"In outer appearance she was caught in the prison. But inside she was completely #free. When u #sit like that..U r in touch with the whole universe. U have more #freedom than people outside who r imprisoning themselves in their agitation.": buff.ly/k0RaDVx via @LionsRoar.com #MentalHealth #mindful

Thich Nhat Hanh on How to Take a Mindful Walk

The late Thich Nhat Hanh emphasized the practice of mindful walking as a profound way to deepen our connection with our body and the earth. Read on and learn how to breathe, take a mindful step, and…

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"As I was being wheeled back to #school, it dawned on me just how different I was from every1 else now. It wasn’t just the physical #disability that stood out, but my mental & social agility had also taken a huge blow.": buff.ly/dPmUt1b #ChronicIllness #YoungAdult #student #disabled #NEisVoid

"When I face the ugliness of #society, I try—as much as possible—to turn it into material for humor... Of course, there are situations too #painful for #humor. But even then: “Fine, I’ll write about this someday.”": buff.ly/8Y8Hg0J by kenken02122000 #writer #ChronicIllness #resilience #ChronicPain

The World Is This Beautiful, and Society and Human Beings Are This Awful - 『不自由な自由』 〜当たり前が壊れた後の、新しい世界の歩き方〜

— “Quiet Madness” After Becoming Severely Disabled, and

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"When I woke up, #Fatigue was gone, #SelfCompassion was making herself known & #home, as it turned out, was myself. That was the beginning of the return—not to how things were, but to a #relationship with who I was becoming.": buff.ly/avOTDdH via MindfulOnline #SelfLove #MentalHealth #healing

Coming Home to Heal

Traveling the path of body grief isn’t weakness. We can deeply embody our life as it is, finding our way to self-compassion and body trust.

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#GetKeshed.

Caroline Goldsmith@goldcaro.bsky.social · 2d ago

Finished this today - inhaled in two days - and cannot recommend enough. Rumbling around my brain are questions about addiction, masculinity, societal expectations, mental health care and - you know - the general state of it all. Steel yourself and get ‘Keshed’ by @stuhennigan.bsky.social

London, today

Always pick-up the pulp fiction 💜 #charityshopbooks #pulpfiction

“The way we feel about ourselves in the world is often contextual and even your word, decline. We don’t have a better word, so it’s no shame in using it. But really all it is is #change.": buff.ly/KTE2CkO from @theatlantic.com #loss #acceptance #ChronicIllness #LifeLessons #ChronicPain #reframing

How to Live When You’re in Pain

Arthur C. Brooks and BJ Miller, a palliative-care physician, explore the difference between “necessary” and “unnecessary” suffering, and the paradoxical realities of human joy.

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[New] "I had assumed [a small lump] was just a #hemorrhoid ..as I get them quite frequently due to thin, fragile #skin from long-term #steroid #medications ..My skin is able to tear from a simple #BowelMovement, so I apply meds..almost every day.": buff.ly/nuBFex6 #ChronicPain #AIN3 #neoplasia

" #Validation helps yr #child #accept their #reactions, not deny or be ashamed of them, which then allows them to problem-solve. Share yr complete belief in their ability to figure things out – & provide judgment-free #support.": buff.ly/iQVUZ80 via @additudemag.bsky.social #neurodivergent #parent

The Self-Confidence Toolkit for Kids

Learning how to build confidence and self-worth helps kids with ADHD blaze successful paths in life. Here’s how to foster their self-belief.

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"A new #brainwave -based system classifies #pain levels while reducing the bias of self-reported pain scores..The findings suggest that pain intensity may leave measurable traces in #brain activity.": buff.ly/NrHLsRX via @psychologytoday.com #ChronicPain #research #PainMedicine #MedSky #PainLevels

Toward a More Empathic Measure of Pain

A brainwave-based system that relies on informative pain reports suggests that brain activity may indicate pain intensity, providing a more objective way to assess suffering.

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" #Discipline is what u spend at the point of resistance. #Consistency is the structure u build so u spend less. People with high #SelfControl report less effortful resistance..because their #behavior runs on #decisions made once rather than remade daily.": buff.ly/ZkquudF via lifehackorg

How to Be Disciplined and Consistent: Spend It Once, Not Every Day - LifeHack

You already know how to be disciplined. What you do not have is a way to make it repeat without your full attention. Discipline and consistency are two

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The Loneliness Cycle of Chronic Pain You stop talking about it • You feel like a burden You start isolating The loneliness makes it worse • Emotional pain deepens physical pain • Stress & sadness amplify symptoms You feel misunderstood @dc.metro.therapy #MySeveralWorlds #ChronicPainAwareness

Elon throws his own shite at the moon in atavistic revert to type

Glowing Embers. Photo taken before sunrise this morning on Glastonbury Tor.

Some good news. For a change! #politics

For many years, this hawthorn grew alone in an open landscape. Now a young species-rich rainforest ecosystem is building all around. Nature loss isn't inevitable: it *can* be reversed, through rewilding.

The #Sun - or lack thereof - may be viewed with the naked eye ONLY while #totality is under way. When it is at all visible, before and after totality, safe and certified #eclipse glasses must be worn.

Only fully total eclipse can be viewed without glasses - RÚV.is

The Sun - or lack thereof - may be viewed with the naked eye ONLY while totality is under way. When it is at all visible, before and after totality, safe and certified eclipse glasses must be worn.

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-Punched his pregnant girlfriend. -Said he would rape the kids if he was a schoolteacher. -Said chiild sex abuse porn should be legal. Allison Pearson in the Telegraph...

#WelshStarWars

721 years ago, on the 5th of August 1305, William Wallace was captured by the English. He was later transported to London and executed. The First War of Scottish Independence, in which Wallace played an important role, would be won by the Scottish in 1328. #otd #history 🗃️

Irish News covers our FOI on this extraordinary meeting. This far-right group is comprised largely of National Front & neo-nazi linked individuals and target migrant properties on the North Coast. A recent human rights report highlighted the targeting an immigration law practice in Coleraine.. [1/n]

Northern Ireland council kept no record of chief executive’s meeting with far-right group

A council chief executive held a meeting with representatives of a far-right anti-immigration group without any agenda, terms of reference or minutes being produced, it has emerged.

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Interesting that this has turned out to be one of the most triggering photos from the Rebellion! exhibition.

Davenant 📸@marcdavenant.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Anti asylum hotel protesters near the New Bridge Hotel, Newcastle, earlier today from my ‘Rebellion!’ series.

And Chewbacca… #WelshStarWars

John B@johnbc74.bsky.social · 18h ago

New Han just dropped.

In fairness, “I’ve got a very bad feeling about this…” is about as Welsh as it gets.

David Quantick@quantick.bsky.social · yesterday

"DON'T CALL DARTH ON YOUR FATHER."

Yavin & Stacey.

Piss freely my trans siblings. Piss freely. It is guidance. It is not criminal law no matter what the Daily Mail and your bigot aunty on Facebook say.

Slurms MacKenzie@slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 18h ago

EHRC Code of Practice comes into effect today so remember to be an absolute pain in the arse to any service provider who is trying to actively enforce it.

I'm not sure this conceit could be wronger? Outside of linkedin I see 10x more "I'm struggling" posts than "I'm succeeding" posts? Even the slopAI videos used by drop-shippers constantly wang on and on about struggle and leverage people's sympathy to sell their crappy products!

New York Magazine@nymag.com · yesterday

On social media, a broad consensus is that you can’t admit to struggle — at least not while you’re struggling. Doing so represents a failure so profound it’s almost existential. How did it become mandatory to demonstrate perpetual growth and progress online?

The unworkable EHRC Code comes into effect today - A reminder to all my lovely trans+ fam… It’s designed for organisations, not you! It does NOT make it a criminal offence for you to carry on using whichever loo best suits you/ your needs. If someone complains, that’s the orgs problem, not yours!

My brain is currently singing When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney, mixed with the old Anchor Butter jingle (the one sung by the bull at the picnickers). Why, brain?