The Artist JoDi Evans

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The Artist JoDi Evans

I was not a fan. I didn’t follow him or go out of my way to see his content.

But I knew who he was, and I had seen his work. His face came up in my feed now and again as he interacted with people that I did follow. I knew he was “that super conservative Christian guy who goes to universities and promotes free speech.”

When I heard he was shot in the throat, while practicing his free speech, I felt a sucker punch in my gut. It was that instant understanding that this was going to be one of THOSE moments that will forever be a “before” and “after”.

I knew this was going to change the trajectory of my country. I just had no idea (yet) that it was going to be personal.

I knew that he was probably dead, and I had an instinctive reaction to go “walk it off”. And so… I did.

I put my headphones in, and I grabbed my walking stick, and I proceeded to walk the farthest I have in one continuous walk in all of 2025.

I pondered what this would mean for my country going forward. I wondered what it would mean for myself and how I would choose to use my own voice. It just instantly felt important.

And so I walked… and walked… and walked some more.

I listened to music 🎵 and fed some cows 🐄. I meditated. I made peace. With myself. With the world I live in. With the fact that in some strange way nothing was going to be the same now. We were officially in that “next phase” we all knew was coming.

I thought about writing, or making a video. I chose some specific ideas that I wanted to share with the world in the next day or so. Mostly about improving yourself and getting stronger for what’s coming. I was especially proud of myself for making it all the way to the yellow sign. 💪🏼🥹

When I got home I sat down and drank some water. I scrolled for a few and saw more stories about people praising a man being shot in cold blood in front of his wife and children. I was horrified. What is happening right now??

Who would celebrate cold blooded murder? That would be as awful as celebrating the school shootings or that stabbing on the train. That’s disgusting. Surely we have not sunk that low! 😞

I tried to put it out of my head and distract myself with dinner and a show. And then it happened.

I heard the dings. “It’s probably just my BFF”, I thought. She tends to scroll before bed and send me stuff to watch later. I didn’t check my phone right away.

Ding. 🛎️
I looked at my phone and saw notifications from a family chat that were so heinous, I couldn’t believe it. I took a screenshot of my locked Home Screen and showed my partner. He was stunned, too. This was truly nasty, even for their beliefs.

Anyone that knows me knows that there is a seat at my table for everyone. It’s how I was raised. No one is better or worse than other people. No one is higher or lower.

We can all have different beliefs, and we can be strong in our opinions, and heated in our discussions- but that was the point. We were always ALLOWED to have our own views and either discuss them with respect or just keep certain issues off limits. Period.

And that is how I raised my children.

Never in my life did I expect to look down at my phone and see notifications from some of my own offspring celebrating a murder and stating it in such a way as if DARING anyone to disagree.

Never in my 55 years on this earth did I ever imagine that any human knit together in my own womb would be so joyful about anyone’s death and so quick to spew vitriol.

I was stunned. 😧

I did not open the chat.
In fact, I pulled up other friends and sent messages reaching out to some people that I actually would want to connect with at such a time as this. I sent out enough messages to get that “family chat” off my screen when I opened the app.

What happened to us? What happened to “agree to disagree”?

When did it get this bad?

I realize that I’m too vague sometimes that many people either completely misunderstand what I believe because I don’t fit in their box, or they just come to the wrong conclusions altogether, but that is also because they want me to be like them. Or, not at all like them so they can spew hate.

So let me be very clear.

I am NOT a Democrat OR a Republican.

I am a free sovereign being who does not align with ANY political party. If your brain can’t handle the concept of an “Independent”, then call me a Libertarian.

That means that I pick and choose my personal preferences based on what works for me, and I expect you to do the same. I will be respectful of you and leave you alone, over there at your house, and I expect you to be respectful of me and leave me alone over here at my house. 👍🏼

I am also a die hard Constitutionalist who lives by the Bill of Rights and who is willing to put my own life on the line for both of our personal freedom. Because if we do not have personal sovereignty, then nothing else really matters any way.

So, now you know.

And in case you were wondering, I removed myself from that chat. 🤷🏼‍♀️

#charliekirk #mybrothersamisdead

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The Artist JoDi Evans

Wow! Almost a year later and this one is still on point! I just watched it again and it only gets better and better as it goes on. This one was a great reminder that I make these for myself just as much as to teach anyone else. Also- I really love that hair! 💁🏼‍♀️💇🏼‍♀️
https://youtu.be/xZxADoBMuxs?si=sOvBx...

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The Artist JoDi Evans

11 months ago | [YT] | 3

The Artist JoDi Evans

It has been awhile since I made a big meal on my own. This feels like a win for sure! #visionloss

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The Artist JoDi Evans

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