We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize. - Thich Nhat Hanh

Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowlodge it. Go home and be there for all theses things. - Thich Nhat Hanh

”Suffering is due entirely to clinging or resisting; it is a sign of our unwillingness to move on, to flow with life.” - Nisargadatta Maharaj

Simply rest in the felt sense of being. Don't think about it, do it. That is the key. Grasp at nothing, push nothing away. Simpy rest in the felt sense of being. Practice it every day. - Adyashanti

When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy. - Dalai Lama

Adversity is unavoidable. Suffering is not. - unknown

To be authentic is to be at peace with your imperfections. - Simon Sinek

The more in harmony you are wiht the flow of your own existence, the more magical life becomes. - unknown

Someone I loved once game me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift. - Mary Oliver

Initiative to curb homelessness crisis in Seattle likely to qualify for November ballot
Supreme Court declines to stop federal moratorium on evictions
Second Downtown Developer Presses City to Build Sanctioned Homeless Camp at 14-Acre Post Office Site
The Supreme Court Leaves The CDC's Moratorium On Evictions In Place
End to COVID-19 hotel housing for homeless raises worries
Mobile Home Owners Fear Evictions as Pandemic Protections End
CityLab Daily: The U.S. Doubled Down on its Housing Crisis
A Homeless Shelter in a Never-Used Jail Gets a Government Subsidy From Well-Placed Friends
How California Homelessness Became A Crisis
California eyes shuttered malls, stores for new housing
Homebuyers Squeezed As Western States See Prices Double Or More In Last Decade
High Cost Of Los Angeles Homeless Camp Raises Eyebrows And Questions

WHY CONFEDERATE LIES LIVE ON
Opinion: The House takes a revealing vote on Confederate statues
The House Votes To Remove Confederate Statues In The U.S. Capitol
House votes to remove Confederate statues and replace Roger B. Taney bust
Revealed: neo-Confederate group includes military officers and politicians
They joined the Wisconsin Proud Boys looking for brotherhood. They found racism, bullying and antisemitism.
U.S. judge orders 'Three Percenter' charged in Capitol riot released on bail
Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, Forceful on Jan. 6, Privately Are in Turmoil

Republican congressman says Marjorie Taylor Greene 'doesn’t do anything' but 'try to be famous'
'Perfect storm': Bulletin warns of extremist violence as pandemic restrictions lift
Online activism is spilling into the streets of Southern California, sparking a post-Trump movement

US encourages El Salvador to regulate use of bitcoin
'The U.S. is way behind in crypto leadership': 'The Drill Down Podcast’ host
JPMorgan: Institutional interest in cryptocurrencies has dried up and even turned negative
Cryptocurrencies rise despite regulators in Japan and U.K. warning on Binance exchange
Bitcoin dives as China widens crackdown on crypto mining
China's central bank urges Alipay and banks to crack down on crypto speculation
What you need to know about El Salvador’s plan to use volcano-powered bitcoin as legal tender
San Jose Sharks to become first NHL team to accept cryptocurrency

"Courage, compassion, and connection: Through Brené's research, observations, and guidance, these three little words can open the door to amazing change in your life." ~ Ali Edwards, author of Life Artist

People may call what happens at midlfe " a crisis ", but it's not. It's an unraveling, a time when you feel a desperate pull to live the life you want to live, not the one you're supposed to life. - Brene Brown

Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up. - Mary Holloway

If you suffer it is because of you, if you feel blissful it is becasue of you. Nobody else is responsible, only you and you alone. You are your hell nad your heaven too. - OSHO

Behavior is at the end of the story. Unsolved problems ( and lagging skills ) are at the beginning of the story. Work on the beginning to change the end. - Dr. Ross Greene

Federal judge blocks Florida's social media law

‘Dismantling a free society’: Human rights NGO slams Hong Kong’s security law as ‘erasing’ basic freedoms
Hong Kong’s Future on Edge: Countering China’s National Security Law one year on
Can the Chinese Communist Party last another 100 years?
Amnesty warns Hong Kong fast devolving into a "police state"
Police may have list of journalists to arrest: HKJA
Appeal board upholds police ban on July 1 march
Security law created human rights emergency: Amnesty
'Police to deploy over 10,000 officers on July 1'
Steve Vines leaves RTHK, citing national security law
Hong Kong's Next Digital to cease operating
Column: Why the U.S. won't go to the mat for the subjugated people of Hong Kong
MPs call for China sanctions over Hong Kong crackdown
Hong Kong: How life has changed under China's national security law
Hong Kong One Year After the National Security Law
In one year, Hong Kong arrests 117 people under new security law
AP PHOTOS: The rise and fall of Hong Kong's July 1 protests
Hong Kong Silenced
100 years of the Chinese Communist Party and it’s plunging its people back into darkness
Introducing ‘Hong Kong Silenced’: a new Telegraph podcast documenting Beijing's crackdown

NORPAC spare part helps get Longview chlorine plant back online

Love is a verb. - unknown

If we remembered everyday day that we could lose someone at any moment, we would love them more fiercely and freely and without fear. Not because there is nothing to lose, but because everything can be lost. - unknown

There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude a quiet joy. - Ralph H. Blum

So gratefyl for the people who heard me when I was silent and saw me when I was invisible. - Steve Maraboli

The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you still stop hurting others. - Thich Nhat Hanh

Joy is the evidence of inner growth. - Maria Montessori

If I want to be loved as I am , I have to be willing to love others as they are. - Louise Hay

When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you'd like them to be. - Leo Tolstoy

Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life. - Rumi

Giving thanks for abundance is greater than abundance itself. - Rumi

Gratitude is a n essential part of being present. When you go deeply into the present, gratitude arises spontaneousl. - Eckhart Tolle
Listen with the inten to understand rather than the intent to reply. - unknown

The greatest thing we can do is to help somebody know that they're loved and capable of loving. - Fred Rogers

Be empty. Be Still. Just watch everything come and go. This is the way of Nature. - Lao Zi

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. - unknown

Be that person who roots for others. Who tells a stranger they look amazing and encourages others to believe in themselves and their dreams.- unknown

"Sometimes people say that a child’s experience at school is like an adult’s at work, but that is a delusion. A job might sometimes feel like prison, to some adults, but school is a prison. Adults are not forced by law to work at a particular job, and adults are always free to quit. Involuntary servitude is illegal for adults; it’s called slavery. I don’t know of any adults who would willingly accept a job where they are so tightly micromanaged as children are at school; a job where you can’t talk with your co-workers, can’t leave your seat without permission, and are continuously monitored, tested, and compared with your co-workers in a manner almost deliberately designed to shame. More than a century ago we banned full-time child labor for children, believing it was not good for them. But now schooling has become, in time commitment, the equivalent of a full-time job and, in onerousness, something worse than the kind of full-time job that adults would tolerate." - Peter Gray

I am slowly learning that even if I react, it won't change anything, it won't amke people suddenly love and respect me, it won't magically change their minds. Sometimes it's better to just let things be, let people go, don't fight for closure, don't ask for explanations, do't chase answers and don't expect people to understand where you're comign from. I am slowly learning that life is better lived when you don't center it on what' s happening around you and center it on what's happening inside you instead. Work on yourself and your inner peace. - unknown

When one teaches, two learn. - Robert Heinlein

Spend your time on those that love you uncoditionally. Don't waste it on those that only love you when the conditions are right for them. - unknown

Be strong enough to let go and patient enough to wait for what you deserve. - unknown

They fear love because it creates a world they can't control. - George Orwell, 1984

Warren.. it has been a week...

I promise you can still make a beautiful life for yourself even if you lost many years of it to abuse, mental illness, or trauma. - unknown

Be tolerant of those who are lost on their path. Ignorance, conceit, anger, jealousy and greed stem from a lost soul. Pray that they will find guidance. - Elder Wisdom

The people you meet are either reflections of a repeated cycle or guides towards a new start. Norice the difference. - unknown

The most beautiful things in life are not things. They are people and places, memories and pictures. They are feelings and moments and smiles and laughter. - unknown

Stop the glorification of busy. Busy, in and of itself, is not a badge of honor. It is okay to not be busy. Repeat this with me: It is okay to not be busy. - Joshua Becker

There may be times when we are powerless ot prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. - Elie Wiesel

I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life, and never seen. - John Steinbeck

I don't think anyone is ever ready, but when someone makes you feel alive again, it's kind of worth the risk. - Nikki Rowe

These were the 15 hardest-to-fill jobs in Oregon during 2020

Israeli gov't and settlers reach deal over West Bank outpost, Palestinians angered
Israel asks U.S. to hold off on reopening Jerusalem consulate
Hezbollah leader, Hamas chief discuss recent Gaza fighting
Inaugurating embassy in UAE, Israel tells region: 'We're here to stay'
Hamas wins Palestinian hearts as Gaza conflict threatens broader shift
Israeli ambassador to United States resigns
Israel's new government will make Middle East affairs a lot easier for Joe Biden
Israel Is Sending Robots With Machine Guns to the Gaza Border
Gaza Wants To Rebuild, But Ensuring Funds Don't Go To Hamas Is Slowing The Process
Sudan's civilian leaders ask U.S. for help talking to Israel
Gaza ceasefire under strain as Israel and Hamas feud over rebuilding
U.S. seizes Iranian news sites under unclear circumstances
Israel's prime minister urges world leaders to shun Iran's new president
New Israeli PM cautions world powers to "wake up" on Iran deal
How 'constructive ambiguity' has failed Israelis and Palestinians
It wasn't just politics that led to Netanyahu's ouster – it was fear of his demagoguery
Netanyahu is squatting in Israel's prime minster's residence, and it's not clear when he's moving out
Israel Hits Hamas Targets With The 1st Airstrikes Since Cease-Fire Deal
Israeli aircraft carry out series of airstrikes on militant sites in the Gaza Strip
Israel responds to "arson balloons" with airstrikes on Gaza
Israeli airstrikes target Gaza sites, first since cease-fire
Israeli airstrikes target Gaza
The toll of Israeli strikes on Gaza: Mapping the destruction left behind
Property disputes in Israel come with a complicated back story – and tend to end with Palestinian dispossession

How A Chinese-Built Highway Drove Montenegro Into Crippling Debt
Russia, China declare friendship treaty extension, hail ties
State Dept. fears Chinese threats to auditors looking for forced labor evidence
U.S. no longer sees Taiwan as a problem in China ties, official says
Why choosing the next dalai lama will be a religious – as well as a political – issue
Checking China’s military: Biden’s next challenge
The China files: how Morrison persuaded Europe to talk tough
Grave concerns raised about China at UN rights council
China fails to meet promises on missing Xinjiang children
China issues furious response after Canada condemns human rights record
Scoop: After U.S. pressure, Israel joins statement criticizing China, how ironic?!
Who are the Uyghurs and why is China being accused of genocide?

'We Are Waiting for You': An Agonizing Vigil for Surfside Families
A Structural Engineer Explains How The Florida Condo Collapse Will Be Investigated
Officials Call For More Federal Help In Champlain Towers Search-And-Rescue Mission
Surfside Condo Board Warned Residents That Concrete Damage Was 'Significantly Worse'
How Authorities Are Identifying The Victims Of The Florida Condo Collapse
Grand jury will examine Surfside condominium collapse, prosecutor says
Buildings near Surfside condo collapse face scrutiny
Official Who Said Champlain Towers Was Sound Is On A Leave Of Absence
What Led To The Florida Condo Collapse? Here's What We Know So Far
Condo board boss warned of worsening damage before collapse
Two days before condo collapse, a pool contractor photographed this damage in garage

healing..

You don't heal by suppressing. You heal by feeling, facing and releaseing it. - unknown

Study says Washington is the 7th Most Fun State in the U.S.

Please don't settle

Not in a job you hate, not in a town where you dont' feel at home, not with freindships that aren't real, and especially, especially not with love. - Marisa Donnelly

I don't think anyone can grow unless he's loved exactly as he is now, appreciated for what he is rather than what he will be. - Fred Rogers

A new study reveals which US city has the worst traffic, and it's no longer Los Angeles

Putin accuses US of working with UK to test Russia's defences in HMS Defender incident
Putin says US and UK were behind Black Sea 'provocation'
World War Three 'unlikely' if UK ship sunk: Putin
Russia tests S-400 missiles in Crimea amid tensions with Ukraine
Opinion: UK-Russia naval flap shows Putin's on edge
China turns on world’s 2nd-biggest hydropower dam
UPDATE 1-Merkel keeps up case for EU talks with Russia despite objections
‘Miscalculation’ in Russian cat and mouse game could lead to full blown war, warns Army chief
Russia warns UK and U.S. not to tempt fate in Black Sea
How Vladimir Putin uses natural gas to exert Russian influence and punish his enemies
U.K. denies Russia fired warning shots at destroyer in Black Sea

Anti-government protests in Colombia hit two month mark
Colombia protests: UN 'deeply alarmed' by bloodshed in Cali
Colombia protests: What is behind unrest?

Either we spend time meeting children's emotional needs by filling their cup with love, or we spend time dealing with behavirous caused from their unmet needs, either way, we spend the time. - Pam Leo

I am grateful for the chance that life offers me each day to start over, and create the life that I want. I am grateful for the fact that I can learn from my mistakes, and then let them go. I am grateful that the universe supports me with unconditional love, to be the happiest, best person that I can be. - unknown

If it's out of your hands, it deserves freedom from your mind too. - Ivan Nuru

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjustst the sails. - William A. Ward

Inner peace is not about being happy all the time. It's about welcoming and letting go without judgement. - unknown

Colbert Burns Trump With Actual Clips From His Rambling, Incoherent Speech

Hear From Portlanders Living in a Neighborhood Where Gunfire Is Killing Black People
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Says People Confronting Him in Restaurants Are “Crossing a Whole Different Line”
Discord over leadership, morale and discipline besets a Portland Police Bureau in transition
Entire Portland police crowd-control unit quits over fellow officer’s assault charge
'Our dedicated RRT members have had enough': Portland police officers resign from protest response unit
Portland’s Rapid Response Team commander: Officers can’t serve on team under ‘the extreme liability’ they face
Police declare riot after opposing groups fight at Oregon City park
Portland Police Officers Vote to Disband Rapid Response Team, Multiple Sources Say
“The Good Old Boy Network Is Crumbling”: Portland Officials React to Voluntary Dissolution of Embattled Protest Unit
Portland police officers resign en masse from crowd control unit after officer is indicted
50 Police Officers Step Down From a Crowd Control Unit in Portland
Portland police officers resign from Rapid Response Team
Officers, sergeants resign en masse from Portland’s Rapid Response Team crowd control unit
Opinion: Wheeler’s call for civility ignores Portlanders’ tear-gas trauma

Portland Fire & Rescue issues immediate fireworks ban ahead of July 4th holiday
Portland Bans All Fireworks Leading Up to July 4, While Clark County Halts Sales Completely
Clark County bans sale, use of fireworks
Effective immediately: Portland Fire & Rescue issues ban on all fireworks
Battle Ground, Camas and Washougal ban fireworks due to fire danger

India Is The World's Biggest Vaccine Maker. Yet Only 4% Of Indians Are Vaccinated
China's CanSino cuts ties with Brazil firm, halting vaccine licensing
Brazil to suspend Indian COVID-19 vaccine deal as graft allegations probed
Brazil's Bolsonaro under fire after vaccine deal allegations
Singapore Grapples With Reopening Plans as Its Rivals Move On
The Delta variant is fueling school outbreaks in Israel, leading the country's cases to tick up
Russia had the first Covid vaccine. Now its population don't seem to want it.
UPDATE 2-Taiwan's COVID-19 cases fall to month-and-a-half low
Russia is having a hard time motivating people to get vaccinated
Dozens Came Down With COVID-19 on Everest. Nepal Says It Never Happened.
Italy's Draghi dismisses China's COVID vaccine, casts doubt on Sputnik
Brazilian lawmaker denouncing vaccine deal wears bullet-proof vest to hearing
Israel delays entry for vaccinated tourists as delta variant spreads
Explainer: What is the Delta variant of coronavirus with K417N mutation?
COVID Surge in Africa Raises Fears of a Calamity Like India's

Organic Chemistry Helped Me Embrace My Identities

When A City-Size Star Becomes A Black Hole's Lunch, The Universe Roils

‘Bringing back mask mandate is a good idea’: doctor on Delta variant
Study suggests Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines could provide 'years' of protection
The Delta variant will cause 'very dense outbreaks' in these five states, expert says
Former FDA Chief Fears 'Dense Outbreaks' Of Dangerous Delta COVID-19 Variant
6 warning signs that the Delta variant is coming for unvaccinated Americans
Some COVID shots may be linked to rare heart problems in teens: CDC
Heart Inflammation In Teens And Young Adults After COVID-19 Vaccine Is Rare, CDC Says
Coronavirus outbreak killed two at Florida office, official says; a vaccinated employee was not infected
153 Houston Methodist staff who refused to get COVID vaccine have been fired or resigned
The pandemic is currently a much bigger deal in some states than others
Blackfeet Nation Welcomes Back Tourists After Risky Shutdown Pays Off

Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal May Be A Tough Sell To The Rest Of Congress
As Infrastructure Deal Gathers Steam, Democratic Cracks Begin to Show
Dems prepare for messy budget fight that could derail Biden's infrastructure deal
'We Have A Deal': Biden Announces A Bipartisan Infrastructure Agreement With Senators
Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure deal nears its big reveal
Graham to Biden: 'If you want an infrastructure deal of a trillion dollars, it's there for the taking'
What the bipartisan breakthrough on infrastructure could mean
Democrats pursue "two tracks" on infrastructure legislation
Republicans plot an infrastructure 2-step: Spend more, then kill Biden’s agenda
Republican senators claim “tentative” bipartisan infrastructure deal
Bipartisan group of senators reaches agreement on infrastructure proposal
Biden Ends Infrastructure Talks With Senate GOP Group, Saying Its Plan Fell Short
Biden talks reconciliation with Schumer as infrastructure negotiations falter
White House infrastructure talks with Capito collapse, leading to fingerpointing as Biden shifts strategy
Republican senators praising Biden on infrastructure talks may have ulterior motives
Biden And Sen. Capito Try Again To Bridge Their Infrastructure Divide
With A Friend In Biden, Amtrak Has Big Dreams. But Freight Lines Have Other Ideas
No Deal Out Of Infrastructure Meeting, But Biden Says The Effort Is There
How The White House Is Reaching Out To Congress As It Seeks A Deal On Infrastructure
Biden's 'Big 4' Meeting: President Meets Top Congressional Leaders
Biden Seeks $80 Billion to Beef Up I.R.S. Audits of High-Earners
Biden pushes 17 years of free school, asks companies and wealthy to pay 'fair share'
Senate votes to open floodgates, passes bipartisan $35 billion water infrastructure bill
Many Republican voters agree with Biden - 'trickle-down economics' has failed, poll shows
Biden Unveils American Families Plan, Which Would Establish Paid Leave Program
White House Proposes $1.8 Trillion Plan For Children And Families
Democrats Outline 'Care Infrastructure' Plan, With Paid Leave And Child Care

California Bans State Travel To Florida And 4 Other States
Disability activists push for more inclusive Pride celebrations
The Pride Flag Has a Representation Problem

A Revolutionary Solar Fridge Will Help Keep COVID Vaccines Cold In Sub-Saharan Africa

The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don't tell you what to see. - Alexandra K. Trenfor

Air Force Academy distributes George Takei’s 'They Called Us Enemy' to cadets
A Senator Seeks To Reverse Trump-Era Policies For Deported Military Veterans

Biden Wants to Dismantle Two Weapons the Richest 0.1% Use to Avoid Taxes
Mark Cuban: ProPublica 'not being honest' about taxes on wealthy
UN secretary general eyes 'solidarity or wealth tax' on those who have profited during pandemic
Biden sells G-7 on global tax, but U.S. Congress is a hurdle
Biden and Johnson watch on in blimp form as protesters demand G7 action

最後一夜，像有雙手捂著你嘴巴：記者、讀者、賣報人告別《蘋果》
1 Year Later, China's National Security Law Has All But Snuffed Out Political Protest In Hong Kong
In a scarred Hong Kong, "beautiful things are gone"
Beijing wants a ‘loyal opposition’ for Hong Kong – a new role, or a trap for the Democratic Party?
Hong Kong police ban annual July 1 democracy demo, citing Covid-19
Hong Kong Neo Democrats party disbands citing security law and ‘much worse’ political environment
New Hong Kong police chief calls for fake news law, blames media for mistrust in officers
Security law: Stand News opinion articles axed, directors resign amid reported threats to Hong Kong digital outlets
Hong Kong police arrest former Apple Daily journalist at airport - media
Editor of shuttered Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper arrested
Apple Daily editorial writer arrested at Hong Kong's airport
China promotes security officials to senior roles in Hong Kong via yahoo
China promotes security officials to senior roles in Hong Kong
Biden calls closure of Hong Kong's Apple Daily 'sad day for media freedom'
Hong Kong's last pro-democracy newspaper prints 1 million copies of final edition
廿六載《蘋果日報》恐畫句號，四個壹傳媒人記憶中的瘋狂與自由

A human being could only be saved by another human being. I am aware that we do not save each other very often. But I am also aware that we save each other some of the time. - Jamse Baldwin

Why it's unlikely another extreme heat wave will hit Portland this summer
As Portland Heat Hits 116 Degrees, Road Buckles in Kenton Neighborhood
TriMet suspends MAX, streetcar service until Tuesday due to extreme heat
It’s the climate change, stupid
Record Heat Wave Set To Scorch Pacific Northwest To Southern California
PHOTOS: The Record-Breaking Heat Wave That's Scorching The Pacific Northwest
Rolling blackouts for parts of US Northwest amid heat wave
More than 300 PGE customers without power amid heatwave
The Northwest heat wave is 'unprecedented.' Here's what's pushing it into uncharted territory.
Pavement on I-5 buckles in extreme Seattle heat
Oregon Roads Buckle as Record-Breaking Temperatures Descend on State During Heat Wave
The Pacific Northwest Has Limited A/C, Making The Heat Wave More Dangerous
All-Time Records Fall As A Heat Wave Roasts The Northwest U.S.
Not Just Wildfire: The Growing Ripple Effects Of More Extreme Heat And Drought
How To Stay Safe And Cool In Extreme Heat
New Wildfires Are At A 10-Year High In The Hot, Dry Western U.S.
The Record Temperatures Enveloping The West Are Not Your Average Heat Wave
Extreme heat bakes West, toppling long-standing records
US Rep. Cliff Bentz says federal government must find solutions to Klamath water crisis
The West is the driest it's been in 1,200 years — raising questions about a livable future
The Drought In The Western U.S. Is Getting Bad. Climate Change Is Making It Worse
Irrigators say they plan to force open Klamath headgates and release water
Melting Snow Usually Means Water For The West. But This Year, It Might Not Be Enough
Western States Face Excessive Heat Warnings and Advisories

Though difficulties seem to come one after another, they add depth to our lives. - unknown

Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else. - Fred Rogers

What The Facebook Ruling Means For Future Of Antitrust Reform
Judge Throws Out 2 Antitrust Cases Against Facebook

Healing a broken heart.

Suni Lee Makes History as First Hmong American to Make the US Olympic Gymnastics Team

U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs 'Number of the Beast' religious dispute
Supreme Court Rules Cheerleader's F-Bombs Are Protected By The 1st Amendment

To wear out your brain trying to make things into one without realizing that they are all the same - this is called "three in the morning." What do I mean by "three in the morning"? When the monkey trainer was handing out acorns, he said, "You get three in the morning and four at night." This made all the monkeys furious. "Well, then," he said, "you get four in the morning and three at night." The monkeys were all delighted. There was no change in the reality behind the words, and yet the monkeys responded with joy and anger. Let them, if they want to. So the sage harmonizes with both right and wrong and rests in Heaven the Equalizer. This is called walking two roads. - The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu

Life has taught me I am not always in control. Life is full of experiences, lessons, heartbreak and pain. But, it has also shown me love, beauty, possibility and new beginnings. Embrace it all. It makes us who are, and after every storm comes a clear sky. - unknown

Life will become a lot simpler when you decide to just let people misunderstand you! The hwole world is free to agree with you or disagree with you! - unknown

Power is not controlling other people. Power is controlling yourself. Trying to control other people is the first sign that you are entirely out of control. Controlling others is what weak people think power looks like. - Kalen Dion

Ambivert

I am both: introvert and extrovert.
I like people, but I need to bealone. I'll go out, vibe, and meet new people but it has an expiration, because I have to recharge. If I don't find the valuable alone time I need to recharge I cannot be my highest self. - Sylvester McNutt III

Violinist Apologizes for ‘Culturally Insensitive’ Remarks About Asians

Antarctic lake suddenly disappeared in 2019, scientists say
Unesco says ‘in danger’ listing would be ‘call to action’ on Great Barrier Reef
Arctic heat roasts Finland and Russia, melts sea ice
Climate change tipping points are upon us, draft U.N. report warns: 'The worst is yet to come'
Australia blames China for UN move to put Great Barrier Reef on endangered list

new week.
new energy.
new blessings.
new experiences.
new opportunities. - Love yo self

Happy birhday, Mihai.

Don't quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will;
when the road you're truding seems all uphill;
when the funds are low and the debts are high;
And you want to smile but you have to sigh.
When all is pressing you down a bit
Reset if you must, but don't you quit
Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint onthe clouds of doubt;
And you can never tell how close you are;
It may be near when it seems far.
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
It is when things go wrong that you must not quit. - JohN Greenleaf Whittier

You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free. - Thich Nhat Hanh

Love is such a deep gratitude, when you are truly in love wiht life, every breathe you take is gratitude. - Bryant McGill

Love is nothing without action.
Trust is nothing without proof.
Sorry is nothing without change. - unknown

Why farmers are fighting the USDA's loan forgiveness program

Power Up: Texas progressive groups coalesce ahead of special legislative session

'A personality type that feels absolutely no guardrails': How Saudi Arabia's leader charmed Washington while cracking down on opponents

Biden Administration Warns Covid-19 Origins Review May Not Be Definitive
Scientists battle over the ultimate origin story: Where did the coronavirus come from?
The Investigation Of The Pandemic's Origins Is At An Impasse
China divides G7 as Biden calls for international investigation into origins of Covid-19
WHO Chief Urges China to Cooperate With Probe Into Covid-19 Origins
EU leaders urge unfettered probe into origins of COVID-19
Blinken vows to hold China accountable on COVID origin
The real issue with the COVID-19 lab leak theory? The US isn't spying on China like it used to
WHO asks for re-checks of research on when coronavirus first surfaced in Italy
China Outraged at Growing ‘Lab Leak Theory’ Speculation by U.S., U.K. Intelligence
Chinese embassy in U.S. says politicising COVID-19 origins hampers investigations
As US calls for focus on covid origins, China repeats speculation about U.S. military base
"Lab leak" theory of COVID's origin rises in prominence
With Biden's support, the COVID lab-leak theory goes mainstream
U.S. Is Said to Have Unexamined Intel to Pore Over on Virus's Origin
Biden asks US intel officials to investigate COVID-19 origin
Republicans Quiet During Trump’s Praise Of China Demand Answers On Virus Now
Analysis | Timeline: How the Wuhan lab-leak theory suddenly became credible

Senators to watch as Dems debate changing filibuster rules

There Are Jobs in the Hamptons. If Only Workers Could Afford the Rent.
As The Pandemic Recedes, Millions Of Workers Are Saying 'I Quit'
Go back to the office? These women would rather quit.
Job searches haven't jumped in states canceling unemployment benefits early
This is when the labor shortage will end
Retail workers are quitting at record rates for higher-paying work: ‘My life isn’t worth a dead-end job’
Six states offer return-to-work bonuses for unemployed workers
California's unemployment debt grows as businesses ask Newsom for help
GOP governors have "every right to" end federal unemployment benefits early, Psaki says
Job searches fell in states canceling unemployment benefits early
Half Of States Are Ending Pandemic Jobless Aid Early, And The Economy Could Suffer
'Lockdown' states like California did better economically than 'looser' states like Florida, new COVID data shows
Jobs report fuels partisan fighting over White House economic agenda, infrastructure

Serena Williams says she's skipping Tokyo Olympics

" Have patience with all that is unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves, like closed rooms, like books written in a foregin language. - Letters to a Youn Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

‘What a world you’ve got inside you.’

The people you meet are either reflections of a repeated cycle or guides towards a new start. Notice the difference. - unknown

The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind. - Caroline Myss

What are you afraid of losing when nothing in the world actually belongs to you. - unknown

The Greatest Heat Wave In Northwest History?

"I said you're in f---ing charge!": Trump and Gen. Milley's Situation Room shouting match
Trump Hints at Another Run, Disputes Past Election at Ohio Fairgroundsy
Trump Organization Could Face Criminal Charges in D.A. Inquiry
Court Suspends Giuliani’s Law License, Citing Trump Election Lies
N.Y. State Court Suspends Giuliani From Practicing Law Over 2020 Vote Fraud Claims
Rudy Giuliani suspended from practicing law in N.Y. over false 2020 election claims
Rudy Giuliani suspended from practicing law in N.Y. over false 2020 election claims

Taiwan chipmakers keep workers ‘imprisoned’ in factories to keep up with global pandemic demand
A Tiny Part’s Big Ripple: Global Chip Shortage Hobbles the Auto Industry

Trudeau says Canadians ‘horrified and ashamed’ of forced assimilation
Hundreds Of Unmarked Graves Found At Another Former School For Indigenous Children
In Canada, Another 'Horrific' Discovery of Indigenous Children's Remains
No chance to be children: life in Canada’s residential schools

Belarus releases jailed journalist taken off Ryanair flight to house arrest
EU sanctions damage lifeline transit of Belarus potash via Lithuania
EU to 'tighten thumbscrews' on Belarus over Ryanair 'hijacking'
U.S., EU, U.K. and Canada sanction Belarus over Ryanair diversion
Belarus opposition: Jailed dissident a "hostage" at briefing
Opposition says jailed Belarusian blogger paraded as 'trophy' in latest public appearance
Opposition leader says Belarus has become 'North Korea of Europe'
Biden administration plans new sanctions against 'the North Korea of Europe'

Democrats sue Texas governor over vetoing pay after walkout
Biden administration sues Georgia over its GOP-enacted voter restrictions
Arizona poised to enact new election restrictions, strip power from Democratic secretary of state
'Abundantly clear' Democrats never had a plan to pass election reform bill, former Obama aide says
Senate Republicans Block Democrats' Sweeping Voting Rights Legislation
White House draws ire of progressives amid voting rights defeat
Senate to vote Tuesday on Democrats' big voting bill. GOP promises a filibuster.
Democrats' Sweeping Voting Rights Legislation Is Headed For Failure In The Senate
Elections-Law Vote to Test Democrats' Unity Amid GOP Opposition
Progressive Democrats grow frustrated with Sen. Sinema
Kyrsten Sinema faces Arizona blowback over becoming the Senate's new unmovable roadblock
Maher goes after Manchin: 'Most powerful Republican in the Senate'
Manchin opposition likely dooms voting rights legislation
Democrats Consider Changes to Voting Bill Amid Manchin Opposition
Pelosi urges Democrats to continue voting rights push, despite Manchin
Manchin says he will not support voting rights bill, in blow to Biden agenda and a warning to his colleagues
Manchin’s opposition clouds future of Dems’ elections bill
Manchin Vows to Block Democratic Voting Rights Bill and Preserve Filibuster

Biden lays out plan to crack down on guns used to commit violent crimes
The White House Announces New Steps To Try To Curb Surging Gun Violence
Biden launches an effort to head off violent crime and political peril for his party
Arizona gunman kills one, injures 12 at eight sites across three cities in apparently random rampage
Hours after 4 killed in Chicago, 5 more hurt in shooting
Missouri Law Enforcement No Longer Required To Enforce Federal Gun Laws
At least 14 injured in shooting in Austin’s 6th Street entertainment district
4 mass shootings in 6 hours leave 38 wounded, 6 dead across US
Kansas City-area shootings: 4 killed, including two juveniles, in 4 incidents over a three-hour span

Warren Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation, has donated half his fortune

The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing. - Voltaire

It's funny how we ourgrow what we once thought we couldn't live without, and then we fall in love with what we didn't even know we wanted. Life keeps leading us on journeys we woudl never go on if it were up to us. Don't be afraid. Have faith. Find the lessons. Trust the journey. - unknown

It's okay if you thouhgt you were over it, but it hits you all over again. It's okay to fall apart even after you thought you had it under control. You are not weak. Healing is messy. There is no timeline for healing. - unknown

I love myself.
The quietest, the simplest, most powerful revolution ever. - ism

The right mindset and believing in one’s self worth grows a person into a beautiful confident being - no matter what anyone thinks of them - unknown

And the dandleion does not stop growing, because it is told is is a weed. the dandelion does not care what others see. It says, " one day, they'll be making wishes upon me. - B. Atkinson

Others liking us is a "bonus", the real prize is us liking ourselves! - Nache M.

When nobody else celeberates you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody else compliments you, then compliment yourself. It's not up to other people to keep you encouraged. It's up to you. Envouragement should come from the inside. - unknown

He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived. - Chineses Proverb

Singles Return to In-Person Dating. And It’s Extra Awkward.

Oregon lawmakers approve creation of new office to support immigrants and refugees

You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it is better to listen to what it has to say. - Paulo Coehlo, The Alchemist

The 6 rules of the game...

1. Choose purpose over pleasure
2. Acton Alleviates anxiety
3. How you do anything is how you do everything
4. Never negoiate with your inner bitch
5. Don't be allergic to hard work
6. Havng a bad day does not mean you have a bad life - Bedros Keuilian

Water of death: how arsenic is poisoning rural communities in India

Amazon restores services after multiple users face outage

Japan to abolish fiscal, debt advisory panel

Some books are toolkits you take up to fix things, from the most practical to the most mysterious, from your house to your heart, or to make things, from cakes to ships. Some books are wings, some books are medicine, bitter but clarifying. - Rebecca Solnit

Hong Kong's Apple Daily to live on in blockchain, free of censors
Biden calls closure of Hong Kong tabloid 'sad day for media freedom'

Let’s let it grow into the transformation at its heart...

It's not about letting it go. It's about letting it in. It's about letting it deep, it's about letting it through. It's about being true to your feelngs. It's about givnng your experiences th attenton they deserve. And thay may take a moment, or it may take years. The trick is not to shame your need to hodl on to what has yet to be resolved. " Let it go ' is the mantra of the self- avoidant, feigning resolution becasue thye lack the courage or the preparedness to face their feelings.Let's not play that game. Let's let things in and though, until they are fully and truly ready to shift. Let's let it grow into the transformation at tis heart. We write our story by fully lving it. Not by letting it go before its time. - Jeff Brown, Heariculations

China’s prolonged credit-scoring saga amasses risk

Our heroes are staring at us in the mirror..

I cannot help but marvel at the human capacity to overcome tremendous suffereing and find a way to go on. It would be one thing if we released all our holding right after the trauma, but that we continue to carry them and still find the faith to believe in a better tomorrow is simply heroic. I think of the shawdow material that takes up space inside many of us, repressed emotions, unsaid words, armored musculature, collective trauma, and then marvel at our capacity to weave optimism, faith and determination into the heart of it. Mindfields and goldmines sitting side by side in the inner valley. Let's stop looking for our heroes " out here." They are staring at us in the mirror. - Jeff Brown, Love it forward

To make the right choices in life, you have to get in touch with your soul. To do this, you need to experience solitude, which most people are afraid of, because in the silence you hear the truth and know the solutions. - Deepak Chopra

Love is the root of everything; love and the lack of it. - Fred Rogers

Since 9/11, Military Suicides Are 4 Times Higher Than Deaths In War Operations
The rising cost of being in the National Guard: Reservists and guardsmen are twice as likely to be hungry as other American groups

Kings of Convenience and Feist Share New Video for “Love Is a Lonely Thing”

Ny biggest mistakes in life have all stemmed from giving my powers to someone else, believinh that the love others had to offer was more important than the love I had to give myself. - Oprah Winfrey

Former NRA head tricked into filming gun control video

Your growth scares the people who don't want to change. - unknown

#lovewins, remember that.

Loving you as how it is, not how it should be.
Continuing my soul journey wiht hope, and love.
I believe.
I am enough.
I am magicial.

What a lovely message to a giant, Kirk A.

Happy birthday in the astral plain-I hope the angelic choirs are rockin’ with you. – I never met you in real life but I remember talking to you on the phone seeing if you were available for a retreat at Foothill College when I lived up in the Bay Area.
You were so kind and had a gentle presence. I remember messaging you during your diagnosis. You had that je ne se quoi. I related to many of your interests and belief systems.
I watched all your videos, post diagnosis and you were truly am inspiration on how to live life in adversity. I hope you realize how much of an inspiration you were to so many.
We never know how much time we will walk the Earth, but you seemed to live it up. I hope you are continuing well on your new journey, inspiring on the other side and perhaps people here as well. I know you truly positively influenced me. I hope you see me writing this from your expanded consciousness brother. Blessings and love to uou in your expanded state, and your beautiful wife and family. I miss you and I didn’t know uou personally. I am happy to all who got to be with you in this plane and experience your gentle soul. Namaste and Blessings. - Miriam L.P.

Lighthouse don't go running all over an island looking for boats to save, they just stand there shining. - Anne Lamott

Inner peace is not about being happy all the time. It's about welcoming and letting go without judgement. - unknown

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yoursel running with them. - Marcus Aurelius

Dave Chappelle and Jon Stewart Take Down Candace Owens

When two givers indulge in a connection; it's magic. It's alchemy. I water you, you water me, we never drain each other, we jsut grow. - unknown

Things money can't buy...

1. Manners
2. Morals
3. Respect
4. Character
5. Common sense
6. Trust
7. Patience
8. Class
9. Integrity
10. Love

You can turn things around.
You can completely recreate yourself.
Nothing is permanent. You're not stuck,
You have choices. You can think new thoughts.
You can learn something new.
You can create new habits.
All that matters is that you decide today and never look back. - Spiritual Awakenings ॐ

The more healhty relationships a child has, hte more likely he will be to recover from trauma and thrive. Relationships are the agents of change and the most pwoerful therapy is human love. - Bruce Perry

The way kids learn to make good decisions is by making decisions, not by following direction. - Alfie Kohn

If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning. That way, their children don't have to be slaves of praise. They will have a lifelong way to build and repair their own confidence. - Carol Dweck

We must teach our children to smell the earth, to taste the rain, to rocuh the wind, to see things grow, to hear the sun rise and night fall. To care. - John Cleal

Our lovers act as stand-ins in a staged - managed resurrection where the pilgrim withput faith can die and live again. - Alan Harrington

We live our lives in relationships, without connection, we are wmpty. - Maia Szalavitz and Bruce Perry

Loving anyvody and being loved by anybody is a tremendou danger, a tremendous responsbility. - James Baldwin

Only from the heart, you can touch the sky. - Rumi

Who we are and who we become depends, in part, on whom we love. - unknown

When you love someone, the best thing you can offer that person is your presence. - Thich Nhat Hanh

Life is loneliness, yes, there is joy, fullfillment and companionship, bu the loneliness of the soul, in its appalling self- consciousness, is horrible and overpowering. - Sylvia Plath

Love, like strength and courage, is a strange thing; the more we give the more we find we have to give. - Olga Jacoby

People can't, unhappily, invent their mooring posts, their lovers and their friends, anymore than they can invent their parents. Life gives these and also takes them away and the great difficulty is to say yet to life. - James Baldwin

When you are ready for the kind of love that feels like sunshine, come and find me. - Aurora Raine

If you are not obsessed with you life, change it. - unknown

Whenever yur acknowledge a synchronicity, you are strengthening your connection with the divine. - unknown

Our lived lives might become a protracted mouring for, or an endless tantrum about, the lives we were unable to live. But the exemptions we suffer, whether forced or chosen, makes us who we are. - Adam Phillips

We should invert our eyees and practice a sublime astronomy in the infinitude of our heart, if we see the Milky way, it is because it actually exists in our souls. - Leon Bloy

The only thing you ever have is now. - Exkhart Tolle

To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love. - Thich Nhat Hanh

Love is my medicine, intelligent medicine, it takes death and makes it a passageway into greater life. - Rumi

Beloveds, these are exceptional times.
This is a time when we are awakening to the higher truth of who we are.
LOVE.
For many lifetimes and in this life we have been misguided and misled to forget this divine truth.
We are here now and this is the lifetime in which we choose love over fear ! This is what our ancestors made so many sacrifices for.
They gave so much for us to be here and make this choice at this time.
In choosing ourselves we are choosing love.
In letting go of the distorted programming of fear, shame and guilt, we choose love.
Every choice you make that brings you back to YOU is love.
In any given moment we are given the choice to choose love or fear.
Are you ready to receive the love that is here for us?
In letting go of what we are not, we open up to receive what is here for us.
This is the lifetime that we come home to love. - Neveen G.

When the right person hugs you, it's like medicine. I am so grateful for those few people in my life who are good for my soul. - Steve Maraboli

We are born for love to give it, receive it, and be it. - Abertoli

Of all things, love is the most potent. — Dr. Maria Montessori

Spiritual awaking is awaking from the dream of thought. - Eckhart Tolle

You are an image based on your experiences.
This image sees and understands the world from its perspective.
For example, you are not your body. - Eckhart Tolle

To realize that you are not yoru thoughts is when you begin to awaken spiritutally. - Eckhart Tolle

Happiness is a mood.
Positivity is a mindset. - unknown

Tao

You are afraid of surrender
because you don't want
to lose control,
but you never had control,
all you had was anxiety.

And then it happens...

One dau you wake up and you're in this place.
You're in this place where everything feels right.
Your heart is calm.
Your soul is lit.
Your thoughts are positive.
Your vision is clear.
You're at peace, at peace with where you've been, at peace with what you've been through and at peace with whre you're headed. - unknown

Hubble Trouble: NASA Can't Figure Out What's Causing Computer Issues On The Telescope

Biden to replace housing finance chief after U.S. Supreme Court ruling
Supreme Court Grants A Reprieve To Agency That Runs Fannie And Freddie

How Vincent Chin's Death Gave Others A Voice

So long as the mind believes in the possibility of escape from what it is at this moment, there can be no freedom. - Alan Watts

Art is doing, art deals directly with life. - Ruth Asawa

Only art penetrates, the seeming realisties of this world. There is another realisty, the genuine one, which we lose sight of. theis other reality is always sending us hints, which without art, we can't receive. - Saul Bellow

The first thing to do is start, and the second is to continue. - unknown

Nothing worth having comes earsy. - Theodore Roosevelt

Knowledge is acquired when we succeed in fitting a new experience into the system of concepts based upon our old experiences. Understanding comes when we liberate ourselves from the old and so make possible a direct, unmediated contact with the new, the mystery, moment by moment, of our existence. - Aldous Huxley

Kindness eases change. - Octavia Butler

Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It required no accountability, no understanding. the highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requreis us to suspend our egos and live in another's world. It requires prodfound purpose larger than the self kind of understanding. - Plato

Although the world is full of suffereing, it is full also of the overcoming of it. - Helen keller

Parents speak out as RSV cases spike in the US post-COVID-19 pandemic

Sometimes there is no lesson...

Not all traumas were caused by mistakes tht require a lesson to avoid repeating them. In fact, most serious traumas weren't mistakes on the part of the victim. They weren't events summoned by their unconscious ot their karma to teach them something they need to learn. They were victimizations. They were attacks. So, let's stop telling trauma survivors that they must learn a lesson from their experiences. That's just another form of gaslighting. Sometimes there is no lesson. Sometimes, the most they can do is heal. - Let's support that. - Jeff Brown, Hearticulations.