Cretia

WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED… Favorite messages from “No Kings” gathering in Santa Barbara, California (an estimated 13,000 of us gathered per report from Indivisible Santa Barbara.)

It was a joyous gathering of good hearts … and WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED

Finally a bit of good news

“True friendship is divine love, for it is unconditional and it is real and lasting.”
Paramahansa Yoganandaji

Ruminating as us frogs are in the pot of water being slowly heated: step 2 boss can fire those who do not follow the “state religion.”

It is about where we place our
LOCUS of CONTROL.
⛓️‍💥⛓️‍💥⛓️‍💥⛓️‍💥
Religion and government both have the potential of allowing the release of personal accountability.
⛓️ It is the law of the land ⛓️
Or
⛓️ It is God’s law ⛓️
⛓️‍💥⛓️‍💥⛓️‍💥⛓️‍💥
The Christ called for personal accountability

Monarch caterpillars on the milkweed plant in my bedroom window…

The monarchs tend to spend a bit of time in Santa Barbara this time of year. Here a monarch caterpillar chowing down. Voracious appetite before han hunkers down into chrysalis. 🪷🐛🪷

Oh my gosh so funny ~ poor guy didn’t stand a chance against mama and her sandal 🩴

Slide show from Thursday night (7/17) #GoodTroubleLivesOn vigil in Santa Barbara, honoring the legacy of John Lewis. #Indivisible #RachelMaddow

So - in substack I subscribe so it will be at the top of my feed when I open substack - but - I block from my email. This is a start.

For myself and many RNs, nursing is a calling as much as a job. Unfortunately the system so overwhelms many nurses ~ we can sink into survival mode. 🌸 I worked with many angels in disguise (… a few less angelic too)

What does Fascist POTUS have on CBS ~ or what threats given? (death threats? Financial ruin? ???)

1017 State Street
Santa Barbara, ca
🍏~☕️🥧~🍎

At Lilac Patisserie , having coffee and apple pie in Santa Barbara.
🍎☕️🍏
Not the typical breakfast, however, perfect for me today. I see a single young woman silently walking with a sign:
ICE out of 805
(our area code)
~ many languages spoken here ~ many cultures ~ all are welcome at the table.

If those statistics are accurate, it’s really sad. Yeah it is quite believable.
I am a retired RN in my middle 70s ~ my entire career. I wanted Medicare for All or something similar. I just want to take care of the people.

When I see a sunflower, I think of the people of the Ukraine, simultaneously, I think of the indigenous people of South Dakota.
Both resilient people / Oyate.
🌻🌻🌻🌻
The first sunflower
to bloom in
my new home.

Yes to all- especially ASHAMED

This from a few years ago ~
🎆🎇🎆
Pray
Meditate
🎆🎇🎆
Ignite the spine ~ that is a “happy” light for all the world
🎆🎇🎆

“Though we may seem divided by race, creed, color, class, and political prejudices, still, as children of the one God we are able in our souls to feel brotherhood and world unity.” Paramahansa Yoganandaji https://yogananda.org/worldwide-peace-healing-through-prayer#:~:text=man's%20enlightened%20conscience.-,Paramahansa%20Yogananda,of%20a%20fair%20new%20civilization.”

July fourth: Today shall be a day of quiet prayer for me.
🦋🪷☀️🪷🦋

Even minded
Calm

“L🌸VE permeates every part of Creation.”
www.instagram.com/reel/DJu-PUk...

Words of Paramahansa Yoganandaji
🪷🦋🪷
“Peace emanates from the soul, and is the sacred inner environment in which true happiness unfolds.”
Paramahansa Yoganandaji
🪷🦋🪷
Follow this link to learn more on how to access that inner environment:
yogananda.org/blog/refresh...

YouTube video by Barack Obama A Conversation with President Barack Obama | The Connecticut Forum

Barack Sharing insights
in conversation
with
Heather Cox Richardson

youtu.be/EM9B8Qin9ac?...

“ “The heart of the Church is rent asunder,” Pope Leo lamented on Wednesday, “by the cries rising up from places of war,” especially Ukraine, Iran, Israel, and Gaza.”

www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

Taking a bit of respite from the fray
🌸🌸🌸🌸Hollyhocks ~ on De La Vina off Carrillo in Santa Barbara ~ 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

I have no vision of 47 lasting four years ~ however the mindset he freed from the box will not be gone~ 47 is a sorcerer ~ he mesmerizes~ making the monster the hero.

I wrote this four days ago. Today, they arrested the NYC Comptroller.

This is a DARK TIME ~ sans integrity and honor ~ ☹️😞😥

While ICE can interact with individuals in public spaces, they generally need a warrant to enter a private space like a vehicle. You have the right to remain silent and the right to refuse a search of your vehicle