Today felt like a really heavy Monday, and I don’t even work. So here’s some dessert.

Doctor Paul Offit
Radical Transparency
Breaks Kennedy lies
#haiku #Health @columbiamed #Vaccines #FDA #DHS #HHS #USA #MAGA #Medicin #Science #Video #Education #Monday #Mindfulness https://youtu.be/s0pNH0K4Ymw?si=h7ncD7XegieWQhGI

It gets better, you can do it!
#meme #memes#mentalhealth #mindfulness #mindful #selfcare#queer #lgbtq #lgbtqia#trans #transgender #mtf #transwoman#therapist #therapy #counseling #mentalhealth

Just a bit of relaxing drifting, taken this afternoon in Eryri.

https://youtu.be/cxgvYy0bc0I

Happy Sunday. We saw some lovely things last week, but I'm always drawn to the #calmness of watching the #waves.

I could sit and watch the tide come in for hours.

#Kernow
#holidaymemories
#mindfulness
#noticing

A kind reminder from Thich Nhat Hahn.
So far i agree with alsmost everything he says, i didn't really notice esoteric bs. It's more a philosophy.
I just don't agree with his view on perpetrators and pirates.
What i like about Buddhism - the critical approach.
Continued quote:
"...the kind of faith we cannot lose, because it is not based on ideas or beilefs but on experienced reality"
#buddhistquotes #dharma #zen #buddhism #plumvillage #thichnhathanh #liberation #mindfulness #meditation

Learn how to reset your nervous system:

Discover deep breathing, cold water face wash, ear massage & other calming techniques.

https://mindfullist.com.au/blog/reset-nervous-system-calm

Mom and Dad Peacock are on their way to a well-deserved cruise around the Caribbean tonight, and although they had some airline hiccups getting there, it all worked out in the end. So while I'm thinking of it: THREE GOOD THINGS!

They made it to the ship, and they're excited as little kids.

Had a great Chest Day Is The Best Day!

Paneer pakoras? Don't mind if I do.

Remember to breathe, clear your head, and take a moment to be #thankful.

Mindfulness poem for the #lichenology #phycology #mycology fans. #Bryology fans can likely relate too.

On Peace by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

"There is so much I cannot do
to help the world,
but this—
let me learn to metabolize
silence as the alga in lichen
metabolizes light."

https://ahundredfallingveils.com/2025/03/28/on-peace/

Fasted - Lungs stil only 80% but just a d 3 coughing fits 2day so happy enuf wif that #Running #runner #runs #runnersofmastodon #Health #fitness #Sport #saturday #Weekend #march #Spring #Music #athlete #mentalhealth #mindfulness #Coughing #lungs #retirement

Manger en pleine conscience pour retrouver la liberté de choisir

https://www.lejsl.com/magazine-sante/2025/03/29/manger-en-pleine-conscience-pour-retrouver-la-liberte-de-choisir

Join monastics from Blue Cliff and Deer Park Monasteries for a historic event as New York City officially co-names West 109th Street between Riverside and Broadway as “Thích Nhất Hạnh Way.”

Friday, April 11
11:30am

Intersection of W 109th & Broadway

"You can walk mindfully on the busiest street" - Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Walk

"Compassion can outshine the chaos!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

Every day, I start with my image and quote, and then write my post. Today, I started with this image and quote:

“Grant me the ability to avoid the stress, rage & anxiety over things I cannot control, the courage to change the things I can, & the wisdom to know the difference!”

Then I noticed that what I wrote about - leadership empathy - had nothing to do with the original quote! So I changed it! I still like this version of the Serenity Prayer though!

Anyways ... to my original point. Have you noticed that a lot of people seem to be asking one another, pretty regularly: "How are you doing with all this stuff?" I need not explain the "stuff" - suffice it to say, there's volatility, upheaval, uncertainty, disruption, polarization, confusion, destabilization, turmoil, chaos - all of which is quite dystopian.

Aside from providing you with a comprehensive list of disquieting nouns, the fact is a lot of people are feeling discomfort, but are also expressing concern about those around them. At least the ones who have a soul left within their inner core.

Look, I'm from the old school that believes that human kindness is an important personal trait - perhaps one of the most important. I also know that in this current male-machismo-driven world of rage and revenge, there are simply some folks who will never understand that. I don't have any expectations that folks like that follow my writings here.

But maybe the rest of us can work on it a bit more. After all, it matters. Lots of folks might have been having a rough day, and a little expression of empathy can go a long way.

How can we do that? Here are the key elements of what is known as 'leadership empathy', and how to practice them!
.... read the full post.

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Futurist Jim Carroll would like to hear how you are doing. He might be able to offer up a comforting thought or two.

#Empathy #Resilience #Control #Wisdom #Leadership #Understanding #Perspective #Connection #Mindfulness #Growth

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/03/compassion-can-outshine-the-chaos-futurist-jim-carroll/

We need to step outside our #comfort zone. #meditation #mindfulness #dailycalm @Calm

The window.

The spiritual path is like spending a lifetime scrubbing a window. Just when you think it’s finally clean, you can’t help but notice there’s still a smudge on the glass.
Year after year, you scrub the window, until you realise the smudge you’re trying to remove is the reflection of the one cleaning it.
At this point, the interest in cleaning the window comes to an end and all that remains is the willingness to look through it.”

— Matt Kahn

Being #Naked in #Nature fosters #mindfulness & deepens acceptance of #impermanence, aging, & change. Freed from clothing, all #bodies — young, old, firm, soft — are seen as equal, beyond judgment. #Gender loses meaning; #diversity is embraced. Imperfections are part of #Nature’s design, not flaws. This #awareness cultivates #peace, gratitude, & belonging. Accepting the #body as it is — changing, aging, unique — fosters self-acceptance & a deeper, more #inclusive connection with all beings.

Being #Naked in #Nature fosters #mindfulness & deepens #awareness of #impermanence. Feeling air, sun, & earth on bare skin heightens presence, revealing the transient #nature of #life. Aging, deterioration, & growing old become evident in the #body’s changes, yet this understanding brings tranquility. Accepting #impermanence fosters gratitude for each moment, grounding the #mind in the now. This #mindful connection with #Nature cultivates #peace, embracing life’s constant transformation

I saw this quote about being yourself, uncompromosing, like a tree. Because would you criticise a tree for it producing the wrong fruit?

I appreciate these flowers for all its small details. I don't question it. Just take it as it is.

Maybe we can do that with each other more. With ourselves too.