My feed has me … floored. 
#iamgrateful and #iamthankful for the movement of #MeToo … and for when a platform like FB finds its best self to bring awareness to a topic like this.
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FLOORED
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ME TOO
I haven’t been sexually assaulted. That’s important to state. But I’ve got a FB wall filled with folks who have been. I am floored saddened and blown away by it. The me too … for me … as hard as I’ve tried … feels like a reminder of all the times that I too, have been guilty, of being complicit in someone else’s guilt. I’m sorry. When minorities claim we need the privileged to step up for us in race discussions, I get it. Which is why posting this “me too” makes so much sense. Women — I guess actually anyone who’s been victimized — need the privileged and protected to step up in this discussion as well, and it’s no different.
#iamgrateful and #iamthankful for all you’ve done to take steps forward to ensure this isn’t some oddly privileged empathy … consider me woke. (Note: I’m also thankful I had a teacher recommend that I read Simone De Beauvoir my freshman year of college. Along with slave narratives, crimes of war, and a handful of other books … helped me actively seek information in an effort to keep my eyes wide open.)
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EXERCISE
Sharing a post from a former co-worker who I think the world of. Whether you agree with the politics or not, I think we can universally appreciate the approach. If you are with Jemele Hill, here’s a way you can support her. If you aren’t with Jemele Hill, I know for certain, Kash will welcome the feedback and the debate — in a healthy way.
#iamgrateful and #iamthankful that regardless of the spark, there’s more and more informed social commentary and discussion on my FB wall than ever before. We can’t have progress without educated, informed debate. My peers and I didn’t motivate like this (yeah, this is also me shouting out millennials once again.)
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25 – FRENCH
Bring me … bring me a 25 … that hits you on all senses like this song. Go beat. Go lyrics. Go flow. Go … vid? Yes. The past few months, I’ve felt like i”m 21 again when it comes to music. Old enough to appreciate, but, young enough to not get caught up in the arrogance of opinion and taste and expectation. I mean, Unforgettable is Unforgettable for a reason.
#iamgrateful and #iamthankful for cadences like “I want your mind and your body / Don’t mind nobody / So as long you don’t never hurt nobody” <<<all that kills my favorite stuff from the late 80’s/early 90’s.
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LEVAR BURTON
Does anyone know LeVar Burton? Yup. That guy. Our Reading Rainbow hero (among other things, but that’s what hits with me.) Eagerly trying to get in touch with him to get his advice and feedback on a topic he has lots of thoughts on and experience with: childhood literacy and global citizenship.
#iamgrateful and #iamthankful for any leads 
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25’s
I’ve been in desperate need of some 25’s recently (quick refresher, a 25 is the optimal sound level to play music in my car, loud enough to drown me out). And I was super happy to stumble upon the following by Portugal, the Man. The NPR version is what introduced me and has me hooked but man, I dig the video too.
#iamgrateful and #iamthankful that these guys have been fighting the good fight for 10 years; I’ve benefitted greatly from this song the past week, and yes, I feel it still…
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SELFISH, DEPENDENT, LAZY…GET A JOB
Seriously. #iamgrateful and #iamthankful for where I am today. Everyone has the same opportunities in America. This country was founded on meritocracy. If you are struggling, it’s your fault.
You probably just didn’t try hard enough. Stop living life with your hand out. Bootstrap yourself. There’s no time like the present.
(cough)
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HELP
Need an editor/editor level review of something I have written. Someone who has maybe 15 minutes to review something as a second set of eyes. I am so in the weeds on it I need an assist. Any takers?
Message me. #iamgrateful and #iamthankful that I am an English Major who needs editorial assistance. 
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30 all
I have never in my life cheered for a point that ended in “30 all”. I just did. I’ve never had a 180 degree turn on a tennis player like I have for Fed.
#iamgrateful and #iamthankful for being alive for this dude.
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LEMONADE
Queen Bey had a different reason for talking about it. And…it was brilliant. I want to talk about my own experience with lemonade this week. We were supposed to vacation in Asheville with some friends from Sat-Tue. They came to a house in the Smoky Mountains and we headed to the airport to go home. As good friends would do, and inspire, the conversation on Sat-Tue was often enough about our extending our stay.
A non-starter for all the right but responsible/boring reasons (notably. work). Then we got our lemons. We sat at the airport for hours watching our plane get delayed. The ticket counter was urging us to change our flight because though United wasn’t giving us truth, their on the ground staff was telling us this wasn’t going to be good for us. They were right. United sent us an email telling us our flight was bumped out two days to Thursday night which basically…meant we would come back on a dead and unproductive Friday before a holiday weekend. So then we made lemonade.
We got out our surfboards and rode the wave that was coming at us. We pushed the flight to Saturday. And we headed to this house in the Smokys with friends…with some of the people I’ve known best basically since birth. We had to figure it out.
Priya had to work.
I had to work.
And we had two kids who needed love and attention. That’s the lemonade. Friends stepping up to help Priya while I worked all day Wed. No small thing in the mountains. Helping load and unload cars. Literally carrying my (c)hunkster son 3+ miles on a hike while I banged away on a keyboard. Kids playing with my kids and making them smile and laugh.
https://web.facebook.com/1314738/videos/pcb.10102065918519534/10102065918090394
Occupying them as peers but almost as babysitters. I have been blessed left right and center in so many ways. But this past week, #iamgrateful and #iamthankful for finding my way into the good graces of some truly extraordinarily kind, funny, smart (and freaking accomplished) friends. After 16 hours of travel delays in August alone, I can say every second was worth it for culminating in this.
The most emblematic photo of the past week is Shashank Sheth carrying Jaan one way on a hike; Mital Sheth did the other way. Tina Dave’ Sodha and Samir Sodha made sure Priya’s car was always loaded and unloaded and that she was following the caravan to the appropriate next destination.
Soniya Babu ShethAmish Barot and Deepa Shah Barot captured Jaan’s love and affection in ways we haven’t seen him do outside of fam. Hina Patel Sheth made sure the kitchen was always humming, and along with everyone in the house, helped moderate the dynamics between three spunky 3-5 year olds who ended up performing How Far I’ll Go for us to kick off a talent show.
Priya KC Bhatt, Anaiya, Jaan and I couldn’t be luckier. Our friends get more props den stunts den Bruce Willis.
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Suneet Bhatt 