Weekend walk on the coast, and I almost missed it! Definitely a young mountain lion because of the tail (we have lots of bobcats out here but their tails are short). She watched me intently. Near Bodega Bay Trailhead.

Circumstances today provoked a beehive of demons. It hasn't gone well for them.

This summer marks a moment of transition in the Grateful Dead's long, strange trip: the first in many years where there is no clear center of the band's universe. Where do Deadheads go from here?

The Ripple Effect: The Grateful Dead's long, strange trip might keep going forever

This summer marks a moment of transition in the Grateful Dead's long, strange trip: the first in many years where there is no clear center of the band's universe. Where do Deadheads go from here?

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I forget about these kinds of daily nudges. Yet here, in our streams, I am gratefully nudged by all kinds of introspection, reflections, and uplifting pointers. Thanks, guys. 🙏🏻

Sci-fi friends? Pro Tip - Don’t begin Jeff Noon’s latest novel at bedtime. You’ll stay up all night reading it. It’s an ode to creativity.

Again….Here’s the thing that deconstructs institutional religion, for me. We’re not a brief arrangement of atoms experiencing the universe. We’re the universe briefly arranged into a form that can experience itself. There’s no old man on a cloud watching us.

It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world.” ~ Mary Oliver #quote #MaryOliver #sunrise #clouds

IYKYK. It’s took years to get over judging Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche for his drinking, smoking, womanizing and his immersion in what he called American Karma. I was discerning, and suspect. Now I chuckle at what I didn’t get about the mirror he used. Deep bow to this enormous audio/ video library.

Beautiful and gentle Spokane, WA needs our attention and any help we can spare. May all people and animals find protection and support. 🙏🏻

How to help Spokane residents during the wildfires

Looking to support people affected by the Spokane-area wildfires? Here's how you can help.

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“Despite the fantasies of some wealthy survivalists, who hope to ride out the apocalypse in well-stocked bunkers, worldwide ecological degradation makes it clear that human and nonhuman destinies are inextricably tied to each other in a biosphere that encompasses us all.” 🌏 - Low tide today ⬇️

Friends, this beautiful sky. I went drumming in the garden tonight. One shooting star, two darting orbs, and this….. Goodnight!

This is a book I’ll read many times. An accessible and direct commentary on Chogyam Trungpa’s ‘The Myth of Freedom”. It is so rich….

A beautiful discussion with Ani Pema Chodron on the Myth of Freedom. Her new book, Another Kind of Freedom, is truly a gift for the times we face right now. Enjoy! 🙏🏻

Another Kind of Freedom with Pema Chödrön: This Very Moment Episode 10

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Signs of Resistance #Tibet #Dharamshala #FreeTibet

Back in the day….waaayyy back. ☮️

Shut down data centers, raise the minimum wage (by a LOT), give everyone universal healthcare that's not based on having to keep working jobs they hate, and then maybe we will start building a democracy at last.

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Interesting take about uses for data centers. Not benign.

Dear Friends, finally the weekend and time for unwinding. Fires north of us have pushed smoke over the hills. We’re safe but so aware of the power of the wind. Thanks for your shares, expressions and connection. Sending this Pacific airstream to you…💨 🌊 🙏🏻

Serious question. Why do accounts want to amass huge amounts of followers? I get it about journalists, causes, etc. But Since monetization on BSky isn’t a thing, what’s the reason? It seems like broadcasting into a void. I must be missing the point.

“Algorithms and artificial intelligence are the opposite of taking risks, and to me that is the opposite of making art.” That is probably her clearest statement. Notice she doesn’t say AI is technically bad. She says it removes risk. For Madonna, risk has always been the engine of creativity.

Proof of life photo. I am not an AI generated image. I'm not an AI bot. Yes, I need a haircut. ☮️

Friends, I love this publication and appreciate the focused content. If you might be interested… www.briefecology.com/about

About | Discover Ecological Insights Today — Brief Ecology

Brief Ecology publishes environmental news, essays, and eco-fiction through The Eco Update and The Rotting Leaf, highlighting ecological awareness and storytelling.

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Report from The Field. Most evenings the fog rolls into the forest, pushed by the ocean over the hill. Despite the hot summer day, around 4 pm the breeze picks up and the trees begin chattering. A friend who climbs trees hung these for us, and every day I thank him. 🙏🏻

Has Tibet slipped from the world’s attention? This commentary argues that while Beijing has intensified its campaign to reshape #Tibetan identity, international focus has become harder to sustain. bitterwinter.org/is-the-tibet...

Is the Tibetan Cause Fading from the World’s Attention?

The tragedy of Lobga Rangzen is a reminder of how easily unresolved questions can fade from international discourse without ever truly being resolved.

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@evelynwaugh.bsky.social This is so appreciated. Wonderful 🙏🏻

Artist Interpretations – Timber Festival

The first ever forest soundmap of the world will be used as inspiration for new music.

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“ Over the last 20 years, reality feels like it has grown less stable. I think there are obvious material causes — runaway technology, ecological breakdown, the collapse of any shared structure of belief. But I want to consider a stranger possibility: 🧵

You have to start somewhere.

#SundaySilence "The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness." ~John Muir 📍 PA

I was off-grid this weekend, just learning about the Berlin attack. I’ve reached out to a friend who would have been there. If you know Tiergarten Park, and the Ahornsteig path, this is incomprehensible, a serene and gentle space that attracts all kinds of Berliners. No words. Sending love. 🙏🏻

To be a spiritual warrior, one must have a broken heart; without a broken heart and the sense of tenderness and vulnerability that is in one’s self and all others, your warriorship is untrustworthy. ~ Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Greetings to you from beautiful Dharamshala. Today's experience seeing and doing kora around His Holiness' temple was so moving. May all beings benefit.