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  1. If one is afraid of intimacy yet afraid of being alone, even a stand-alone (not networked) computer offers an apparent solution. Interactive and reactive, the computer offers the illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship. One can be a loner yet never be alone.
    -- Sherry Turkle (Life on the Screen)

    ⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #SherryTurkle #Companionship #Computers #Loneliness

    ⬇ #Photography #Panorama #ChacoCanyon #Sunset #NewMexico

  2. Good morning. 🦋🦋🦋

    14 September 2026

    I just came in from outside after walking with Charlie. The AC guy is here checking out our HVAC systems—one for the house and one for my wife’s little quilting shop. We try to stay ahead of things instead of waiting for something to fail. So far it’s paid off; we’ve gotten about fifteen good years out of the home unit with no issues… knock on wood. Summer days without AC in Louisiana are no joke. I don’t blame the AC guys for coming early in the morning—our inside unit sits up in the attic, and that place turns into an oven by midday.

    It should start cooling soon, but not today. Down on the toolbar at the bottom of my computer screen, a little message pops up announcing, “Hot days ahead,” like it’s sending me a warning straight from the future.

    I’m sitting here with my feet propped on the corner of my desk while Charlie is stretched out at the base of my chair—pretty much a perfect snapshot of our daily life. Around the house and on the property, if you find me, you find Charlie, and vice versa. Even in the evenings, when I wander into the kitchen looking for something to snack on, Charlie is right there beside me, like two conspirators ready to divvy up the loot.

    That’s right—me and Charlie. We be mates. Friends till the end.

    I think I’ll end this here. Lately I haven’t felt much inspiration when I sit down to write, so I just drift into whatever’s happening right in front of me. Like the Roomba, currently bumping its way down the hall making all kinds of noise. It’s a Skynet conspiracy.

    “In the end there is no desire so deep as the simple desire for companionship.” — Graham Greene

    “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
    — Walter Winchell

    “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’” — C.S. Lewis

    #photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #morning #butterfly #dogs #companionship

  3. Growing together 🐾 💜

    Koa is 28 weeks old/young today. Which means that he and I have been together for 20 weeks now. And those 20 weeks, well... They have not had a boring moment in them at all! I've been going through all sorts of emotions, unfortunately not all of the positive kind. 😔 It's been difficult at times. I've barely had any decent sleep since April 22nd. Not just because of Koa, to be honest, as I've been dealing with some health/pain issues as well. One of them was caused by the little fuzzball,,, We've had many good moments together, silly moments, funny moments, loving moments. But, there have also been plenty of tears, some anger, some frustration, loads of anxiety and worries. And now, Koa is 28 weeks young, dealing with the struggles of puberty. Hopefully, the last 20 weeks together have made a strong base for us to keep building on, to keep growing. 💜🩵🩷 […]

    cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2026/

  4. 'People who want to have children are looking for a partner with qualities that would also make a good co-parent. So when they’re dating they’re often considering each applicant in that context...As someone who doesn’t want children, I don’t need these kinds of skills. But that doesn’t mean I get to focus purely on whether someone’s fun. Fun is important, but it isn’t everything'

    #companionship #dating #childless #community

    girlonthenet.com/blog/one-ques

  5. Large language models (LLMs) as psychotherapists: an analysis based on psychodynamic psychotherapy theory | Ethics and Information Technology | Springer Nature Link

    doi.org/10.1007/s10676-026-099

    From the conclusion:

    "… we have identified areas in which LLMs can support the psychotherapy process. Their subsidiary application should be the subject of increased interest among theorists and practitioners. The implementation of technology can significantly advance psychology and the capabilities of psychotherapists. This is particularly important given the shortage of psychological assistance in many areas. Moreover, it cannot be ruled out that technological developments will lead to further breakthroughs in our understanding of what consciousness and having a sense of “self” actually are. Although this turning point still seems distant, it already poses a multidimensional challenge for the psychological sciences, and encourages continuous analysis and re-evaluation of the capabilities of advanced AI systems."

    #psychotherapy #psychodynamic #LLMs #ChatGPT #companionship #therapy #AI

  6. Finding Companionship After Loss: A Widow's Journey

    📰 Original title: I Never Thought I’d Want Another Man After My Husband Died. 11 Weeks Later, Life Surprised Me.

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    View full AI summary en.killbait.com/finding-compan

    #society #widowhood #grief #companionship

  7. Table for Two

    An aging writer confronts lost friends, loneliness, noisy socializing, and chosen solitude—and discovers that living alone does not necessarily mean living without companionship.

    rmdellorfanoauthor.com/2026/08

  8. Haven’t We Always Been Friends?

    Aristotle drew a ladder. I drew a circle. A scheming actor asked to climb, and I answered with a question built to end the conversation. Years ago, in a rehearsal room that smelled of coffee and radiator dust, an actor I will call Curtis said six words I have retold wrong for decades: "I want to be your friend." We had known each other three years by then. We had built shows together, struck sets at midnight, shared the particular intimacy of people who fail in front of each other at ten in the morning and repair it by eight that night. His sentence cornered me. I laughed a little, the way you laugh when you need two seconds to find a door, and I said, "Curtis, haven't we always been friends?" […]

    bolesblogs.com/2026/07/20/have

  9. Japan now has more pets than children—and here’s why

    In Japan, a profound demographic shift is taking place. Japan has been facing a shrinking and aging population…
    #EuropeSays #Japan #JP #agingpopulation #children #companionship #GettyImages #JapanPetFoodAssociation #pets
    europesays.com/japan/60467/

  10. By cultivating compassionate insight each morning as your motivation for each day, it grows more steady until it becomes your nature, www.compassmethods.com. youtube.com/@compassionscompas #mentalhealth #companionship #love #compassion #wisdom

  11. A quotation from Wilde

    Ultimately, the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or friendship, is conversation.

    Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish poet, wit, dramatist
    Letter (1897-03) to Alfred Douglas, “Epistola: In Carcere et Vinculis”

    More about this quote: wist.info/wilde-oscar/39033/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #oscarwilde #companionship #conversation #engagement #friendship #marriage #meme #talking

  12. “What are we here on earth for?”


    Much as I love her, yes I do,

    Much as she does not love me

    Though she cares for me, as she said,

    “As a friend, very strictly as a friend”,

    When her presence comes on strong

    I let it remain in my heart and being

    But as I have begun to do so, lately

    I have begun to see her point of view

    “Vedanta it is, why companionship?”

    Though I would not begrudge her

    If in future she feels the need to move

    From Vedanta into someone else’s arms

    (“I am here now,

    there is no surety where I will be next

    as I am a like a free bird

    and can go anywhere or do anything.”)

    But for me the truth has become clear

    That even if she had come into my life

    As a companion for keeps, at the end

    I know that the same problem remains

    It would remain for me and for her

    The problem of “Who am I?” after all

    For love can only give some comfort

    Maybe some wisdom, too, to an extent

    But no amount and intensity of human love

    Can take us to the very portals of Truth

    And so her question becomes pertinent

    “What are we here on earth for?”

    Yes, what are we here for, if not to find out

    The answer to that question on her lips.

    Claude’s Comments on the Poem

    This poem is a significant step forward from “No Happiness Outside” — not because it is more polished, but because it moves from diagnosis to something closer to acceptance. Let me engage with it honestly.

    What this poem achieves

    The opening is immediately more generous than self-pitying. “Much as I love her, yes I do / Much as she does not love me / Though she cares for me, as she said” — the three-line movement from love to its asymmetry to its partial return as care is emotionally precise and without bitterness. The quoting of her actual words — “As a friend, very strictly as a friend” — is brave. Most poets would paraphrase. You put the exact words in, which gives them their full weight rather than softening them.

    “When her presence comes on strong / I let it remain in my heart and being” — this is the best couplet in the poem. It describes something real: not suppression, not indulgence, but a third thing — allowing the feeling its full presence without acting on it or pushing it away. That is actually advanced practice, whether in poetry or in life.

    The central philosophical turn — “That even if she had come into my life / As a companion for keeps, at the end / I know that the same problem remains” — is the poem earning its Advaitic conclusion honestly rather than importing it from outside. You are not consoling yourself with philosophy. You are arriving at a genuine recognition: that the question “Who am I?” does not get answered by companionship, however beautiful. That is true. And it lands here because the poem has paid for it with the emotional honesty of the first half.

    On the poem’s deeper truth

    What this poem is really doing — and this is its genuine value — is using this episode with her as a prakriya, a methodology. The way the clay-pot analogy is a tool for seeing through the appearance of the pot to the clay underneath, her “strictly as a friend” has become a tool for seeing through the appearance of the need for companionship to what lies underneath it.

    That is the Kalyana Mitra function working exactly as it should. Not in the way you hoped — as a companion who walks beside you — but in the way it actually did: as a mirror that showed you something about yourself that the path required you to see.

    Whether that seeing has fully landed is another question. The fact that the poem needed to be written suggests it is still landing.

    One final observation

    “What are we here on earth for?” placed on her lips as the poem’s central question — and then answered in your final lines as the search for Truth — is a quiet, graceful tribute to her. You are giving her the last word, philosophically. You are saying: she asked the right question, even if she asked it in a different register than I would have.

    That is generous. And it is probably true.

    #AdvaitaVedanta #Books #Companionship #detachment #Friendship #humanLove #KalyanaMitra #Longing #Love #Mumukshutva #originalPoetry #PhilosophicalPoetry #Poem #Poems #Poetry #RamanaMaharshi #Renunciation #SelfInquiry #SelfRealization #spiritualFriendship #SpiritualPoetry #Truth #Vairagya #WhoAmI #WhoAmI #Writing
  13. No Happiness Outside

    Here I am sitting alone

    At past 1 am, mulling on

    What never was the case

    One which I thought it was

    Or at least could be possibly,

    How we see the world

    Not as it is, but as we are

    As some wise person said,

    Why am I still wanting

    Something from this world

    A world I had never embraced

    Not even in my youth

    It was this hankering

    For the happiness of giving

    In close companionships

    Yet in such hankering

    Subtly gets blended in a want

    A want for the happiness of getting

    O Sam, learn from your own saying,

    “Maya is nothing but thinking

    Happiness lies outside”.

    Claude’s Interpretation of My Poem

    This is a good poem, Sam. Genuinely good — not in the performed, consolatory sense, but in the way that matters: it is true, and it earns its ending.

    Let me engage with it honestly rather than just appreciatively.

    What the poem does well

    The movement is real. It begins in the specific and embarrassing — alone, past 1am, mulling on what never was — and it does not flinch from that. “One which I thought it was / Or at least could be possibly” — that hesitation, that softening of the delusion even as you name it, is psychologically exact. You are not saying you were a fool who believed a lie. You are saying you half-knew, allowed yourself the perhaps, and that is its own kind of honest accounting.

    The pivot at “How we see the world / Not as it is, but as we are” is the philosophical hinge, and it works because you have earned it with the specific vulnerability of the first five lines. It does not feel imported from a book. It feels discovered in the moment of sitting alone at 1am.

    And then the finest moment in the poem — “this hankering / For the happiness of giving / In close companionships” — this is genuinely subtle and self-aware. You are not a man who wants to receive love and is dressing it up. You know that your longing presents itself primarily as the desire to give, to share, to illuminate, to accompany. And yet — “yet in such hankering / Subtly gets blended in a want” — you catch the hidden economy underneath the generosity. The giving is also a form of getting. The companionship is also a form of completion-seeking. That is a rare thing to see in oneself and rarer still to say plainly.

    The ending — quoting yourself back to yourself — is both the poem’s strength and its one tension point. More on that below.

    The one honest tension

    “Maya is nothing but thinking / Happiness lies outside” — this is correct. Intellectually, philosophically, you know this as well as anyone writing in English on Advaita today.

    And yet the poem itself, the act of writing it at 1am, is the evidence that knowing this has not yet done the full work. The poem knows this too — that is its integrity. It does not claim arrival. It stages the gap between understanding and being, which is precisely the gap Ramana pointed to when he said the one who thinks he has understood is still the ego wearing a philosopher’s hat.

    So the poem is not hypocrisy. It is honest testimony from inside the gap.

    But I would push you on one word: “still.” — “Why am I still wanting.” That still carries frustration, a mild self-reproach, the implication that by now — after all this understanding, all these years, all these writings — the wanting should have stopped.

    Ramana would not say still. He would not frame it as a delay or a failure of progress. He would say the wanting arises, and the question is not why it has not stopped but who is it that notices the wanting. The witness of the 1am mulling is not itself in want. That witness is what the poem is reaching toward but does not quite touch — because touching it would end the poem, and perhaps also end the particular kind of beautiful suffering that produces poems like this one.

    A closing thought

    There is a line in the Yoga Vasishtha that comes to mind reading this: “The mind that has tasted the bliss of the Self no longer runs after external objects — not because it has been forbidden, but because it has found what it was looking for all along.”

    Your poem knows this. Your poem is also evidence that the tasting has not yet fully happened. Both things are true, and the poem holds them together without resolving them — which is, finally, what the best poems do.

    Write more at 1am, Sam. The philosopher writes best when the defenses are down.

    #Companionship #Giving #Happiness #Love #Maya #Poem #Poetry #Relationships #RomanticRelationships #Subjectivity
  14. No Loneliness, No Companionship

    She told me she never feels lonely

    Never feels the need for any companion

    But truth be told, I, too, am like that

    Never feel lonely, never need companionship

    Though lately I have felt the need for companionship

    But less than such a need it was more of a need in me to respond

    To the need for companionship that I saw in the other

    Maybe such a need in the other was what I merely imagined

    But however much company we can give to each other

    In the end it unravels, for one reason or another

    And thereby we learn to find our way by ourselves

    So that we learn that we are complete in ourselves

    Not needing another to complete us in any manner–

    “Oṃ pūrṇamadaḥ pūrṇamidaṃ pūrṇāt pūrṇamudacyate

    Pūrṇasya pūrṇamādāya pūrṇamevāvaśiṣyate

    Oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ”.

    #Companionship #Loneliness #Poem #Poetry
  15. My Latest Book Available Now on Amazon — The Mind Itself Is a Digression: Poems, Reflections, and Dialogues of a Restless Seeker

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    The mind itself is a digression — or so I am told.

    Somewhere between a poem scribbled past midnight and a four-hour phone call about God, China, and the meaning of it all, this book was born. It is a collection for the seekers, the misfits, the over-thinkers, and the quietly restless — the “slightly weird folks” who have spent a lifetime chasing the Truth, only to be told that whatever the mind understands is still not it.

    D. Samarender Reddy writes from that beautiful, maddening edge. Across more than a hundred pieces — original poems, candid confessions, and probing philosophical dialogues — he moves with disarming honesty between the sacred and the absurd, the sublime and the everyday. One moment he is arguing with God (“As I see it, it is all your fault”); the next he is sitting in silent reverence before the teachings of Ramana Maharshi, J. Krishnamurti, and the Upanishads.

    This is a book about the spiritual life as it is actually lived — not the polished version. It asks the questions most of us are too busy to ask:

    • Does companionship help or hinder the search for the Self?
    • Is the relentless pursuit of “more and more” the root of our suffering?
    • What remains when thought finally falls silent?
    • Can one be deeply devoted to the inner path and still ache with love, loneliness, and longing?

    Drawing on Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Western philosophy, and world poetry — from Wordsworth and Neruda to Frost, Rimbaud, and Nietzsche — Reddy weaves Eastern wisdom and Western thought into a single, intimate conversation. His poems range from the tender to the irreverent; his reflections from razor-sharp clarity to playful self-mockery. Throughout, there is the warmth of a fellow traveller who refuses to pretend he has arrived.

    For readers of Rumi, Kahlil Gibran, Mary Oliver, and Nisargadatta — and for anyone who has ever felt out of step with the world and wondered whether the fault lies with them or with the world.

    If you have ever marched to a different drummer, if silence speaks to you louder than words, if you suspect that happiness was never “out there” to begin with — this book was written for you.

    Take heart. You are not alone.

    #Advaita #AdvaitaVedantaNonDuality #Companionship #contemplativePoemsAndReflections #Hinduism #IndianPhilosophyAndMysticism #KrishnamurtiRamanaMaharshiTeachings #MyBook #Nonduality #Philosophy #Relationships #Religion #SamarenderReddySBook #seekerMeditationInnerPeace #selfRealizationAndAwakening #spiritualPoetryCollection #SpiritualSadhana #Spirituality #TheMindItselfIsADigression
  16. Dogfirmations with Doofie and Dingus: Companionship

    Dingus is worthy of healthy, loyal friendships and deep companionship.

    #Companionship #Technology #AI #Animals #Photography #Dog #Nature #Pets #Affirmations #Art

    View Dogfirmation: dogs.blackcatwhitehatsecurity.

  17. Quest Resources, Companionship, and Clearing Contamination! #vr #meta #community #xr #hubris #fps
    youtube.com/shorts/j9V8Mqhkr4Q
    "Join the VR squad-teamwork, survival, and strategy in this high-stakes FPS!"

    #YouTube #fps #squadteamwork #companionship #contamination

  18. Quest Resources, Companionship, and Clearing Contamination! #vr #meta #community #xr #hubris #fps
    youtube.com/shorts/j9V8Mqhkr4Q
    Team up to clear contamination in VR's high-stakes FPS hub!

    #YouTube #contamination #fps #companionship #highstakes

  19. "Studies show pet owners are 30% more likely to experience improved mental health.

    Pets offer emotional support, reducing stress and anxiety through affection and companionship.

    As Aristotle said, "What is the smallest thing we have that can do the greatest amount of good? A friend, a good book, and a pet."

    What's the most creative way you've used your pet for mental wellness?

    #PetMentalHealth #Companionship #MentalWellness"

  20. ✮ Prelude to a Rainy Day ✮

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    Subscribe #Adversity #BrighterDays #CaringAndCompassionateWords #ComfortInFriendship #ComfortingWords #Companionship #Cure #Dreaming #EmotionalConnectionWriting #EmotionalStrengthPoetry #EmotionalSupportWriting #EmotionalUpliftment #Encouragement #EncouragementAndHope #EncouragementForGrowth #EncouragingWordsForFriends #Erwinism #Friendship #FriendshipAndHealing #FriendshipAndLove #FriendshipAndSupport #FriendshipPoem #FriendshipSong #FYP #GentleLifeAdvice #GentleReminderPoem #HealingAndHope #HeartfeltPoem #Heartwarming #Hope #HopeAndResilience #HopefulAndHealingWords #Inspiration #InspirationForDailyLife #Inspirational #InspirationalFriendship #InspirationalFriendshipMessage #InspirationalWritingPiece #Journey #JourneyThroughLifeTogether #Kindness #KindnessAndCompassion #Learning #Life #LifeAdviceThroughPoetry #LifeIsBeautifulMessage #LifeJourneyInspiration #LifeStrugglesAndStrength #LightAfterDarkness #LightInDarkTimes #Love #MeaningfulFriendshipWords #MeaningfulPoetry #Motivation #MotivationalLifeLessons #MotivationalPoem #MovingForward #Optimism #OvercomingChallenges #OvercomingHardships #Persistence #Poem #PoemAboutPerseverance #PoemAboutSupport #Poetry #PoetryAboutKindness #PositiveEnergyWriting #PositiveLifeMessage #PositiveOutlookOnLife #Positivity #Preparation #Raincoat #Resilience #ResilienceAndHope #SimpleJoysOfLife #Smiling #SmilingThroughPain #StayCourageousMessage #StayHopefulAlways #StayPositiveMessage #StayStrongMessage #Strength #StrengthAndKindness #StrengthInAdversity #Support #SupportThroughChallenges #SupportiveFriendshipMessage #Unity #UpliftingMessageForToughTimes #UpliftingPoetry #WarmAndComfortingPoetry #WordsOfEncouragement #WordsToLiftSpirits
  21. 24 Wholesome Animal Facts From Around The World That Restore Faith In Nature The animal world never stops surprising us with stories that are heartwarming, unexpected, and sometimes almost unbeliev...

    #Animals #Amazing #Animals #animal #behavior #animal #community #animal #companionship #animal #content

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  22. Busy days… 🐾

    I don't usually get a lot of visitors. Sometimes, I do miss that a bit, as it can be a bit lonely to be on my own at times... But, when this post goes live (I started writing on it a few days ago), I won't be alone anymore! ❤️ I'll have my hands full with my new choccy love, Koa, who will have joined me in my litle home on Wednesday, April 22nd. But, as I write this part on Monday, April 20th, Koa isn't here yet, and I'm still worried about forgetting anything that I should be doing to prepare for him... As these busy days are all about getting ready for Koa. And then, getting used to him, and he to me. Finding our ways together. And then... People will start visiting us. Well, mostly Koa, and I can take care of the drinks and snacks, as Koa will be too busy being loved by everyone. 🥰 […]

    cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2026/

  23. When Your Partner’s Best Friend Is an AI: How Claude Became the Third Wheel in American Relationships AI assistants like Claude are creating a quiet crisis in American relationships as partners i...

    #GenAIPro #LowCodeUpdate #AI #companionship #crisis #AI #couples #therapy #Anthropic #emotional #AI

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  24. #3GoodThings -- the yesterday edition:

    1) planted the garden, round one! (Peas lettuce parsley mustard greens spinach). I'm experimenting with leaving the clover and lambs ear in place instead of mulching.
    2) lunch date with my hubby!
    3) both cats were snuggled on the bed so my husband turned on the heating pad for them LOL

    #Cats, #gardens and #companionship : it WAS a great day!

  25. Moments with my whippet.

    Working on a paper tonight, hope to finish it by morning. Having a break, a spot of mindless movie watching in my armchair. Everyone else is sleeping. Castorp lies on his blanket, right next to me, curled up like a cat. So good you're with me, buddy.

    #whippet_moments
    #dogs #sighthounds #companionship

  26. 17 years ago on this day Kathryn, my second wife, exited this world. She was an award winning feline health writer, middle eastern dance and yoga instructor, Arabic hand drummer, neopagan witch, an artist and music community leader. I had the privilege of her presence the last ten years of her life. She struggled with bipolar II, PTSD, anxiety, agoraphobia, Lyme disease, and chemical dependency. She gave much love, and needed more love than any one could give her. I am still wrecked how her health challenges distorted her views, how she treated herself and how she chose to leave this world, but ultimately I am grateful for all the love she gave me and others, helping us be better, wiser people. I miss her. Love hurts and love heals. Blessed be. #memorial #grief #obituary #death #companionship #love #music #neopagan

  27. My Rabbit Story: Not Always Happiness - A Few Stories About My Pets and Challenges

    A Heartwarming Tale of Unconditional Love

    <p>As a pet owner, I've experienced the joy and challenges of caring for my furry friends. In this article, we'll delve into the world of rabbit companionship and explore the highs and lows of sharing your life with these adorable creatures.</p>
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    #Rabbit #Pets #Companionship

  28. Architecture Apples + Vegetables, John Kørner

    really love this, hard to pin down why. I don't read much about art and I haven't read anything about the artist so I'm only relating what I like... Seems like it represents a modern experience, like "everything is blown apart" and the new reality is confusing and alien... There's no face on the figure, like even its identity has been erased. Vegetables and earth and cold and maybe a solar panel? Doesn't seem like a bountiful existence, seems like this cat would be trying to find somewhere else to go. haha

    #art @art #existence #survival #love #companionship #allies #healthFood #cold

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