Boundless Love

“When we accept the way things are, we are able to love everything and anybody. When we are not able to accept even one thing in this world right now, then how could we ever develop boundless love?
Lack of acceptance is conflict. Conflict is pain. It is psychological pain. It is a spiritual illness. As long as our hearts are tormented by that pain, we do not have the strength to give our heart to anything and because of that it is impossible to bring about inner awakening.
Enlightenment, you see, is just another name for boundless love.” - Anam Thubten, from “No Self, No Problem”

When the ego dies, the soul awakes. - unknown

Washington health care system faces ‘enormous stress’ as COVID hospitalizations continue to rise
3 small Oregon school districts delay start of school year, citing COVID
City of Portland Employees Must Be Vaccinated or Prove Exemption by Mid-October to Keep Their Jobs
Delta-Fueled Infections Are Moving Through Rural, Southern Oregon 'Like A Buzz Saw'
State hospital officials urge caution, vaccination as COVID patients increase
State superintendent’s emergency rule will penalize Washington schools not complying with mask, vaccine requirements
Masks to be required in Oregon’s outdoor public settings
Oregon brings back an outdoor mask mandate for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people.
Several Oregon schools push back start dates due to COVID-19 surges
COVID Infections Are Rising Faster in Southwest Oregon Than Anywhere Else in the United States
‘Crisis teams’ sent to hard-hit COVID hospitals in Oregon
PeaceHealth in Vancouver sets up tent as COVID cases surge
Oregon’s hospitals are overwhelmed. Here’s what they’re asking you to do
Diminishing hospital capacity prompts emergency COVID-19 guidance for Lane County OPB
Diminishing Hospital Capacity Prompts Emergency COVID-19 Guidance For Lane County
Oregon to require masks outdoors in crowded public places
Oregon, once a virus success story, struggles with surge
Oregon doctors make emotional plea to the unvaccinated: ‘We cannot keep fighting this fight without your help’
Facing Its Worst Virus Surge, Oregon Returns to Strict Mandates
17 in 20 Oregonians Sickened by the Delta Surge This Month Were Unvaccinated
Clark County’s ‘breakthrough’ COVID-19 cases surge
Oregon surpasses 3,000 COVID-19 related deaths
Legacy Health to pause nonurgent surgeries as COVID precaution
Washington hospitals filling as pandemic labor shortage strains health care system
Polls: Parents Support School Mask Mandates But Oppose Student Vaccine Requirements
Washington teacher union backs vaccination mandate
Unvaccinated COVID-19 patients are creating a ‘deeply frustrating’ situation at Washington hospita
Oregon governor: Outdoor mask mandate returns amid surge in COVID cases, hospitalizations
Teachers In Washington State Must Get Fully Vaccinated — Or They Could Be Fired
Inslee issues indoor mask mandate, requires vaccination for teachers, staff
Washington State imposes the strictest school mandate in the U.S., requiring all teachers and staff to be vaccinated.
Gov. Inslee revives indoor mask mandate, orders all school workers to get COVID-19 vaccine
WA mandates vaccines for teachers, other school staff
Washington State Sets Highest Bar Yet for School Vaccine Mandates
Portland Public Schools hosting vaccine clinics for students, staff ahead of school year
Portland Public Schools Imposes Vaccine Mandate With Support From Teachers
Oregon Governor Tells Doctors, Nurses and Teachers: Get Vaccinated or Be Fired
COVID presents Clark County schools chiefs with obstacles and opportunity
Oregon to require masks outdoors in crowded public places

Senior Beijing official was guest of honour at Hong Kong hotpot dinner that broke Covid rules – report
Authorities storm ‘private’ movie showing over Covid rules, days after 200 gather for nearby Nicole Kidman filming

It doesn't take time, it takes alignment. - Abraham

There is o competition. The resources that you are tapping into are infinite, and endless, and eternal. - Abraham

All is truly well, no matter how it may seem to you from your physical perspective. - Abraham

"When you reach for the thought that feels better, the Universe is now responding differently to you because of that effort.
And so, the things that follow you get better and better, too.
So it gets easier to reach for the thought that feels better, because you are on ever-increasing, improving platforms that feel better." - Abraham

Two years on from the ‘Hong Kong Way,’ Latvian museum pulls exhibition on 2019 pro-democracy demo

Covid-19: Fully vaccinated foreign domestic workers allowed in but quarantine will cost HK$16,800
Covid-19: Hong Kong to open Penny’s Bay quarantine centre for foreign domestic workers at HK$500 per night
Covid-19: Compulsory testing after Delta variant found, domestic workers allowed into Hong Kong from next Mon
Covid-19: Philippines Airlines flights from Manila suspended, Hong Kong reaches 50% vaccination rate
Hong Kong's strict quarantine rules threaten to erode allure of financial hub

變種病毒令群體免疫的幻想破滅，「變成一個無法達到的空中樓閣」，本港接種率要介乎97.4%至142.9%才可達免疫屏障 - 袁國勇, 明報

Covid-19: Herd-immunity and eradication impossible, say Hong Kong experts; same-day jabs for students from Friday
Covid-19: Hong Kong tightens vaccine boarding rules for travellers from high-risk countries
Covid-19: Hong Kong to tighten quarantine and testing rules for incoming travellers from Fr
Asia Today: Hong Kong lengthens quarantines for 16 countries

The key to genuine happiness is not to acquire more, but to get go. The key is not to fil the mind, but to still the mind.. - Unknown

Everything time you praise something , every timne you appreciate something, every time you feel good about something, you are telling the Universe, " More of this, please. More of this, please. " - Abraham

Thankful for those that see me and accept me. The ones assinged to feed my spirit and enrich my path. Thanksful for those who water me, as I water them in return. Thankful for purposeful, divine, supportive conenctions. - unknown

Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind. - Lionel Hampton

As you think thoughts that feel good to you, you will be in harmony with who you really are. - Abraham Hicks

Cultivate within your heart an attitude of gratitude. - Thomas S. Monson

The connection is what matters, not solving the problem. If you can maintain the connection, it dissolves the problem. - Abraham

Gratitude doesn't change the scenery. It merely washed clean the glass you look through so you can clearly see the colors. - Richelle E. Goodrich

When we slow our step enough to really look, we discover the secret at the heart of life: We find joy by walking in gratitude. - Mary Davis

When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around. - Willie Nelson

A person will rise to the level of your expectation. You just gotta ask yourself, where have you trained your expectation? Have you trained it to what you want to see, or are you letting the current reality train your expextation? - Abraham

Conscious breathing is a good way to nourish body and mind with mindfulness. - Thich Nhat Hanh

The EU Is Advising Its Members To Restrict U.S. Travelers Over Rising COVID Cases
Covid Shots for U.S. Flights Should Be Next Step
The U.S. Is Off the E.U.’s ‘Safe List.’ What Does That Mean for Americans Traveling to Europe?
Unvaccinated U.S. visitors could soon face new restrictions on travel to Europe.
Blindsided Abroad: Vaccinated but Testing Positive on a Trip to Europe
U.S. mask requirement for travelers is extended to January.
CDC adds 4 destinations to 'very high' Covid-19 travel risk list

Meet La La Liu, who transforms into the Latin Asian LGBTQ superhero Lúz

Hong Kong to further relax law to fix doctor shortfall
Small businesses fear a struggle to survive when Hong Kong factory estates are knocked down for housing
Sun seekers shrug off health and environmental fears as HK$200 million man-made beach finally opens in Hong Kong

You've gotta believe it before you can see it. You've gotta be hapy before you can let it in. - Abraham

This is the time when thriving can be at its best, if you tune into the vibration of thriving. - Abraham

"The best representation of Source Energy that you will ever find in your physical format is inexpressible.
It's that feeling of love and appreciation that just wells up within you, that is so sensational that you can hardly find words for it.
That's the true essence of who you are." - Abraham

Homeless camp near Portland school to be cleared before school year begins
A String of Neighbor Emails Show a Mounting Vigilance of Homeless People Returning to Laurelhurst Park
The Black Population of Inner North and Northeast Portland Continues to Shrink
Somebody Tried to Sabotage Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty. We Await News of Who.

Pay attention to your patterns. The ways you learned to survive may not be the ways you want to continue to live. Heal and shift. - unknown

Absent Hong Kong lawmakers to face fines under new gov’t plan
Hong Kong legislature changes rules to prevent filibustering with fines for absent members; new dress code

An Experimental H.I.V. Vaccine Fails in Africa

Be with someone who will take care of you. Not materialistically. Find someone who will take care of your unique soul, your heart, your well being. - karen Salmansohn

Shaming people for what they ‘should have known’ seldom supports progress... (

Shaming people for what they ‘should have known’ seldom supports progress. Helping them to see what they don't yet see, does. it's very easy to look down at those who don't yet see what you see. But where does theat get us? Nowhere> THey are many things I did, because I didn't know better. And even if there is something I now see, there are also many things I don't yet see. We are all victims, and victors, of context. If you believe in individual and collective transformation, you realize that we are always at a particular point in our development. We see through the eyes of our context, and as that context evolves, so do our realeyesations. That process can't happen alone. THe road to change is fraught with patterns and potholes. And we need each other to traverse new terrain. We need each other to be our eyes, as we forge new pathways of possibilites. Let's do that with compassion. Let's do that with reverence for each other's contribution. WE are all seeing each other home. - Jeff Brown, Hearticulations

It takes a special energy, over and above one's creative potential, a special audacity or subversiveness, to strike out in a new direction. - Oliver sacks

Covid spike reignites sovereignty debate among Native Hawaiians
COVID-19 surge pummels Hawaii and its native population
Covid spike reignites sovereignty debate among Native Hawaiians
Asian Americans have high vaccine rates, but it hasn’t come easy, nonprofit groups say
Anti-Asian bias incident reports have continued to surge, new research shows
More Than 9,000 Anti-Asian Incidents Have Been Reported Since The Pandemic Began

Lovewins

"In unconditional love, we're not asking you to look at something horrible and love it.
We're asking you to find love regardless of the condition, and then look at whatever you're inspired to see." - Abraham

You are loved, and well-being is constantly flowing to you: and if you will allow it, well being will manifest in all manner of ways in your experience. - Abraham

Instant manifestations will become a daily occurance for you, when you, yourself, are not contradicting your own vibrational desires. - Abraham

“What-is has no bearing on what is coming unless you are continually regurgitating the story of what-is.

By thinking and speaking more of how you really want your life to be, you allow what you are currently living to be the jumping-off place for so much more.

But if you speak predominantly of what-is, then you still jump off - but you jump off into more of the same.” - Abraham

Everything that you want is our desire. - Abraham

Josh Classen: It's the last weekend of summer. Here's why

Sometimes we don't really let go, we don't really move on. we just learn how to cope with the loss, we learn how to smile with sad, learn how to laugh when broken, and adapt, survive, live, we carry on and hope for the best, that's what we do. - r.m.drake

You gave me so much joy.. thank you love.

The better you feel, the more you all. - Abraham

You are truly and purely happy if your source of happiness arises from you. - Hedonist Poet

If it is meant to be, it will be. You won't have to force, convince, or worry over it. Let it flow, let it be, and let it come to you. You're attracting everything you need. Trust the timing of your life. - unknown

Shine your light on love and truth, and your soul will grow. - Anthony Douglas Williams, Inside the Divine Pattern

The only relationship guaranteed to last your entire lifetime is the one you have tiwht yourself. Nurture it and make it a good one. - Jen McIntosh

Weather Eye: La Nina could bring cooler winter with plenty of snow

Warren, remember that!

A life in the past cannot be shared with the present. Each person who gets stuck in time gets stuck alone. - Alan Lightman

Comtemplating the teeming life of the shore, we have uneasy sense of the communication of some universal truth that lies jsut beyoind our grasp...what is the meaning of so tiny a being as the transparent wisp of protoplasm that is a sea lace, exisiting for some rason inscrutable to us, a reason that demands its presence by the trillion amid the rocks and weeds of the shore? The meaning haunts and ever eludes us, and in its very pursuit we approach the ultimate muystery of life iteslf - Rachel Carson

You exist by your smile and your presence.. you exist in nature. You are part of the glittering sea, and part of the luscious, well-nourished plants, you are wedded to the sun, you are immersed in timelessness, only the present counts, and from the present you extract all the essences which can nourish the senses.. as you swim, you are washed of all the excrescences of so-called civilization, which includes the incapacity to be happy under any circumstances. - Anais Nin

The sea holds an abundance of comfort and inspiration and danger, all that a person needs in order to rise to the full largesse of beauty.. if you allow this beauty to become a blank, if you turn your back to the blues and deny your dependence on them, you might lose your place in the world, your actions would become small, your soul disengaged. - Ellen Meloy

You don't attract well -being. It is continuously flowing. You are either letting it in, or resisting it. - Abraham

It is natural for my body to be well. Even if I dont' knwo what to do in order to get better, my body does. I have trillions of cells with individual consciousness, and they know how to achieve their individual balance. - Abraham

'This relationship is over': Break-up message broadcast on JumboTron during baseball game

Hong Kong green groups slam ‘beyond imagination’ delay before new garbage tax comes into force

The longest lived and those who will die soonest lose the same thing. The present is all that they can give up, since that is all you have, and what you do not have, you cannot lose. - Marcus Arurelius

The purpose of life is to discover your gift.
The work of life is to develop it.
The meaning of life is to give your gift away. - David Viscott

Love is intelligence. Intelligence means sensitivity, to be sensitive to the situation. And the situation, if you are sensitive, will tell you what to do. - Krishnamurti

The moment you have in yoru heart this extrardinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed. - Krishnamurti

To love, you must have a mind taht is extraordinary sensitive, But you cannot be sensitive, if you are perpetually afraid, perpetually anxious, perpetually worried, insercure, and therefore seeking security. And a mind in conflict obviously, like any machine that is in friction, is wearing itself out; it becomes dull, stupid, bored. - Krishnamurti

When you follow seeking security for yourself, your family, your race, your nation, 'that following' indicates that you want to be safe, and a man who seeks 'safety' knows no quality of love. - Krishnamurti

Perhaps all anxiety might derive from a fixation on moments, an inability to accept life as ongoing. - Sarah Mancuso

The more you study delight, the more delight there is to study.. I felt my life to be more full of delight. Not without sorrow or fear or pain or loss. But more full of delight. - Ross Gay

We spend our lives trying to discern where we end and the rest of the world begins. - FIGURING

We are a music making species, always have been, always will be, and music's capacity to explore, express and address what it is to be human remains one of our greatest communal gifts. - Clemency Burton-Hill

A soul that longs for peace out of the world's unrest and has itself already tasted peace allows others to share its experience in this music.. Bach is thus a terminal point. Nothing comes from him; everything merely leads up to him... This genius was not an individual, but a collective soul. - Alberta Scheweitzer

Without music life would be a mistake. - Friedrich Nietzsche

At the deepest level the femininie is the expression of the divine play and innocence of the universe. The ocean that playfully shapes the coast, the flower that dances in the wind, the deep innocence in the eyes of an animal, the earth as our nurturing mother, all of this is an expression of the true, unbound beauty of the divine feminine. - Lorin Krenn

True attention is a state so difficult for any human creature, so violent, that any emotional disturbance can derail it. Therefore, one must always endeavour strenuously to protect one's inner faculty of judgement against the turnoil of personal hopes and fears. - Simone Weil

The true mark of maturity is when somebody hurts you and you try to understand their situation instead of trying to hurt them back. - @Gabrielle_ Cleland

We might need occasionally to despair of someone as the price to pay for keeping faith with ourselves. - Alain De Bottom


To be nobody-but-yourself, in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else, means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight. - E.E. Cummings

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. - Simone Weil

The tree which moves soem to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way... as a man is, so he sees. - William Blake

No one can build you the bridge on which you, and only you must cross the river of life. - Friedrich Nietzsche

Nothing is more important than how you feel about you, because you are your point of attraction. - Abraham

You cannot serve others unless you have served yourself. - Abraham

All is truly well, no matter how it may seen to you from your physical perspective. - Abraam

You are powerfully on your path and you are just beginning the best part of your life. - Abraham Hicks

to be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world, an abillity to trust uncertain things beyond your own control. - Martha Nussbaum

After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, love, and so on, have found that none of theses finally satisfy, or permanently wear, what remains? Nature remains, the open air, the trees, fields, the changes of seasons.. - Walt Whitman

Deciphering is both a science and an art.. in no other science are the rules and princioles so little followed and so often broken: and in no other art is the part played by reasoning and logic so great. - William & Elizabeth Friedmand

To be a human being among people and to remain one forever, no matter in what circumstances, not to grow despondent and not to lose heart, that's what life is all about, that's its task. - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Oregon’s recycling system is getting an update. Packaging makers will help pay for it.
Environmental groups sue over post-wildfire roadside logging plans
Homes lose running water in Klamath Basin as houses compete with farmers, ranchers

Everyone says love hurts, but that is not true. Loneliness hurts. rejection hurst. Losing someone hurts. Envy hurts. Everyone gets these things confused with love, but in reality love is the only thing in this world that covers up all pain and makes someone feel wonderful again. Love is the only thing in this world that does not hurt. - Liam Neeson

Scientists discover fossil of a 4-legged whale with a raptor-like eating style
Scientists Discover Not 1, But 2 New Dinosaur Species In China

Officials warn of toxic algae blooms on Southwest Washington lakes

I guess he is above the law.

An Attorney General Won't Serve Any Jail Time For A Crash That Killed A Pedestrian

After A Bitter Fight, The Texas House Passes A Restrictive Voting Bill
Arizona Senate GOP’s 2020 election report delayed again as leader has COVID
‘OPB Politics Now:’ Census data and a contentious redistricting process
Hearings on new Oregon political maps will be virtual, as COVID spreads
Democrats have finally identified the greatest threat to voting rights — the Supreme Court
Death Threats And Conspiracy Theories: Why 2020 Won't End For Election Officials
'Dark Money' Is Funding The 2020 Election Challenge — And Could Challenge 2024
Fight for voting rights ramps up with nationwide marches planned on Aug. 28
Census Bureau data out today will shape the redistricting fight of this decade
Census Redistricting Data Release: What to Know
After Data Is Posted On Conspiracy Website, Colo. County's Voting Machines Are Banned

From dairies to restaurants, robots could be the future of food

Western Europe Can Expect More Heavy Rainfall And Fatal Floods As The Climate Warms
Sicily May Just Have Experienced The Hottest Day Ever In Europe
Nearly 2 In 3 Americans Are Dealing With Dangerous Heat Waves
Residents In The Pacific Northwest Are Getting Ready For Another Heat Wave
Climate Change Is a 'Hammer Hitting Us on the Head,' Developing Nations Say
Reversing climate change? What scientists and activists are saying about UN's 'code red' report
US vows support for struggling Pacific islands

Check Out The First 3D-Printed Steel Bridge Recently Unveiled In Europe

Disney World Has An Agreement To Require Union Workers To Be Vaccinated
Arkansas governor says no more ICU beds available for COVID-19 patients
Oklahoma nurses and doctors beg unvaccinated to help stressed ICUs: ‘I have zipped up too many body bags’
Boston joins a growing list of cities to require masks indoors.
Alabama Hospitals Have Run Out Of ICU Beds As COVID-19 Cases Surge
A California school district will require older students to be vaccinated.
Orlando urges residents to conserve water because of surge in covid hospitalizations

Americans Can't Visit North Korea. Some Who Have Family There Hope Biden Changes That
North And South Korea Restart Communication Channels After Near 14 Months Of Silence
North and South Korea agree to talk again, restore cross-border hotline

The Taliban is 'embarrassed heavily' by ISIS-K attack, 'overwhelmed,' girding for civil war, terrorism experts say
Afghanistan death toll climbs as Pentagon clarifies 1 bomber was involved in attack
Another Kabul Attack Is Likely, The U.S. Says. Here's The Latest On Afghanistan
Photos: Scenes From Kabul After The Devastating Explosions At The Airport
12 U.S. service members killed in Kabul attack: Pentagon
Twin bombings at Kabul airport kill 13 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghans
US presses on with evacuation from Afghanistan after deadly Kabul blasts
2 US lawmakers’ Kabul trip prompts Biden administration fury
Biden to stick with Aug. 31 deadline for Afghanistan withdrawal
CIA director meets Taliban leader as deadline for U.S. evacuation looms
Biden to stick to Aug. 31 Afghan withdrawal deadline as U.S. speeds evacuations
The Pentagon Is Calling On 6 U.S. Airlines To Help With The Afghan Evacuation Effort
The U.S. orders six commercial airlines to help transport Afghan evacuees.
Confidential documents reveal U.S. officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan
The Taliban's Rise Is Complicating Biden's Efforts To Close Guantánamo's Prison
Pentagon confirms latest mission to rescue Americans stranded in Kabul
First Afghanis arrive in US after fleeing Taliban-controlled Kabul

A School Board Will Pay $1.3M Over A Trans Student's Lawsuit Against Its Bathroom Ban

VP Harris' Flight Delayed After Possible 'Havana Syndrome' Incident In Hanoi

Comirnaty !

Johnson & Johnson says booster shot provides 'rapid and robust' Covid antibody increase
U.S. plans COVID-19 booster shots at six months instead of eight - WSJ
mRNA vaccines trigger backup immune response; some cancer drugs may help
Why Pfizer's FDA Approval Matters And What It Means For Vaccine Mandates
It's Pronounced Koe-mir'-na-tee. How The Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine's Name Came To Be
FDA gives full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine via NPR
WATCH: FDA gives full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine gets full FDA approval, potentially persuading the hesitant to get a shot
Full F.D.A. approval of the vaccines may bring more mandates.
The F.D.A. grants full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.
Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID Vaccine Gets Full Approval From The FDA
F.D.A. Grants Full Approval to Pfizer-BioNTech Covid Vaccine
The F.D.A. is aiming to give full approval to Pfizer’s Covid vaccine on Monday.
FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine

“Portland Looks Like Shit” Moderators Tell WW Their Account Was Suspended by Instagram

Coronavirus cases are soaring, especially in the South
New NY governor adds 12,000 deaths to publicized COVID tally
In Florida, the pandemic is worse now than it has ever been before.
Delta Air Lines Is Going To Start Charging Unvaccinated Employees $200 Per Month
N.Y.C. will require shots for all education staff, including teachers and principals.
Opinion | Time to say it: We’re done with the vaccine refusers
Carnival Cruise to require vaccination proof for all passengers 12 and over
New York City, The Country's Largest School System, Mandates Teacher Vaccinations
Republicans Have Gone Too Far in the Region Hit Hardest by Covid
Gulf Coast's beloved 'Redneck Riviera' now a virus hotspot
As The Coronavirus Surges In Florida, Some Vaccine Skeptics Change Their Minds
Timbers, Thorns to require proof of vaccination at Providence Park
Masks now required ilani casino resort
Restaurant owners sue New York City, hoping to block its ‘ridiculous’ vaccine mandate.

I am thankful for the chance to close my eyes. I allow the healing energy of gratitude to pour from my heart. What a miracle itis to be alive, to breathe, to be still, to sleep. I feel blessed to be here, my blessings I hold dear. - unknown

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. - Marcus Aurelius

Judges Uphold The Death Sentence For Dylann Roof Who Killed 9 Black Churchgoers
U.S. court upholds conviction, death sentence of Dylann Roof

A bodhisattva doesn't have to be perfect. Anyone who is aware of what is happening and who tries to wake up other people is a bodhisattva. We are all bodhisattvas, doing our best. - Thich Nhat Hanh

China will hold the unvaccinated ‘accountable’ if there are outbreaks.
Rejecting COVID Inquiry, China Peddles Conspiracy Theories Blaming the U.S.
China's new local COVID-19 infections fall for sixth day
China is policing speech that supports “living with Covid”
China reports smallest number of new local COVID cases since July
China's zero-Covid policy is so strict that it shut down a whole shipping terminal after just one case
China's COVID outbreak hitting services sector, travel, hospitality
Dozens of Chinese officials punished for not controlling spike in Delta cases
China’s Covid-Zero Strategy Risks Leaving It Isolated for Years
China weighs whether to drop Covid zero-tolerance approach in new delta-fueled outbreak
Chinese authorities planning stricter approach to COVID for next year's Beijing Winter Games

Two years on from the ‘Hong Kong Way,’ Latvian museum pulls exhibition on 2019 pro-democracy demo

It is only the quiet meditative mind that can come upon what is called love. - Jiddu Krishnamurti

911 Operators Did Not Dispatch Police to Gas Station Where Employee Feared Explosion From Protesters Throwing Fireworks
Portland gunfight fuels alarm over growing use of weapons at rallies
Portland mayor claims victory as Parkrose residents reel from unchecked political violence
Downtown Shootout Follows Sunday’s Dueling Demonstrations
East Portland Proud Boys Rally Devolves Into Street Violence With No Police in Sight
Portland erupts in protest again, with clashes between far-right, far-left groups
From “Choose Love” To “Shots Fired”
Shots fired near downtown protest, dueling demonstrators clash violently in NE Portland
East Portland Proud Boys Rally Devolves Into Street Violence With No Police in Sight
Portland protests see clashes between far-right, far-left groups
Hundreds clash in Portland as Proud Boys rally descends into violence
'We don't want you to come here': Mayor, police chief, civic leaders send message ahead of far-right rally
Three Days Ahead of Portland Proud Boys Gathering, Practical Details of Police Response Remain a Mystery

Excitement comes from the achievement. Fulliment comes from the journey that got us there. - unknown

U.S. has options if Iran talks fail, officials say ahead of Israeli PM's visit
Israel's new prime minister says he'll present a new strategic vision on Iran in upcoming meeting with Biden
Officials: Egypt closes Gaza border amid tensions with Hamas
Leaked footage shows grim conditions in Iran's Evin prison
Rights group: Israeli strikes on Gaza apparently broke law
Rights group says Hamas rockets at Israel a clear war crime
Israel seeks to coordinate "plan b" with U.S. on Iran if nuclear talks fail
Despite calm, Israeli town copes with scars of rocket fire
Israel talks Iran with envoys from Security Council states
Israel launches airstrikes on Lebanon in response to rockets
Rocket fire from Lebanon prompts Israeli shelling: army
Israeli court offers "protected" status to Palestinian residents
Israel's High Court Floats Proposal To Solve The Flash Point That Sparked War In Gaza
Relations between new Israeli government and Palestinian Authority shift substantially
Gaza City blast kills 1, injures 10, shakes crowded area
Syria Tells Israel It Will Defend Itself 'By All Means' After Back-to-Back Strikes
Syrian air defences intercept Israeli attack over Homs: Report
Syria shot 7 of 8 Israeli missiles, Russian military says
U.S. won't reopen consulate in Jerusalem until Israel's Bennett passes budget
Scoop: After Erdoğan call, Israel reassures Greece
Israel shells Lebanon after rockets fired over border
Israeli jets strike Gaza after Hamas arson attacks

China will teach Xi Jinping Thought to schoolchildren
Biden Ramps Up Pressure on Cuba, Abandoning Obama's Approach
Are dictators 'testing' Biden?

Discovery of ancient human DNA in Southeast Asia 'exceptionally rare,' scientists say

Why Managers Fear a Remote-Work Future
Meetings. Why?
You left your toxic workplace. Why does it feel so hard to move on?
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Finding Workers Is Harder Than Ever. The Economic Impact Could Be Significant
These Older Workers Hadn't Planned To Retire So Soon. The Pandemic Sped Things Up
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This Is How The White Population Is Actually Changing Based On New Census Data
New York City adds 629,000 people, defying predictions of its decline.
California's Asian population soars, new census data shows
Census data shows Maryland is now the East Coast’s most diverse state, while D.C. is Whiter

Facebook, Fearing Public Outcry, Shelved Earlier Report on Popular Posts
Federal Trade Commission Refiles Suit Accusing Facebook Of Illegal Monopoly
When Sea Levels Rise, Who Should Pay?
NYU Researchers Were Studying Disinformation On Facebook. The Company Cut Them Off
Facebook Wants Us to Live in the Metaverse

Don't speak neagtively about yourself, even as a joke. Your body doesn't know the difference. Words are energy and cast spells, that's why it's called spelling. Change the way you speak about yourself and you can change your life. What you're not changing, you're also choosing. - Bruce Lee

Krispy Kreme just sweetened its free doughnut promo for vaccinated people

Hong Kong’s Central Market comes back to life but conservationist takes issue with ‘gentrification’

What is Shariah law, and what does it mean for Afghan women?
The Taliban Swore To Kill An Afghan Doctor For Giving Birth Control To A Child Bride
Face of Afghan women’s soccer urges players to burn their jerseys, disappear amid Taliban rule
Afghan women wonder what will happen if the Taliban are once again in power.

Germany Found a Way to Reduce Polarization. Could It Work in the U.S.?

In A Message To Americans, Pope Francis Says Getting Vaccinated Is 'An Act Of Love'
Philadelphia Archdiocese says it will not support religious exemptions from Covid vaccination.

Getting vaccinated is a simple yet profound way tot care for one another, especially the most vulnerable. - Pope Francis

Pope Francis Encourages Covid Vaccines in Media Campaign
“Getting the vaccines that are authorized by the respective authorities is an act of love,” - Pope Francis

Cardinal hospitalized with COVID, breathing with ventilator
A conservative cardinal who criticized the vaccine caught covid. Days later, he was put on a ventilator

Children do not enter this world with bad intentions. They do not come to wear us out, test our patience, or push us over the edge. They come to us with a need for love, connection and belonging. - Rebecca Eanes

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Empowerment's First Step

The moment a victim speaks publicly after holding in a traumatic truth over time, they risk entering an arena of societal judgement and questioning.

Why have you been silent?
How did this situation serve you?
What kind of person are you?

If you have somehow been managing to exist under the yoke of intimidation brought on by someone's attacking words, threats or abusive behavior, and one day step out into the light of admission, you are being a responsible person who can no longer hold the weight of another's wrongdoing so maliciously forced upon you. You were violated when you were vulnerable. You then had to negotiate the subsequent internal aftermath and carry on privately, having little outside support with a great deal of uncertainty and fear bottled up inside. You had to survive.

Empowerment's first step is to listen to your own voice and allow your truth its rightful expression. - Susan Frybort

Everytime I judge someone else, I reveal an unhealed part of myself. - unknonw..

I find the best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves. - Dr Steve Maraboli

Quantum physics say we actually live inside our minds.
If I live in my own mind and you are here too, then you are in my mind.
If you live in your own mind and I am there too, then I am in your mind.
If we both live in each other's minds, it means that our minds are one place.
If there is one mind and we both live there, that means I am both you and me, and you are both me and you.
So we are the same person living in a single mind.
Hello there... Let's create a life that we Love. - Harika Camalan

Alberta won't enact legislation to recognize federal Truth and Reconciliation holiday

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Pandemic has never been worse in Mississippi, top doctor says as 20,000 students are quarantined
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School boards in Miami and Tampa mandate masks in defiance of the state.
A Texas School Made Masks Part Of Its Dress Code To Get Around Gov. Abbott's Ban
The ACLU Sues Over South Carolina's Ban On School Mask Mandates
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID-19
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID-19

Sandra Oh bangs her gavel on Asian American representation
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How News Organizations Got Afghan Colleagues Out of Kabul
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Hundreds of Afghans arrive at Northern Virginia Community College, greeted by outpouring of support
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10 girls on Afghanistan's robotics team rescued
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Some members of Afghanistan’s all-girls robotics team flee the country.

Don't let the concept of chnage scare you as much as the concept of staying unhappy. - Timber Hawkeye

Tennessee woman killed by rushing floodwaters posted a video moments before she was swept away: ‘This is scary’

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples. No need for complicated philiosophy, Our own brain, our own heart is our temple. The philosophy is kindness. - Dalai Lama

Forgiveness is a beautiful thing, but...

Frogiveness is a beautiful thing, but it's essential that it arises organically. Many of us claim to have forgiven while still holding toxic emotions below the surface: the forgiveness bypass. The truth is that we cannot will ourselves into forgiveness. If we try to forgive before we have worked through the feelings, inauthenticity blocks our path. We cannot be in the real, because we're not emotionally real. Our heart is still back there. - Jeff Brown

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New Zealand’s first coronavirus case in six months sends country into lockdown
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Israel, Once the Model for Beating Covid, Faces New Surge of Infections
Israel, Once the Model for Beating Covid, Faces New Surge of Infections via msn.com
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Overwhelmed Philippines hospitals hit by staff resignations
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Thousands in Germany get extra shots after a nurse is suspected of tampering with the vaccine.
Italy gets 25 billion euros in first tranche of EU virus recovery fund

All that happens to us, including our humiliations, our misfortunes, our embarrassments, all is given to us as raw material, as clay, so that we may shape our art. - Jorge Luis Borges

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Rains in central China cause landslides; no deaths reported
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Climate Change Is Not a Reason to Give China a Pass on Human Rights
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China orders Communist Party members to resolve conflicts of interest as top Hangzhou official probed
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Belarus tightens grip on lawyers
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Lithuania says Belarus pushed migrants over border
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Iran urges Japan to release billions in blocked funds amid U.S. sanctions
Iranian intelligence plot reaches US soil — and should complicate negotiations
New Iran president calls Macron about stalled nuclear talks
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S.Arabia says Hezbollah power a major cause of Lebanon's crisis

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Justice Barrett refuses to block construction of Obama Presidential Center

State investigates after 13 complaints against Washougal physician assistant

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Notations • Keiko Araki

I wish for you everything that makes you whole...

I strongly dislike when people try to hold people back from actualizing their wholeness. That's where we have been, but it isn't where we are going. We must stand firmly against lite- dimmers and invite in only those who rejoice in our successes. That's the real soulpod - those who stand around us cheering us on every time we take a step toward embodying our inherent magnificence. Those who can delight in our achievements. Those who can love us without agenda. Those who recofnize that humanity cannot move forwrd until we are all thrilled by each other's successess.

I wish for you everything that makes you whole. - Jeff Brown, Love it forward

From Harvard Grant Study,

Happiness in life comes from love, nto love of work, but love of humans: our spouse, our partner, our friends, our family. So childhood needs to teaach our kids how to love, and they can't love others if they don't first love themselves, and they won't love themselves if we can't offer them unconditional love. - Julie Lythcott-Haims