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Plum's avatar

An excellent, inspiring, uplifting piece. Thank you for putting this more productive path before me.

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Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's avatar

Happy I could help, Plum!

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Susan Mercurio's avatar

Add comedian Josh Johnson

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Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's avatar

Oh, 100% concur!

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Ian Huntington's avatar

Beautiful! Inspired and so badly needed. Thank you.

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Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's avatar

Thank you, Ian!

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Shauna Moser's avatar

Thank you for affirming what despair sometimes causes me to question and doubt: Beauty is essential.

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Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's avatar

You're so welcome. It is okay to still feel joy. They don't want us to. So we will cultivate peace and happiness despite their miserable hatreds.

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Rosemary Siipola's avatar

How about a road trip to New Mexico? Food, art, the scenery. Let’s go! I try to cook something great for dinner. Really enjoyed this. Much needed.

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Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's avatar

I do miss New Mexico! Enjoy, if you go. ☺️

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Elizabeth Rose Zheng's avatar

Thank you. Beauty in shared humanity.

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Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's avatar

You are so welcome 🙏🏾

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Virginia Wiles's avatar

Exquisite Beauty -- a short phrase that accurately describes this post, Alisa. I will never forget this. Thank you!

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Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's avatar

Very kind, thank you, friend 🧡

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Mary Coffey's avatar

Amen! Creativity is resistance!!

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Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's avatar

Yes, absolutely, Mary! 😊

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Brad Clure's avatar

Maybe that link to Mo America could be a little more beautiful than about A’s and bidets. Awkward to share…

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Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's avatar

I find it hilarious. We all have different taste in art. These are things that made me smile.

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Jstn Green's avatar

Given your nickname for him in this piece, I thought you might appreciate mine. I used to call the Mad King, Sippy Cup Caligula, until it got to be too much hassle to write out. I even have a meme with it, which for some reason this comment section won't let me add.

Comedy keeps me sane. The late night comics, Randy Rainbow, and several satirist channels on YouTube. And of course,music, but it always has, since I put the "mental" in multi-instrumentalist.

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Erwin Cuellar's avatar

Come check out our Latin art museum one day and what we do in Austin - https://mexic-artemuseum.org/

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Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's avatar

I love this! Thank you.

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Hey! I’m Back!'s avatar

I love this post! And art! And I’m awesome at singing badly! ☮️

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Mary Norton's avatar

Ahhh - that so brought a smile of joy tonight after a another hard day for humanity - “rock on” 🤗

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La Corua's avatar

Gladys Roldan de Moras has been one of my favorite Latina artists of all time! She does such an amazing job bringing life and glow and movement to the amazing Escaramuzas horsewomen.

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StillTrying2AgeGracefully's avatar

Thank you for the intros to these artists!

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Susan Rumbo's avatar

I just saw this and was overwhelmed with beauty and encouragement. Thank you!

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