Today is the 4th of July, America's Independence Day. While we celebrate our freedom, we must be mindful of the fact that the people across the globe that are still suffering. Palestinians have not experienced freedom in 9 months. 35,000+ innocent people (including children) have been killed. They are losing their families, loved ones, homes, careers, and lives.
I have seen so many people saying "what can I do to help?" and there are various answers to this. Here are some:
1. Boycott - Stop buying from companies that are funding the genocides: McDonalds, Coca-Cola, Dominos, Google, Meta, Amazon, Disney, Hulu. Instead, support the ones that are in favor of stopping the genocides: Wet n Wild, Elf Cosmetics, Huda Beauty, Calvin Klein, Raising Canes, Ben n Jerry's
2. Donate - There are countless resources out there that are designed to help Palestinians and I will link a few below. Click to help (one click, donates ad revenue), eSims (virtual SIM cards that allow communicate with the outside world), Ceasefire in Gaza (a website with reliable resources/information gathered in one place), GoFundMe (supporting displaced families in Gaza), Pious Projects Campaign (distributing feminine hygiene products)
3. Spread the word - You cannot say things like "I don't get into politics" "I don't like to pick sides" "I'm staying neutral" in this situation. The only option here is to SPEAK UP. Properly educate those you can when you can, share accurate resources/posts online, donate, etc. Palestinians are being SILENCED and need as much help as we can provide.
Just so everyone knows, I am officially retired from making skins and have been for some time. ^-^ I hope you enjoy what skins are in my gallery, and don’t mind me lurking around on occasion, heh ♥ x
Happy New Year to everyone! ♥ I hope 2024 brings happiness and better times to all of us. Please stay safe, and remember to be gentle and patient on yourself when it comes to making resolutions x
Merry Christmas Eve, everyone! ♥ I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday and getting to spend time with your friends and family. x
For everyone that is struggling this time of year, please make sure to take gentle care of yourself and remember that your needs matter, you are loved and valued, and everything won’t always hurt the way it does right now. ♥
✨ "Hey, do you remember me? I'm the girl whose heart you stole– I don't want it back please You can keep it, My mind's made up on who I want holding it.” ✨
"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams Wandering by lone sea-breakers, and sitting by desolate streams World-losers and world-forsakers, on whom the pale moon gleams Yet we are the movers and shakers, of the world forever it seems."
Although I no longer post skins, I was wondering if anyone would be interested if I perhaps hosted a reshade contest? I have some designs in mind, but I unfortunately no longer have the time or interest to shade them, heh. :) x
As a small note, no, I'm not posting skins anymore. ♥ However, I do plan to remake my older skins as I have the time, so that all of them will look cohesive instead of a messy jumble of past designs, heh. x