Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
#TroublingTimesinOurUSA
blurb
AnnCrystal
Untitled | Anonymous
post image

The Power Of The Lady
A Petite Story By Ann Crystal
Art by Ann Crystal
#petitestoriesbyAnnCrystal

The Lady could always feel the shift before it happens. It has happened before. Generally the shift in weight is barely noticeable, but there have been times when the weight causes an almost intolerable imbalance.

Yet it is usually this Woman's obligation to wait and assess, to give the imbalance a chance to even out and restore equality.

👇🏼

AnnCrystal It was within the powers of this Lady to anticipate that this current shift would become such an intolerable imbalance that the period of time needed to assess would not be lengthy.

And by the time the Scales of Justice became completely imbalanced, the Woman had already placed the scales down at her feet.

👇🏼
2d
AnnCrystal Lady Justice kept her sword firmly gripped with one hand as her other hand retrieved a Judges Hammer from a hidden pocket in the folds of her dress.

To the Great Bell of Justice, Lady Justice took her Judge's Hammer and slammed it against the Great Bell three times.

The Bell rang the call of Justice across the Lands of America.

👇🏼
(edited) 2d
AnnCrystal From sea to glittering sea, Lady Justices who were as small as tiny statuettes and as large as lifesize monuments heard the call.

Ceramic, marble, and concrete began to crack as the Spirits of Justice broke free from their places of slumber.

Together, they sing a song well known, a folk song by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays

👇🏼
2d
See All 8 Comments
AnnCrystal “Well, I got a Hammer, and I got a Bell, and I got a Song to Sing all over this Land. It's the Hammer of Justice, it's the Bell of Freedom, it's a Song about Love between my Brothers and my Sisters, All Over This Land!“

#petitestories

#writtenbyanncrystal
#illustratedbyanncrystal
#TroublingTimesinOurUSA
(edited) 2d
lil1inblue 😍 😍 😍 1d
dabbe 🧡💜🧡 22h
AnnCrystal @lil1inblue
🔔🔨⚖️✊🏼😉🦅💫.
(edited) 17h
AnnCrystal @dabbe 🔔🔨⚖️✊🏼😉🦅💫. 17h
21 likes8 comments
blurb
AnnCrystal
Untitled | Anonymous
post image
TheBookHippie 🙌🏼 2w
AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie ✊🏼🐻🦅💖. 2w
Deblovestoread Love! ❤️ 2w
See All 9 Comments
AnnCrystal 😘 @Deblovestoread ✊🏼🐻🦅💖. 1w
dabbe 🩶🤍🖤 1w
AnnCrystal @dabbe ✊🏼🐻🦅💖. 1w
Jari-chan 💖💯💖👏 1w
AnnCrystal @Jari-chan ✊🏼🐻✊🏼🦅💖. 1w
26 likes9 comments
blurb
AnnCrystal
Untitled | Anonymous
post image

I've been keeping out of the comments and debates about God and Prayers both here on Litsy and in RL.

Until today.

A friend came to me and demanded for me to explain how my “good“ “kind“ “loving“ God could allow such bad things to happen in the world “all the time.“ And don't give me, “God Works In Mysterious Ways“ or that “There's A Reason For Everything“ crap.

If you'd like to know how this conversation continued, please keep reading.

👇🏼

AnnCrystal Me: The truth, I can't. I don't believe anyone can truly answer that question.

People mistakingly believe that I have a strong faith BECAUSE I was born and raised Catholic. But the strength in my faith came with time. It's a journey. A journey that can't be mimicked because it's truly unique and personal for every single person. A journey that can only be guided by forces unknown.

👇🏼
2w
AnnCrystal Friend: that's a horrible reply! What kind of 🤬🤬🤬🤬 response is that?

👇🏼
2w
AnnCrystal Me: I'm sorry, but we're done speaking about this.

👇🏼
2w
See All 33 Comments
AnnCrystal Friend: Cries...

👇🏼
2w
AnnCrystal Me: OK, look. I can't give you the answers you're looking for but here's something I can say.

I was raised believing that my Catholic God has a son named Lucifer. I was raised understanding the symbol of the ying-yang. One of the first legends I learned about from my ancestral world was the, Wendigo. Many cultures and religions from around the world believe in some kind of darkness or evil.

👇🏼
2w
AnnCrystal Me: When I was 4/5 years old, when my 14 year old brother was in the hospital and my mom needed to be with him. My father abandoned me to his multi-abusive family members and friends (note: that's the most that I am willing to speak about involving this abuse in my life). That was my personal encounter with some of the evil humans are capable of doing.

👇🏼
2w
AnnCrystal Me: You know a little about my obsession with the paranormal-

👇🏼
2w
AnnCrystal Friend: oh, please don't twist this into something supernatural!

👇🏼
2w
AnnCrystal Me: You opened this door. Now listen.

Believe me or not, you can't “seriously“ dabble in the paranormal without sometimes accidentally encountering negative spirits or daemons.

I know, not just believe, but personally know that there are evil forces that exists because I've dealt with them.

Now, you don't have to believe me about any of this.

👇🏼
(edited) 2w
AnnCrystal Me: I believe that just because evil has had large and small victories throughout history, the “war“ hasn't been won one way or another. 2w
AnnCrystal Friend: But doesn't that scare you?

👇🏼
2w
AnnCrystal Me: Do I fear for my family, community, our whole country and world. Of course. My Prayers are not only for protection and to seek guidance, they are for strength. Strength for myself to find creative ways to aspire and inspire each day forward.

But Prayers are more, they are lending any “good“ forces at work strength and endurance. No matter from which cultural belief or religion because they're all as real as mine.

👇🏼
2w
AnnCrystal My Friend was silent for awhile before saying: Will you hate me for saying that none of this has made me a true believer?

👇🏼
2w
AnnCrystal Me: I would be more surprised if you were suddenly a believer.

Just promise me this, never stop questioning. And don't only focus on the bad, see the good too...even in the darkest events throughout history, seek out the “good“ that is at work giving light to the darkness.

👇🏼
(edited) 2w
AnnCrystal Friend: you don't really, like, really, really believe in Demons do you?

👇🏼
2w
AnnCrystal Me: let's just say that I'd prefer to battle it out with a daemon over a “bad“ human any day.

👇🏼
2w
AnnCrystal
Friend: I don't know what's worse...believing there is a good God who doesn't care, or no God at all, or that there is actual evil out there who knows how to outwit the Almighty.
(edited) 2w
Jari-chan Thanks for sharing this 💯🫂🫂 1w
AnnCrystal 🫂 @Jari-chan Thank You for reading. I was a little unsure about posting this one. ✊🏼🦅💝. 1w
Jari-chan @AnnCrystal 🫂 understandable. But it's your feed and you should be allowed to post what is important to you 💖 1w
AnnCrystal Thank You 😘 @Jari-chan ✊🏼🫂✊🏼💝. 1w
Dralex090 @AnnCrystal … to summarize your note, are you saying You prefer to serve the Devil since the good God doesn‘t care. Do you know the story of Job ?? 1w
Dralex090 @AnnCrystal …. Job, a righteous, God-fearing man, experienced severe trials and afflictions. Job lost all of his property, his children died, and he suffered great physical agony. In the midst of his suffering, Job was visited by three friends. Though Job's friends intended to comfort him, they accused him of transgression 1w
Dralex090 @AnnCrystal …God mentions Job to Satan saying, "There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.” However, Satan contends that Job is only righteous because God has favored him generously. 1w
Dralex090 @AnnCrystal … Satan dares God that, if given the approval to inflict suffering, Job will change and curse God. God permits Satan to abuse Job to experiment with this brazen claim, but he forbids Satan to take Job‘s life in the manner. 1w
Dralex090 Have faith in God. If you know the end story of Job 1w
AnnCrystal @Dralex090 You've misunderstood the message here 🤗. I am a daughter of a Catholic God. To acknowledge Lucifer, is not to serve the devil, it's to acknowledge the existence of evil. ✝️ 1w
AnnCrystal @Dralex090 Catholic POV of the story of Job is a teaching lesson. Teachings that include the following:

The book shows that it is not a sin to mourn and struggle with pain. Job does not pretend his suffering away, but honestly expresses his grief and confusion to God. His raw, honest prayers serve as a model for how believers can express their sorrow and bewilderment to God in times of crisis. 👇🏼
1w
AnnCrystal Now, I will admit that my own Church would call me a Cafeteria Catholic. I call myself an Out of the Box Catholic. I weigh things differently. Finding my own understandings for stories like Job and Abraham (when God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son). I read them with a unique POV. 🤗✝️. (edited) 1w
TieDyeDude Thank you for sharing your feelings. As a non-believer, I know that I have dismissed the faithful before, mostly out of frustration that well-meaning platitudes have been co-opted by those in power to avoid taking responsibility for their lack of action. I am also aware that, as someone who often dismisses “thoughts and prayers,“ I have signed online petitions before; it probably isn't going to enact change, 👇 7d
TieDyeDude but you are putting your voice out there in the hopes that it will fortify those who are struggling. Evil is out there, and there isn‘t a “right” way to push back against it. Thank you for giving me something to think about ✌❤ (edited) 7d
AnnCrystal 💫 Thank You @TieDyeDude for reading and your honesty. I am grateful you read this with such an open opinion ✊🏼🦅💫. 7d
23 likes33 comments
blurb
AnnCrystal
Untitled | Anonymous
post image

There is talk about there being nationwide protest during Labor Day weekend.

If you're going out to join the protests, please be careful. Please keep in consideration that Federal Agents are armed and Little t has now armed the National Gaurds as of this week.

Little t and his minions are playing monopoly with America and Americans.

We the People must play this reality like a game piece on a chess board if we are going to win.

👇🏼

AnnCrystal
Be safe Littens, have patience, be vigilant. We must be careful for traps. Put on your best poker face, which will outrage our opponents.

And be watchful for terrorists.

Also, try to keep at least a two-week stock on necessities for you and your fur/feather/scaly babies.

✊🏼😎🐻🦅✌🏼🤍✌🏼.

Please excuse my choice of image for this post...but nothing else fit what is happening to Americans.

🤗🥺🤔🇺🇸✊🏼🤬🇺🇸.
2w
dabbe 💙✊🏻💙 2w
AnnCrystal @dabbe 💙✊🏼😎👌🏼💙. 2w
25 likes4 comments
blurb
AnnCrystal
Untitled | Anonymous
post image

There has been some debates today about Our Nation's Flag.

I was raised by my mom that I should always respect Our American Flag and Our Land or I am only disrespecting myself.

But now there is a threat coming from Little t aimed at anyone burning or disrespecting Our Flag

Please share this posts with any protesting friends. This is serious! We cannot give these people a single reason to send out the National Guard across the America.

👇🏼

AnnCrystal We're apparently dealing with hunters who like to taunt those they prey upon. We must not fall for their traps. We must not give the oppressors a reason to attack!

Instead save the American flag as we struggle to save Democracy! Fly her with true American patriotism as we walk into the future, and work to form a Country we can truly be proud about.

✊🏼💙🇺🇲🦅🇺🇸💙✌🏼.

#californiananncrystal

#HighlightsfromCalifornia

#TroublingTimesinOurUSA
(edited) 2w
dabbe From Michael Douglas as THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT: “You want to claim this land as the land of the free? Then the symbol of your country can't just be a flag; the symbol also has to be one of its citizens exercising his right to burn that flag in protest. Show me that, defend that, celebrate that in your classrooms. Then, you can stand up and sing about the “land of the free.“

Keep fighting the fight; democracy is worth it. 💙✊🏻💙
2w
AnnCrystal ✊🏼😎✌🏼 @dabbe Democracy is Totally Worth Fighting The Fight.

There are going to be Nation wide protests this weekend. My county and state is already prepared. Be careful. I'm assuming you and your husband are staying home because of your surgery, but maybe send the hubby to stock up on necessities beforehand??

💙✊🏼🦅✌🏼💙.
(edited) 2w
dabbe @AnnCrystal Good to know. Thanks for keeping us informed. 🩶🤍🖤 2w
AnnCrystal @dabbe ☺️👌🏼💙. 2w
24 likes5 comments
blurb
AnnCrystal
Untitled | Anonymous
post image

Since the raidings began because of Little t's ignorance, my mom is “not allowed“ to go grocery shopping alone... she's a little warrior who is ready to fight back and defend her American rights, which means she would likely get herself into trouble if she ventures out and about alone ✊🏼😂.

I wanted to give a warning to be careful while going out shopping.

👇🏼

AnnCrystal As I've posted about, we are facing prejudice from store customers. From “if looks could kill“ to “utter rudeness.“

About two weeks ago, I parked the grocery cart against a shelf near the end of an aisle. I moved around the basket and stood leaning against the front of the shopping cart while I waited on my mom as she made some food selections.

All of a sudden, my cart was slammed against my lower back, I even bowed backwards a bit.

👇🏼
(edited) 2w
AnnCrystal I spun around and the guy mumbled as if it were my fault that he ran into my cart.

It took four days to heal. I waited a few days before I mentioned this to my mom, she wasn't happy that I hadn't told her sooner. I'm just glad it was me and not my mother that this happened to. My mom did tell me to yell out loudly the next time, “ouch, what's your problem!“ to embarrass the person.

👇🏼
2w
AnnCrystal These people seem to be trying to cause a ruckus, possibly trying to get people upset so they can have an excuse to call the cops.

Just try to stay calm and avoid such people...unless they try to drag you off someplace or become violent, then you need to yell for help and fight back!

There are still too many ghost grocery carts abandoned in the aisles. Try to venture out in pairs.

👇🏼
2w
See All 29 Comments
AnnCrystal Also remember, there are store cameras everywhere, and those cameras are your witness.
2w
CBee Oh Ann 😢😢😢 I‘m so sorry and so horrified that this happened. 2w
AnnCrystal Thank You 😘 @CBee We all have to stay vigilant. Americans are in danger ✊🏼🫂✌🏼💝. 2w
AmyG Saying a prayer for you and Mom that you both continue to be safe. These times are truly horrific. 2w
JenlovesJT47 I‘m sorry you‘ve had to go through this. 🫂♥️♥️♥️ 2w
Deblovestoread This makes me so sad and so angry. I‘m sorry you were injured and that litte t‘s supporters are such sh*ts. 2w
AnnCrystal Thank You 😘 @AmyG May you and yours be safe while out and about too 🙏🏼🫂✊🏼💝. 2w
AnnCrystal Thank You 😘@JenlovesJT47 I'm just truly thankful that this wasn't my mom. We've been knocked against, but this was something more violent ✊🏼🫂✌🏼💝. 2w
AnnCrystal Thank You 😘 @Deblovestoread It's sad to see what Little t and his minions are doing to our America ✊🏼🫂✊🏼💝 2w
JenlovesJT47 I know what you mean, I‘m super protective of my mom. She‘s disabled after a car accident 30 years ago. Somebody hurts my mom they‘re gonna have to deal with me! ♥️ 2w
AnnCrystal @JenlovesJT47 that's terrible 🙏🏼🫂. I'm glad she survived the accident 💝💝💝.

These people haven't dealt with daughters protecting their mothers! ✊🏼🤨👌🏼💝.
2w
TheBookHippie Ugh I‘m so so sorry. 2w
AnnCrystal Thank You 😘 @TheBookHippie you've mentioned that your daughter had a problem when at Walmart, please share this caution post with her too ✊🏼🫂👌🏼💝. 2w
Bookwormjillk I‘m so sorry 2w
AnnCrystal Thank You 😘@Bookwormjillk thankfully, it only took four days to heal ✊🏼🫂✌🏼💝. 2w
TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal she‘s been shopping at the Asian Market and Mexican Grocery with her friends and had zero issues so far. I told her about this this morning … she says that‘s why they go in groups. What a world. 2w
Suet624 I'm so so so sorry. What a nightmare we live in right now. I hope you and your mom stay safe. 2w
lil1inblue Stay safe! I'm so sorry. 💓🫂 💓 2w
dabbe i can't even believe that you had to post these here. On our country. So sorry. 💙✊🏻💙 2w
AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie that is really good that she teams with a group. An absolute safer option. If raids there, tell her to be cautious. The barbarians seem to target areas where “Targeted People“ can be swept up in one clean sweep. ✊🏼😎💙. 2w
AnnCrystal Thank You 😘 @Suet624 we try to stay close to home unless we can't help it. We are trying to avoid having to “defend“ ourselves from the federal barbarians. Be safe out there too ✊🏼🫂✌🏼💙. 2w
AnnCrystal Thank You 😘 @lil1inblue we must all be more vigilant in this crazy world...just too sad ✊🏼🫂👌🏼💙. 2w
AnnCrystal Thank You 😘 @dabbe the levels of hatred is unreal. Be safe ✊🏼🫂✌🏼💙. 2w
TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal Unfortunately or fortunately ICE raids have been common here for decades. Horrific last regime and this one more so than usual but it‘s still something we are use to. Ugh. 2w
AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie True, even here. But it's during these harsher times that more Americans get swept up too...and beaten...and seemingly vanished ✊🏼🥺✌🏼💙. 2w
28 likes29 comments
blurb
AnnCrystal
Untitled | Anonymous
post image

✊🏼🦅🌟♥️🤍💙.
Just saying.

TheBookHippie 🙌🏼💙🙌🏼 2w
GingerAntics 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🧡🧡🧡 2w
AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie ✊🏼😉💙. 2w
See All 13 Comments
AnnCrystal @GingerAntics ✊🏼☺️🌞. (edited) 2w
AmyG 🙌🏻❤️ 2w
AnnCrystal @AmyG ✊🏼🌞💙. 2w
Deblovestoread 💙💙💙💙 2w
AnnCrystal @Deblovestoread ✊🏼😎💙. 2w
Chrissyreadit 💙💙💙 2w
dabbe #damnedstraight 💙✊🏻💙 2w
AnnCrystal @Chrissyreadit ✊🏼🦅💙. 2w
AnnCrystal 🦅 @dabbe ✊🏼😘💙. 2w
29 likes13 comments
blurb
AnnCrystal
Untitled | Anonymous
post image

There are so many stories that I want to share from California. These are the some of the ones that made me cringe the most.

This post in no way covers all the the stories happening in Los Angeles County NOR across California.

Please do further research to fact-check or if you would like to know more or want updates on the people highlighted here.

Please Note: I didn't include updates.

🙏🏼✊🏼🐻✌🏼.

👇🏼

AnnCrystal A 15 year old American was sitting in a car with his grandmother, waiting outside a school where a family member was inside registering.

Barbarian agents surrounded the car and kidnapped the young teenager at gunpoint. He was later released to his family, who received an explanation that it was a case of mistaken identity.

Los Angeles CA officials are now working to protect our children from the federal government during school hours.

👇🏼
4w
AnnCrystal First amendment rights was violated when an American activist, Union del Barrio member Amanda Trebach was targeted and violently kidnapped by masked kidnappers.

These barbarians claimed Trebach blocked and hit agents vehicles. Fellow Union del Barrio member claim that these allegations are false.

Trebach was later released without any of the alleged charges.

👇🏼
4w
AnnCrystal In July, Lakewood City, CA Councilmember and American Born David Arellano claimed that he was racially profiled when U.S. Customs and Border Protection so-called agents jumped into his boat and demanded to see his identification papers.

👇🏼
4w
See All 8 Comments
AnnCrystal Today, Governor of California held an emergency News Conference in Los Angeles, CA. The LA Mayor, Karen Bass and several California U.S. Council Members and House Representatives attended.

Right outside this News Conference, so-called agents just happened to hold a raid. At least two people have been reported kidnapped.

#californiananncrystal

#HighlightsfromCalifornia

#TroublingTimesinOurUSA

These stories have been sourced from local News.
4w
Amiable Thank you for continuing to bear witness! 4w
AnnCrystal 👍🏼😘 @Amiable ✊🏼🐻💙💙💙. 4w
dabbe 😤😖🤬 Thanks for keeping us informed. 💙✊🏻💙 4w
AnnCrystal 👍🏼🫂 @dabbe ✊🏼🐻💙💙💙. 4w
20 likes8 comments
blurb
AnnCrystal
Untitled | Anonymous
post image

The restraining order didn't hold for as long as Angelenos & Southern Californians were hoping 🤬. They are ignoring OUR 1st, 4th, & 8th Amendments ✊🏼🐻.

They were in full tactical gear.

#californiananncrystal
#HighlightsfromCalifornia
#TroublingTimesinOurUSA

The following has been sourced from ABC 7 News.

Videos taken from the scene shows agents loading several people into the back of a Penske rental truck.

From LA Mayor Karen Bass: 👇🏼

AnnCrystal “For months federal agents have been masking themselves and now they're using rental trucks to conduct their seemingly discriminatory raids - these tactics are dangerous. The Federal court of appeals made clear that it is unconstitutional in this country to racially profile people and snatch them from worksites. The City is gathering information about these reported raids and considering all legal 👇🏼 1mo
AnnCrystal options. Tactics like this are un-American and we will never accept these terrorizing ploys as a new normal.“ - Mayor Bass: (edited) 1mo
Lsmoore43 I agree with you 100%. This is not the America I know and love. 1mo
See All 8 Comments
AnnCrystal 🫂😘 @Lsmoore43 truly! I still cannot believe that this is our reality ✊🏼🐻💙🦅✊🏼. 1mo
Susanita They have no shame 1mo
AnnCrystal @Susanita I sometimes wonder if these people cheer for the villains in movies ✊🏼🐻💙🦅✊🏼. 1mo
dabbe Only “liking“ to support you. Otherwise, 🩵🎯🩵 to your comments. 1mo
AnnCrystal 🫂 😘 @dabbe ✊🏼🐻💙🦅✊🏼. 1mo
23 likes8 comments
blurb
AnnCrystal
Untitled | Anonymous
post image

✊🏼🐻💙🦅✊🏼.

#quotessharedbycaliforniananncrystal

TheBookHippie Yaaaas!!! 1mo
Susanita ❤️‍🩹 1mo
AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie ✊🏼🌞👌🏼💖. 1mo
AnnCrystal @Susanita
💔❤️‍🩹✊🏼🌞💖💝.
1mo
28 likes5 comments