tranquility can be found most everywhere
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‘peace is liberty in tranquillity.”
-marcus tullius cicero
Oct12
Category Archives: Life
Oct11
indigenous people.
According to the United Nations, there are currently more than 370 million Indigenous people spread across 70 countries worldwide. In total, they belong to some 5,000 different Indigenous groups and speak more than 4,000 languages. Many of these groups have distinct social, economic, and political systems, as well as distinct culture and beliefs. Sadly, they are often marginalized or directly threatened by more dominant powers in society — despite having been the original inhabitants of the land they occupy.
Indigenous peoples often have a strong attachment, understanding, and respect for their native lands, be it the great plains of the United States, the Canadian prairies, or the Amazon rainforest. This connection is frequently apparent in the wise words of Indigenous leaders both past and present. Today, with many Indigenous communities on the frontlines of the battle to protect our natural world, this wisdom is perhaps more important than ever.
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“Even though you and I are in different boats,
you in your boat and we in our canoe,
we share the same River of Life.
What befalls me, befalls you.”
-Oren Lyons, Onandaga Nation Chief
and member of the Indigenous Peoples of the Human Rights Commission of the United Nations
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a holiday that celebrates and honors Native American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. On October 8th, 2021 President Joe Biden signed a presidential proclamation declaring October 11th to be a national holiday.
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– credits: Penobscot History Museum, United Nations
Oct10
please take a seat.
“it is the empty seats that listen most raptly.”
-james richardson
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northside woods , ann arbor – fall 2021
Oct8
we are an ocean.
getting ready to take the big jump. there is power in numbers.
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“individually, we are one drop. together, we are an ocean.”
– ryunosuke satoro
Oct7
round and round.
with so much going on in the world
and all around us
it’s vitally important
to keep an open mind.
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“our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction.”
quote credited to both : alan ginsberg/francis picabia
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image credit: busybrain
Oct4
out of sync.
the design i imagined i would be a part of
more what my part looked like
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it was a last-minute impulse decision
my friend who was on our high school swim team
said she was going to join our new synchronized swim team
(now known as artistic swimming in the olympics)
i thought it sounded like fun
so i followed along ready to become an aqua artist
looking back
not sure at all why i made this choice
as i clearly remember my p.e. teacher
just weeks before
telling me
(after a 10-minute treading water test)
that i resembled someone who had been shipwrecked
thrashing around just trying to survive
(quite accurate really)
even so
i jumped into the water
where my vision of grace and being a mermaid
quickly blurred into reality
and one reason why you did not see me in the recent olympics.
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“sometimes you are in sync with the times, sometimes you are in advance, sometimes you are late.”
-bernardo bertolucci
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image credits: google images
Oct1
finding yourself.
A missing man in Turkey accidentally joined his own search party for hours before realizing he was the person they were looking for, local media reports.
Beyhan Mutlu had been drinking with friends on Tuesday when he wandered into a forest in Bursa province.
When he failed to return, his wife and friends alerted local authorities and a search party was sent out.
Mr Mutlu, 50, then stumbled across the search party and decided to join them, NTV reported.
But when members of the search party began calling out his name, he replied: “I am here.” He was taken aside by one of the rescuer workers to give a statement. “Don’t punish me too harshly, officer. My father will kill me,” he reportedly told them. Police then drove Mr Mutlu home. It is not clear if he was given a fine.
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“you cannot find yourself till you lose yourself.”
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credits:
bbc news
Sep26
each day.
early morning -lake michigan
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“the sun is new each day.”
-heraclitus
Sep20
russia!
russian festival day
a little taste of everything
lots and lots of happy dancing
traditions, tea, wine, beer, language, music, religion, art, history
loved experiencing this culture
the people so passionate about it
and all so new to me.
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“a nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.”
-mahatma gandhi
Sep17
whole picture.
always a good idea to look at things a bit closer
before drawing conclusions
you might learn a lot more
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“the only people who see the whole picture, he murmured, are the ones who step out of the frame.”
-salman rushdie
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artist credit: scott johnston
