Crystal Jackson.Writer

At the point where those good at falling in love are experiencing the high of loving, people who aren’t great at this skillset are desperately pumping the brakes and preparing for a crash landing. medium.com/hello-love/fal…

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

How Avoidantly Attached People Can Have Healthy Relationships by @cjacksonwriter link.medium.com/8lQhJLnohOb

IN ONE WEEK:

A history lesson

It was foretold in the prophecies

I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians. I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor. My time as Governor taught me to love policy and ignore politics. I’m proud of the work I did to help clean up our air, create jobs, balance the budget, make the biggest infrastructure investment in state history, and take power from the politicians and give it back to the people when it comes to our redistricting process and our primaries in California. That’s policy. It requires working with the other side, not insulting them to win your next election, and I know it isn’t sexy to most people, but I love it when I can help make people’s lives better with policies, like I still do through my institute at USC, where we fight for clean air and stripping the power from the politicians who rig the system against the people. Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime. It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand. I want to tune out. But I can’t. Because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets. To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious. And I will always be an American before I am a Republican. That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognize our country. And you are right to be furious. For decades, we’ve talked about the national debt. For decades, we’ve talked about comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while fixing our broken immigration system. And Washington does nothing. The problems just keep rolling, and we all keep getting angrier, because the only people that benefit from problems aren’t you, the people. The only people that benefit from this crap are the politicians who prefer having talking points to win elections to the public service that will make Americans’ lives better. It is a just game to them. But it is life for my fellow Americans. We should be pissed! But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else, a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems. It will just be four more years of bullshit with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful. We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that. He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger. That’s enough reason for me to share my vote with all of you. I want to move forward as a country, and even though I have plenty of disagreements with their platform, I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz. Vote this week. Turn the page and put this junk behind us. And even if you disagree with me, vote, because that’s what we do as Americans. vote.org

Some people seem to have forgotten how bad a president Trump was, so I made a list of the 100 Worst Things About the Trump Presidency, in no particular order. Please share and add anything I missed. 🧵

This Fragile Line by @cjacksonwriter link.medium.com/lyLw43M9pNb #poetry #chronicIllness #medicine

Raise your hand if you agree Pete Buttigieg is awesome

I LOVE TAYLOR SWIFT! ❤️

Kamala Harris and I are both gun owners. We’re not going to take away your Second Amendment rights — we’re going to prevent your kids from getting shot at school.

5 Promises You Can Keep in a Romantic Relationship by @cjacksonwriter link.medium.com/zf5CRzRwdMb

Love in ADHD by @cjacksonwriter link.medium.com/Bi31fAcNbMb #poetry #relationships #ADHD

📸 THREAD: We're in Fort Lee, NJ to support @aapinewjersey and demand #JusticeforVictoria. Victoria Lee was unjustly killed by police during a mental health crisis, and her family needs everyone’s support. Stay tuned for updates from today's rally. ⬇️

Coffee Confessional by @cjacksonwriter link.medium.com/GbFfH1E16Lb #poetry #relationships

Impulse Screams ‘Fight for Love’ But Intuition Whispers ‘Let Them Go’ by @cjacksonwriter link.medium.com/1EyqUwOETLb

Compare how Tim Walz just dealt with a heat incident in the crowd in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to how Trump dealt with a similar incident a couple months ago. Who do you want as one of your leaders? Unity Vs. Division Love Vs. Hate Selfless Vs. Selfish Let's not go back to where we came from!

I love you. I hope this finds you.

Unknowable by @cjacksonwriter link.medium.com/040ptfIFOLb #love #poetry