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Mary Oliver, “Invitation,” A Thousand Mornings (New York: Penguin Books, 2013).

Oh do you have time
to linger
for just a little while
out of your busy
and very important day
for the goldfinches
that have gathered
in a field of thistles
for a musical battle,
to see who can sing
the highest note,
or the lowest,
or the most expressive of mirth,
or the most tender?
Their strong, blunt beaks
drink the air
as they strive
melodiously
not for your sake
and not for mine
and not for the sake of winning

but for sheer delight and gratitude – believe us, they say,
it is a serious thing
just to be alive
on this fresh morning
in the broken world.
I beg of you,
do not walk by
without pausing
to attend to this
rather ridiculous performance.
It could mean something.
It could mean everything.

It could be what Rilke meant, when he wrote: You must change your life. - Mary Oliver, “Invitation,” A Thousand Mornings (New York: Penguin Books, 2013).

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One discovers the light in the darkness, that is what darkness is for, but everything in our lives depends on how we beart the light. It is necessary, while in darkness, to know that there is a light somewhere, to know that in oneself, waiting to be found, there is a light. - James Baldwin

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing, the last of the human freedoms, to choose one's attitude in any given set of cicrcumstances, to choose one's own way. - Viktor Frankl

One of the best things [to] bring in to the world.. is a natural humility of spirit. About the next best thing.. and they usually go together, is an appreciative spirit, a loving and susceptible heart. - John Burroughs

However meaningless and vain, however dead life appears, the man of faith, of energy, of warmth.. steps in and does something. - Vincent Gogh

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Talk about your blessings more than you talk about your problems. - Rumi

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it is my conviction that there is no way to peace, peace is the way. - Thich Nhat Hanh

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The tendencies which we stigmatize as evil in little children.. are often merely those which cause annoyance to us adults when, not understanding their needs, we try to prevent their every movement, their every attempt to gain experience for themselves in the world. - Dr. Maria Montessori

You are good enough. Actually you're probably overqualified but let's start the day off humble. - unknown

Love.. is the honoring of others in a way that grants them the grace of their own autonomy and allos mutual discovery. - Anne Truitt

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The history of the world is a story we tell ourselves.. stories are lessons we send to ourselves... some remain vibrant and relevant while others are only uselful for a moment. They serve myriad purposes that are often beyong our ken, for better or worse, and sometimes both at the same time. - David Bryne

Behind the cotten wool is hidden a pattern.. the whole world is a work of art.. there is no Shakespeare.. no Beethoven.. no God. We are the words, we are the music, we are the thing itself. - Virginia Woolf

The protection of minorities is vitally important, and even the most orthodox of us may find himself in a minority some day, so that we all have an interest in restraining the tyrany of majorities. - Bertrand Russell

One of the best things a man can bring into the world with him is a natural humility of spirit. About the next best thing he can bring, and they usually go together, is an appreciative spirit, a loving and susceptible heart. - John Burroughs

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

Only to the extenet that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us. - Pema Chodron

We share in the slow optimistic tendency of the universe.. we have life and health and wholeness on the same terms as the trees, the flowers, the grass, the animals have, and pay the same price for our well-being, in struggle and effort, that they pay. That is our good fortune. - John Burroughs

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“Love and trust, in the space between what’s said and what’s heard in our life, can make all the difference in the world.” - Fred Rogers

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There is hardly any activity, any enterprise, which is started with such tremendour hopes and expectations, and yet, which fails so regularly, as love. - Erich Fromm

Only through full awareness of the danger to life can this potential be mobilized for action capable of bringing about drastic changes in our way of organizing soceity. - Eric Fromm

Wherefore art thou, N-word?

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"But the in-between moments, though difficult, are sacred. They are rites of passage, and, rather than dreaded or rushed through, they should be honored.” — Suleika Jaouad

It's like, wait a minute, this is it. This is your life. We only have moments. This moment's as good as any other. It's perfect. - Jon Kabat-Zinn

If you're still looking for that one person who will change your life, take a look in the mirror. - unknown

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When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it- always. - Mahatma Gandhi

Those who tell you " Do not put too much politics in your art " are not being honest. If you look very carefully you will see that they are the same people who are quite happy with the situation as it is.. what they are saying is don't upset the system. - Chinua Achebe

Optimism is an alienated form of faith, permmimism on alienated form of despair. - Erich Fromm

The art of knowing, is knowing what to ignore. - Rumi

Living with Covid-19 is inevitable and Hong Kong’s ‘safest’ option is to transition sooner, top HKU scientist says
Covid-19: Hong Kong to review flight suspension rule as returning residents scramble for limited seats
Covid-19: Hong Kong is right to suspend citywide testing, mainland health expert says
Covid-19: Hong Kong schools can resume full-day classes if all staff, 90% of students fully vaccinated
Hong Kong study says reopening international travel to have little impact on COVID transmission
Seen as heroes at home, Filipino workers feel 'abandoned' amid Hong Kong's COVID surge
Hong Kong to lift flight bans and cut quarantine for arrivals
Q&A: Where did Hong Kong go wrong in its fight against Covid-19?
Covid-19: Hong Kong to exclude many large companies from gov’t subsidy scheme
Covid-19: HK$10,000 for Hongkongers who lost jobs during fifth wave as unemployment hits 4.5%
Covid-19: Hong Kong and mainland medics share ‘consensus’ over work division, Chief Exec. Carrie Lam says
Covid-19: Hong Kong surpasses 1 million cases as death toll exceeds 5,000
Explainer: How gov’t Covid-19 policies have shifted since the beginning of the fifth wave
Why Carrie Lam’s near-daily Covid-19 press conferences are not a good idea
Hong Kong's COVID infections exceed 1 million amid outbreak
‘It’s a nightmare’: Hong Kong runs low on coffins as Omicron exacts deadly toll
Crematoriums in Hong Kong at capacity, coffin supply running out amid devastating COVID-19 wave
Hong Kong leader to review COVID restrictions in coming days
Hong Kong reports 20,082 new COVID cases as city promised fewer restrictions
Hong Kong COVID-19 infections surge past 1 million

Hong Kong must pursue true racial integration

Taiwan hit by 6.7 magnitude earthquake causing bridge to collapse, buildings to shake

The source of all abundance is not outside you. It is part of who you are. - Eckhart Tolle

“ We do not need magic to transform the world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already” - J.K Rowling

“These Bastards Will Never See Our Tears”: How Yulia Navalnaya Became Russia’s Real First Lady

How Shanghai's White Rabbit candy became a globally beloved brand

The truth in political advertising: 'You're allowed to lie'

BuzzFeed is cutting jobs and top editors are leaving its news division

ASEAN envoy says urged restraint from Myanmar military, discussed Suu Kyi access
U.S. officially says Myanmar's violence against Rohingya was genocide
Witness: Army attacks in eastern Myanmar worst in decades
ASEAN special envoy sets Myanmar visit for later this month

CIA applies lessons from Iraq 'debacle' in information battle over Russian invasion of Ukraine

U.S., France, Italy, Germany and Britain disappointed over Kosovo's rejection of Serbian voting plan

6 in 10 teachers experienced physical violence or verbal aggression during COVID
Two years ago schools shut down around the world. These are the biggest impacts

Howard University and faculty reach a tentative labor deal, ending strike threat

This school wasn't built for the new climate reality. Yours may not be either

In a reversal, the Taliban bars Afghan girls from attending school beyond 6th grade
As school resumes in Afghanistan, will all girls be allowed to go?

German minister says further Strela missiles are on way to Ukraine
Russian strikes turning Mariupol into 'ashes' as West plans more sanctions
Divide at UN over naming Russia aid resolution for Ukraine
Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Russia talks are tough, sometimes confrontational
Russians destroy Chernobyl laboratory
U.N. General Assembly likely to vote again this week on Ukraine
Putin ally warns of nuclear dystopia due to United States
The Smaller Bombs That Could Turn Ukraine Into a Nuclear War Zone
Putin's puffy coat and Zelenskyy's T-shirts show the power of fashion in war
How 'shock therapy' created Russian oligarchs and paved the path for Putin
Russia's strike on Ukraine maternity hospital is part of a terrible wartime tradition
A Russian chess champion has been suspended over his pro-war comments

The world's best women's tennis player, Ash Barty, is retiring at age 25

Add the Lenten fish fry to the list of supply chain casualties. Surging costs force some to cancel

Ethics advocates say Senate staffers could be breaking rules on stock ownership
Pelosi opens the door to stock trading ban
A push to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks gains momentum

A life in limbo for the wives and children of ISIS fighters

Russia's war with Ukraine is devastating for Ukraine's war on TB
COMIC: How children are coping in Ukraine — and how parents can help

Fighting Misinformation With Science Journalism

Roll over, sourdough. Italian scientists develop a new way to rise pizza crust

Pfizer launches a recall of blood pressure drugs due to a potential carcinogen

D.C. sues Grubhub for allegedly using deceptive trade practices

Eating at a restaurant roars back from the COVID-19 pandemic: survey

Russia-Ukraine latest news: Putin's forces 'retreating' after suffering 'irreversible losses'
Photos: Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to bring death and displacement
More than 900 civilians have died in Ukraine. The true number is likely much higher
Russia is trying to recruit drivers who know Ukraine's roads
A famous dancer is one of the latest victims in Ukraine. His death may help us process the unimaginable.
4 reasons why social media can give a skewed account of the war in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia pursuing 'strategy of attrition,' UK says
Zelenskyy says siege of Mariupol involved war crimes
Russian missiles hit a fighter jet repair facility in the closest strike yet to Lviv
Some see hints of McCarthyism in the cultural boycott of Russia
Ukrainian women are volunteering to fight — and history shows they always have
With small, portable weapons, Ukraine's fighters keep Russia at bay
A photojournalist in Ukraine heads toward deadly conflict to humanize war
109 empty strollers sit in a Lviv square, representing children killed in the war
The Battle for Kyiv Looms as a Long and Bloody Conflict
Lawmakers reject Russian official's request to return Alaska: 'Never, ever, ever'

Egyptian, Israeli and Emirati leaders hold unprecedented summit

COVID-19 Cases Rise In The U.K., U.S. Watches For New Wave
India considers opening COVID boosters to all adults, sources say
U.K. COVID cases are rising. Health officials are watching to see if the U.S. is next
Canada to ditch pre-arrival COVID testing requirement for travelers
Japan to fully lift COVID-19 restrictions as infections slow
Is Europe's new COVID surge coming to America next?
As virus cases go from 1 to 24,000, New Zealand changes tack
CDC warns travelers to avoid New Zealand, Thailand and Hong Kong due to 'very high' COVID levels
New Zealand's PM signals harsher stance on vaccine protest
New Zealand tries old earworm hits to flush out protesters
Canada-style convoy blocks Netherlands' The Hague

How Beijing's propaganda is hurting my relationship with my Chinese grandparents

Protest is like begging the powers that be to dig a well. Direct action is digging the well and darking them to stop you. - David Graeber

having it all is raelly just a euphemism for " doing it all. " - Reshma Saujani, " pay up "

The U.S. may force companies to disclose climate risks, marking a historic change
The SEC wants companies to disclose how climate change is affecting them

Astronomy's contribution to climate change rivals the emissions from some countries

South Korean slavery victim seeks U.N. justice as time runs out
Unwed and unwanted, Chinese single mothers fight for rights

What's going on with Ye — and why does it matter?
Ye, aka Kanye West, is banned from performing at the Grammys

How Russia Uses Disinformation As A Weapon Of War
A Russian court bans Facebook and Instagram as extremist
China's Information Dark Age Could Be Russia's Future
'I'm writing this post now and crying': Russians bid farewell to Instagram before midnight ban
Russia plans to limit Instagram and label Meta an extremist group
Russia increases censorship with new law: 15 years in jail for calling Ukraine invasion a 'war'
Russia, Blocked From the Global Internet, Plunges Into Digital Isolation
Russia blocks access to Facebook
Russia is restricting social media. Here's what we know
Russia Blocks Access to Facebook in Information Crackdown