On Children: Poignant Parenting Advice from Kahlil Gibran “Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself… You may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts. …

“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself… You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow…”

A century later, still wonderful advice: www.themarginalian.org/2019/09/09/o...

It’s always great to see the orange felon being booed everywhere he goes, especially when the boos are thunderous like those he received at the US Open men’s final in New York. He should be in jail, not watching tennis whilst destroying the country.

Missouri House Democrats plan to continue sit-in over weekend Missouri Democrats have surpassed 24 hours of their sit-in on the House floor protesting a special session.

Don’t say “Dems aren’t doing anything.” There’s just little attention to the courage of these Missouri Dems resisting the extreme gerrymandering of Republicans desigmed to increase Republican numbers in the House.
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This wrenches my heart and makes me feel sick. 💔💔💔💔💔

Exquisite

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YCMTSU (you can’t make this stuff up)

James Tate

A woman discovered the greenhouse effect 168 years ago. Her male colleagues refused to let her present her findings. Then they erased her from history. This is the story of Eunice Newton Foote, the scientist who predicted climate change before anyone believed it was possible.

26 countries say they’re ready to deploy troops in Ukraine - not to fight Russia, but to secure peace after a ceasefire. Macron says the force will guard against new aggression and lock in long-term security guarantees.

@ericrobertnolan.bsky.social 💙 Indeed 🥰

Is this clear?

#Picture book writers who revel in #rhyme: I'm so pumped to announce I'll be presenting virtually at The Writers' Loft! Please join me Nov 12 to "Bust Rhyme's Bad Rap." Registration now open at (thewritersloft.org). Hope to see you there. #kidlit #writingcommunity #authorevent #writingworkshop

Of Angel and Puppet: Klee, Rilke, and the Test of Innocence Built for his son from the scraps of daily life — matchboxes, beef bones, nutshells, and plaster — Paul Klee’s hand puppets harbour ghosts of human feelings, fragile communications from a world most a...

Paul Klee is one of my favorite artists. Witness these hand puppets he made to entertain his son. With names like "Ghost of a Scarecrow, Electrical Spook, and Mr. Death", I bet they told a scary story with more humor than reading Grimms Fairy Tales ever could.
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I’m with you on the Pallas’s kitteh, maned wolf, mustang and red panda. I also adore okapi, bongo, takin.

Beautiful! This gives feelings of the hobbits, Frodo, Sam and Pippin when they were hiding under the roots of a tree, and the “black rider” was seeking them out. Eerie!

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I can almost hear the adorable tiny grunts this cutie is making while pushing through the holes in the algae.

A microscopic tardigrade going for a stroll through some algae.

Credit: Sinclair Stammers

I have been hearing from people that they have been having issues accessing their Social Security accounts. INSTEAD of going to a branch which may be hundreds or 1Ks+ of miles away from you, call your members of Congress. They have constituent services that will help you regain access. Please share!

This whole not living in a forest cabin near water with a path to a waterfall is starting to take a toll on me.

Love this.

We all need a place where we feel safe…

Goodnight everybody. Sweet dreams.

Three porpoises posing for the camera

This photo is designed to be both relaxing and uplifting. Yes, it’s a multi-porpoise photo.

Happy Monday, lovely people!

U.S elections 2024 rigged?