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“They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”

~The Great Gatsby

This fountain in L'Aquila was designed to look like it's pouring lava for a brief time each day when the sun hits it at just the right angle.

Headline: How to Feel Alive Again.

Damnit!

Dear viewers,

I Could Not Say This Better…

Rebellions are built on hope.

Think of an economy and society like building a house. You will spend roughly 20% of the construction cost on the foundation. Investing in education, the social safety net, infrastructure etc is the foundation of our economy and society. You can lower the % by skimping or overspending on fixtures

Dear viewers,

Evening pebbles and gems

Oh shit, Assassin's Creed: Shadows has tone tags in its subtitles for non verbal subtext?!?!

Apparently called soemething like "Emotional Indicators"

I have been advocating for game devs to try this as an autism accessibility option for YEARS!!!

I can't believe someone's finally doing it!!!!

Say to your anxious partner: Even when I'm busy, I think about you so much! There's SO much I love about being with you. Thank you for telling me what you need. I'm here for you. You can talk to me. I'm really glad that we're together. Nothing is sexier than seeing you pursue your hobbies/passions! I love how that looks on you. I love when you show me your REAL opinion. It's hard for me to say it often, but if I squeeze your hand twice, that means I love you. Say to your avoidant partner: Don't worry, I already took care of that! I think you're doing a really great job. What can I take off your plate today? I care about what I want... AND I care about what you need !, too! Let's find what feels good for us BOTH. I'm working on reacting calmly; I want you to feel safe saying 'no' or 'not now. I don't want you to feel like you're losing yourself in this relationship. I'm working on speaking up quickly and kindly when something bothers me. I don't want to stuff it down or make you guess.

A quartet of tiny scarlet elf cups looks like burst blisters growing under a decayed log. Tendrils of moss crawl across the scenery. All photos by me

Here are some nice mushrooms

"You are made up of 84 minerals, 23 elements and 8 gallons of water divided by 38 billion cells. You were built from nothing by the spare parts of the earth you consumed, according to a set of instructions hidden in a double helix small enough to be carried by a sperm cell. You are made of recycled butterflies, plants, rocks, streams, firewood, wolf skins and shark teeth broken into their smallest parts and rebuilt into the most complex living thing on our planet. You are not only living on earth... you ARE the earth !" So, please, love, honor, care and respect Mother Earth. Illustrated by @motherearth_365

It’s Neurodiversity Week!

Hi. I have lifelong (and managed) GAD and Panic Disorder, and I’m neurospicy—2E with markers of AuDHD.

It’s mind boggling that no one has yet started a political podcast called As The World Burns

Just found out I am beautiful

I’ve looked at life from both sides now…. It’s clouds illusion I recall, I really don’t know clouds at all.

Our leaders don't have to be politicians. Politics imposes perverse incentives and limitations.

Politics follows shifts in culture. It's time to do a shit ton of cultural and political work.

So shout out to the writers, the artists, the imagination workers.

Uh oh Canada 🇨🇦 Now we’ve done it. 😆

Via the brilliant @shamelesselle

#canada🇨🇦forever

what a beautiful thing it is to find somebody who is both strong and soft, somebody who can match the texture of your soul. Mark Anthony

@wittyidiot The people who send you dark humor memes, positive affirmations & remind you to get off your perfectly shaped butt and go look at the moon are important

I’m so tired of the endless phone calls and emails to people that don’t listen to their constituents. I’m tired of being angry. I’m just so tired of ….. everything.

It can feel foolish to pause to marvel at the stars when the world is burning. Or to find the world beautiful when you've known it to betray you. But wonder is a liberation practice. A reminder that we contain more than tragedy. Beauty is our origin and our anchor. BLACK LITURGIES

the_whimsical__muse Just received my ancestry results and apparently I'm 14% forest cottage, 19% used bookstore, 16% owl rescue, 11% cobblestone side street, 7% fog-laden pumpkin patch, 10% dimly-lit café, 8% scone, and 15% Oxford comma.

We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive. - Thich Nhat Hanh