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“‘Love’ is so much bigger than let’s spend our lives together; it is also let’s spend this moment together.”

— Guante, “Consent at 10,000 Feet”

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Skull in ¾, oil painting by nickbleb

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Magical Spot on the River

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“Please bring strange things. Please come bringing new things. Let very old things come into your hands. Let what you do not know come into your eyes. Let desert sand harden your feet. Let the arch of your feet be the mountains. Let the paths of your fingertips be your maps and the ways you go be the lines on your palms. Let there be deep snow in your inbreathing and your outbreath be the shining of ice. May your mouth contain the shapes of strange words. May you smell food cooking you have not eaten. May the spring of a foreign river be your navel. May your soul be at home where there are no houses. Walk carefully, well loved one, walk mindfully, well loved one, walk fearlessly, well loved one. Return with us, return to us, be always coming home.”

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- Ursula K. Le Guin

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"Feet" of lizards

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“Guard your thoughts very carefully, because thought can literally create a living thing.

The higher a faculty, the further it can reach. You can kick something with your foot, but you can throw it even higher with your hand. With your voice you can reach even further, calling to someone far away. Hearing reaches further still - you can hear sounds like gunfire from a very great distance. Vision reaches even further: you can see things high in the sky.

The higher the faculty, the further it can reach. Highest of all is the mind, which can ascend to the loftiest heights. You must therefore guard your mind and thoughts to the utmost.”

― Rebbe Nachman of Bresle

Artist: Jefferson Muncy

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Chasing small waterfalls, One perfect Autumn Day. Pool of Siloam, blue Mountains NSW Australia

#nature #forest #blue mountains #perfect days #me #waterfall

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“Mindfulness of breathing is your island, where you can be safe and happy, knowing that whatever happens, you are doing your best thing. This is the way to take refuge in the Buddha, not as mere devotion but as a transformational practice. You do not have to abandon this world. You do not have to go to heaven or wait for the future to take refuge. You can take refuge here and now. You only need to dwell deeply in the present moment.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh, Living Buddha, Living Christ

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Perilous moments

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Fascinating science, weird wonderful world

#science #slime #slime mold #Youtube

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“1. You can't win. 2. You can't break even. 3. You can't even get out of the game.”

~ Allen Ginsberg

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three little acrylic paintings from last year (the largest is 10x10 inches) 💛🌺🍑

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土屋仁応 / Yoshimasa Tsuchiya (@yoshimasa_tsuchiya_info)

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Who will remember Rukmani?

She didn't fall in love and yearn her entire life, lost in devotion like Radha.

She didn't demand presents and bring showers of gold and kill demons like Satyabhama.

She didn't wander the mortal realm singing praises of her god in the age of Kali, like Meera.

She didn't endure years imprisoned by her own brother, having her kids murdered by him, like Devaki.

She didn't raise someone like her own, indulging in his mischief and punishing him for it like Yashoda.

She wasn't the prettiest, or flashiest, or richest, or smartest.

All she did was love the only person she ever loved, defying society and family.

Who will remember her letter, in a sea of mothers and lovers?

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Schooner girls rock! Altair’s bosun Stephane hang'n out!