly military failures, and shattered perceptions of invincibility.

Key aspects regarding the height of American hubris include:

The "Icarus Syndrome": Author Peter Beinart identifies three moments where American leaders thought they could remake the world, leading to overreach: World War I, Vietnam, and Iraq.

Post-Cold War Arrogance: The 1990s and early 2000s saw a belief that American liberal democracy was unchallenged, resulting in a, "[...new American Century...]" approach to foreign policy.

The 2003 Iraq Invasion: This is frequently cited as the pinnacle of this arrogance, where U.S. leaders believed they could forcefully impose democracy on other nations, a, ["hubristic fantasy""] according to Foreign Affairs.

Unwarranted Certitude: A 21st-century trend of partisan,, [high-news consumption""] and often arrogant foreign policy, according to this Oxford Academic study, suggests this hubris continues to affect foreign policy, as noted in the Georgetown Security Studies Review.

13/04/2026

Monday Motivation: It seems like everyone has an opinion. But the one to consider the most...is yours! Have a great week. (Quote is from Steve Maraboli.)