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Fun fact of the day

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today's mood

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glad to see that not only was "live, laugh, love" was a concept in ancient rome but they were also displaying the sentiment in forums for all to see

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Variation on Swords III

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foxes trotting

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foxes trotting

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Growing.

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sunlight

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“source?” divine intuition, gut instinct, and cryptic symbolism from my dreams

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thank u earth for leather & fur & sex & pottery & laughter & rain & the lilac bush & hay in a field & cows to eat the hay & thank u earth for a perfect view of the moon

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Whitney Houston If She Were a Whitetail Deer: Oh, I wanna prance with somebody. I'm hunted for my meat with somebody.

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I'm going to acknowledge up front that this poem is very bleak. because here's the thing - stuff isn't set in stone yet, we've already started to reverse some of the processes, we're finding new solutions every day, and I'm not the type that likes to dwell in negative thinking when a more positive mindset will help us grow forward instead of getting lost in the stagnancy of "what's done is done". we can do our part by getting educated, recycling, supporting our local flora and fauna, and becoming activists for our own backyards.

however, I have a really hard time with that positive outlook every February, when the flowers start blooming way too early. winter depression is never really a thing I've struggled with, but spring always hits me hard. I wrote this eight years ago, and I have thought about it every single day this month, just because it gets more potent every year. I decided I wanted to share it, if just for some solidarity to anyone else who's finding The Sadness creeping upon them as the days get prematurely warm.

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by starparkdesigns

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eating a meal really does make a total sense of peace wash over you. things become more bearable. clear. like you’ve been sitting in the dark for hours and someone came in and turned on the light. not harsh overhead lighting but a lamp. soft and gentle warm glow. Has anyone else ever tried this

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shavua tov! i meant to have this done in time for tu bishvat (jan 24-25) but.... better late than never!

for those who don't know: tu bishvat is a holiday that celebrates the "birthday of the trees". it's about celebrating all the gifts that trees give us, and celebrating nature.

"tikkun olam" in hebrew means "repair the world". it's a jewish concept that frequently serves as a guiding ethical framework. it's about solidarity and social justice, and addressing the various ills of the world. it's our duty to help reduce the amount of pain in our worlds (within our capacities), to nurse wounds in our communities, societies, and environments.

nowadays i can't think about my love of trees, of the environment, of nature, without thinking of palestine.

i spend literally every day aching about all the injured, all the dead, all those trapped under the rubble in gaza. all the US-manufactured bombs, efficiently killing people, destroying the land, and releasing record-breaking emissions in a period of climate catastrophe.

i think of the violent israeli settlers and IDF soldiers in the west bank, teaming up to kidnap and kill people. i think of them burning down olive trees, a major source of income for many palestinians.

i think about how tu bishvat is celebrated by many zionists in israel - with large-scale "reforestation" efforts that cover up the ruins of old palestinian villages.

every fucking day im agonized by these war crimes, by all the eco-colonialism and ethnic cleansing, all in the name of judaism, of israel.

fuck netanyahu and his nationalistic cronies for desecrating the land that plays such a central role to our faith. fuck them for oppressing palestinians, for tearing families asunder, for creating more wounds in the world in need of repairing, for making everything so much worse for diaspora jews, palestinians, and arabs.

nationalism is poisonous - for people, for the planet, and for the land.

from tovangaar to palestine, desert to desert: no more genocide! no more pain, not in our name! no more religious extremism! ceasefire now!

“it is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you at liberty to neglect it." -pirkei avot olive tree ref

palestine sunbird ref