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Here I am surrounded by giant old oak trees, dripping with spanish moss, living with a joyful dog and a handsome cat, while it feels like the world is coming apart at the seams. It is not. The birds still sing. The frogs still croak and slap themselves onto the windows at…
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An old Spring House in San Miguel, Mexico – a reminder to be grounded – in our friendship with ourselves, with nature, with each other. Grounded in uncertainty, and upheaval, and accepting the times we find ourselves in. Grounded in whatever way you get grounded, for your very own peace of…
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"…when we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe." John Muir Quote from Brain Pickings on Sunday, by Maria Popova. Butterflies from St. Augustine, Key West…
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It's a good idea to embrace the other's otherness, because we are the other's other. Just ask any whale! We are all in this together! Two Whales, ©2015, Laine Quinn, Cape cod
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In his book, "Humankind, A Hopeful History", Rutger Bregman writes about cynicism vs. realism. And I quote: Isn't it telling that in modern usage the realist has become synonymous with the cynic – for someone with a pessimistic outlook? In truth, it's the cynic who's out of touch. In truth, we're living…
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Everyday – at least once a day – Picture your perfect world. At least once, for a few minutes or more! Everyday. Vilano Beach Reflection, © 2020 Laine Quinn
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Collectively it is time that we imagine a better world. No matter what happens in the next months or years, it is time to put our minds on better things. Call it the power of positive thinking, of visualizing, of collective prayer – it all works and can change the world. Psychopathic…
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American Democracy has been considered an experiment from its earliest days and has been observed for over 200 years to see if self-governance actually works. America has faltered many many times yet she still stands. The way that we participate in the experiment is up to us. Voting is the most crucial…
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Never met a stranger When I heard that sentiment many years ago, I spent several days, weeks, months scratching my head. What on earth did it mean? Then it hit me like a ton of bricks – of course – none of us are strangers to one another. As Joni Mitchell put…
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Let's be patient with one another. We are all in this for the long haul and depend on each other to remain safe and healthy. Love and kindness are our best tools to see this through. Love and kindness and patience. Deep breath. Sunrise, Saint Augustine Beach, Yesterday! ©2020…
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