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  1. I wish I were a tree

    I wish I were a tree.

    Rooted to one place.
    Friend of the wind.
    Sun bather.
    Rain catcher.

    Home to many.
    Servant to seasons.
    Shade to the hot human.

    I am sure I would find the prunings painful,
    the winters cold,
    and perhaps I would worry about the inevitable fall.

    But I doubt it.

    For the roar of sap within and the caress of the elements without would drown out all other noisy distractions from what it means to simply
    be
    Tree.

    September 12, 2014

    #autumn #Being #Contemplation #Creation #creationSpirituality #Earth #Ecopoetry #HumanAndNature #Mindfulness #mystery #Nature #naturePoetry #POETICAORAREContemplativePoetryPrayers #Poetry #presence #Rain #roots #Sacred #Seasons #Shade #Simplicity #Spirituality #stillness #Sunlight #Theopoetics #Tree #trees #TreesAsMetaphor #wind #Winter #Wonder
  2. I wish I were a tree

    I wish I were a tree.

    Rooted to one place.
    Friend of the wind.
    Sun bather.
    Rain catcher.

    Home to many.
    Servant to seasons.
    Shade to the hot human.

    I am sure I would find the prunings painful,
    the winters cold,
    and perhaps I would worry about the inevitable fall.

    But I doubt it.

    For the roar of sap within and the caress of the elements without would drown out all other noisy distractions from what it means to simply
    be
    Tree.

    September 12, 2014

    #autumn #Being #Contemplation #Creation #creationSpirituality #Earth #Ecopoetry #HumanAndNature #Mindfulness #mystery #Nature #naturePoetry #POETICAORAREContemplativePoetryPrayers #Poetry #presence #Rain #roots #Sacred #Seasons #Shade #Simplicity #Spirituality #stillness #Sunlight #Theopoetics #Tree #trees #TreesAsMetaphor #wind #Winter #Wonder
  3. I wish I were a tree

    I wish I were a tree.

    Rooted to one place.
    Friend of the wind.
    Sun bather.
    Rain catcher.

    Home to many.
    Servant to seasons.
    Shade to the hot human.

    I am sure I would find the prunings painful,
    the winters cold,
    and perhaps I would worry about the inevitable fall.

    But I doubt it.

    For the roar of sap within and the caress of the elements without would drown out all other noisy distractions from what it means to simply
    be
    Tree.

    September 12, 2014

    #autumn #Being #Contemplation #Creation #creationSpirituality #Earth #Ecopoetry #HumanAndNature #Mindfulness #mystery #Nature #naturePoetry #POETICAORAREContemplativePoetryPrayers #Poetry #presence #Rain #roots #Sacred #Seasons #Shade #Simplicity #Spirituality #stillness #Sunlight #Theopoetics #Tree #trees #TreesAsMetaphor #wind #Winter #Wonder
  4. I wish I were a tree

    I wish I were a tree.

    Rooted to one place.
    Friend of the wind.
    Sun bather.
    Rain catcher.

    Home to many.
    Servant to seasons.
    Shade to the hot human.

    I am sure I would find the prunings painful,
    the winters cold,
    and perhaps I would worry about the inevitable fall.

    But I doubt it.

    For the roar of sap within and the caress of the elements without would drown out all other noisy distractions from what it means to simply
    be
    Tree.

    September 12, 2014

    #autumn #Being #Contemplation #Creation #creationSpirituality #Earth #Ecopoetry #HumanAndNature #Mindfulness #mystery #Nature #naturePoetry #POETICAORAREContemplativePoetryPrayers #Poetry #presence #Rain #roots #Sacred #Seasons #Shade #Simplicity #Spirituality #stillness #Sunlight #Theopoetics #Tree #trees #TreesAsMetaphor #wind #Winter #Wonder
  5. I wish I were a tree

    I wish I were a tree.

    Rooted to one place.
    Friend of the wind.
    Sun bather.
    Rain catcher.

    Home to many.
    Servant to seasons.
    Shade to the hot human.

    I am sure I would find the prunings painful,
    the winters cold,
    and perhaps I would worry about the inevitable fall.

    But I doubt it.

    For the roar of sap within and the caress of the elements without would drown out all other noisy distractions from what it means to simply
    be
    Tree.

    September 12, 2014

    #autumn #Being #Contemplation #Creation #creationSpirituality #Earth #Ecopoetry #HumanAndNature #Mindfulness #mystery #Nature #naturePoetry #POETICAORAREContemplativePoetryPrayers #Poetry #presence #Rain #roots #Sacred #Seasons #Shade #Simplicity #Spirituality #stillness #Sunlight #Theopoetics #Tree #trees #TreesAsMetaphor #wind #Winter #Wonder
  6. I've been sitting with something all week: the self-improvement industry has trained us to treat ourselves like projects. Always optimizing, always behind, always one more goal away from being enough. But inner peace isn't something you achieve. It's what's left when you stop chasing and start noticing. You are not a project. You are a person. That distinction changes everything.
    #InnerPeace #Mindfulness #Presence #Wellbeing

  7. Worrywart

    I am a worrier.

    Somehow I think that worrying gives me a measure of control over uncontrollable situations.

    I have this idea that if I constantly imagine the worst-case scenario, then it won’t happen. A prediction of a morbid future somehow keeps it at bay.

    That way I won’t be surprised.

    It might be true or not, but it doesn’t leave much room for positive thoughts.

    Or faith in God.

    Worrying is just another side of fear, fear running roughshod over trusting the freedom of choice.

    I worry a loved one may hurt herself. It would hurt deeply, but what can my worrying do? Except exacerbate the situation by keeping me from being centered, present, prayerful, and hopeful…

    Trust is not the answer to worry. Prayer is.

    I cannot begin to count the number of years accumulated from the hundreds of sleepless nights I have spent in fretful worry or rage.

    Anger is simply another side of the restless coin. I do not believe that God can handle the situation, conversation, conflict, relationship . . . so I must carry on endless conversations in my head rather than simply releasing everything in prayer.

    An old song comes to mind . . .  “bigger than all my problems, bigger than all my fears, God is bigger than any mountain that I can or cannot see.”

    Let go and let God. Trite perhaps. But in essence quite correct. My hands have become arthritic talons from holding on to so many regrets, slights, grudges, dreams, hurts, wishes …

    It is time once again to release the reins.

    September 11, 2014

    #AngerAndFear #Anxiety #ChristianLiving #ChristianMeditation #devotionalWriting #emotionalHealth #Faith #Fear #God #GodIsBigger #Healing #Hope #HopefulLiving #innerTurmoil #LetGoAndLetGod #LettingGo #MentalHealth #peace #PeaceOfMind #Prayer #PrayerAndTrust #presence #ReleasingControl #restlessness #sleeplessNights #spiritualGrowth #SpiritualReflection #surrender #TrustInGod #TrustingGod #Worry #woundedHeart
  8. Worrywart

    I am a worrier.

    Somehow I think that worrying gives me a measure of control over uncontrollable situations.

    I have this idea that if I constantly imagine the worst-case scenario, then it won’t happen. A prediction of a morbid future somehow keeps it at bay.

    That way I won’t be surprised.

    It might be true or not, but it doesn’t leave much room for positive thoughts.

    Or faith in God.

    Worrying is just another side of fear, fear running roughshod over trusting the freedom of choice.

    I worry a loved one may hurt herself. It would hurt deeply, but what can my worrying do? Except exacerbate the situation by keeping me from being centered, present, prayerful, and hopeful…

    Trust is not the answer to worry. Prayer is.

    I cannot begin to count the number of years accumulated from the hundreds of sleepless nights I have spent in fretful worry or rage.

    Anger is simply another side of the restless coin. I do not believe that God can handle the situation, conversation, conflict, relationship . . . so I must carry on endless conversations in my head rather than simply releasing everything in prayer.

    An old song comes to mind . . .  “bigger than all my problems, bigger than all my fears, God is bigger than any mountain that I can or cannot see.”

    Let go and let God. Trite perhaps. But in essence quite correct. My hands have become arthritic talons from holding on to so many regrets, slights, grudges, dreams, hurts, wishes …

    It is time once again to release the reins.

    September 11, 2014

    #AngerAndFear #Anxiety #ChristianLiving #ChristianMeditation #devotionalWriting #emotionalHealth #Faith #Fear #God #GodIsBigger #Healing #Hope #HopefulLiving #innerTurmoil #LetGoAndLetGod #LettingGo #MentalHealth #peace #PeaceOfMind #Prayer #PrayerAndTrust #presence #ReleasingControl #restlessness #sleeplessNights #spiritualGrowth #SpiritualReflection #surrender #TrustInGod #TrustingGod #Worry #woundedHeart
  9. Worrywart

    I am a worrier.

    Somehow I think that worrying gives me a measure of control over uncontrollable situations.

    I have this idea that if I constantly imagine the worst-case scenario, then it won’t happen. A prediction of a morbid future somehow keeps it at bay.

    That way I won’t be surprised.

    It might be true or not, but it doesn’t leave much room for positive thoughts.

    Or faith in God.

    Worrying is just another side of fear, fear running roughshod over trusting the freedom of choice.

    I worry a loved one may hurt herself. It would hurt deeply, but what can my worrying do? Except exacerbate the situation by keeping me from being centered, present, prayerful, and hopeful…

    Trust is not the answer to worry. Prayer is.

    I cannot begin to count the number of years accumulated from the hundreds of sleepless nights I have spent in fretful worry or rage.

    Anger is simply another side of the restless coin. I do not believe that God can handle the situation, conversation, conflict, relationship . . . so I must carry on endless conversations in my head rather than simply releasing everything in prayer.

    An old song comes to mind . . .  “bigger than all my problems, bigger than all my fears, God is bigger than any mountain that I can or cannot see.”

    Let go and let God. Trite perhaps. But in essence quite correct. My hands have become arthritic talons from holding on to so many regrets, slights, grudges, dreams, hurts, wishes …

    It is time once again to release the reins.

    September 11, 2014

    #AngerAndFear #Anxiety #ChristianLiving #ChristianMeditation #devotionalWriting #emotionalHealth #Faith #Fear #God #GodIsBigger #Healing #Hope #HopefulLiving #innerTurmoil #LetGoAndLetGod #LettingGo #MentalHealth #peace #PeaceOfMind #Prayer #PrayerAndTrust #presence #ReleasingControl #restlessness #sleeplessNights #spiritualGrowth #SpiritualReflection #surrender #TrustInGod #TrustingGod #Worry #woundedHeart
  10. Worrywart

    I am a worrier.

    Somehow I think that worrying gives me a measure of control over uncontrollable situations.

    I have this idea that if I constantly imagine the worst-case scenario, then it won’t happen. A prediction of a morbid future somehow keeps it at bay.

    That way I won’t be surprised.

    It might be true or not, but it doesn’t leave much room for positive thoughts.

    Or faith in God.

    Worrying is just another side of fear, fear running roughshod over trusting the freedom of choice.

    I worry a loved one may hurt herself. It would hurt deeply, but what can my worrying do? Except exacerbate the situation by keeping me from being centered, present, prayerful, and hopeful…

    Trust is not the answer to worry. Prayer is.

    I cannot begin to count the number of years accumulated from the hundreds of sleepless nights I have spent in fretful worry or rage.

    Anger is simply another side of the restless coin. I do not believe that God can handle the situation, conversation, conflict, relationship . . . so I must carry on endless conversations in my head rather than simply releasing everything in prayer.

    An old song comes to mind . . .  “bigger than all my problems, bigger than all my fears, God is bigger than any mountain that I can or cannot see.”

    Let go and let God. Trite perhaps. But in essence quite correct. My hands have become arthritic talons from holding on to so many regrets, slights, grudges, dreams, hurts, wishes …

    It is time once again to release the reins.

    September 11, 2014

    #AngerAndFear #Anxiety #ChristianLiving #ChristianMeditation #devotionalWriting #emotionalHealth #Faith #Fear #God #GodIsBigger #Healing #Hope #HopefulLiving #innerTurmoil #LetGoAndLetGod #LettingGo #MentalHealth #peace #PeaceOfMind #Prayer #PrayerAndTrust #presence #ReleasingControl #restlessness #sleeplessNights #spiritualGrowth #SpiritualReflection #surrender #TrustInGod #TrustingGod #Worry #woundedHeart
  11. Worrywart

    I am a worrier.

    Somehow I think that worrying gives me a measure of control over uncontrollable situations.

    I have this idea that if I constantly imagine the worst-case scenario, then it won’t happen. A prediction of a morbid future somehow keeps it at bay.

    That way I won’t be surprised.

    It might be true or not, but it doesn’t leave much room for positive thoughts.

    Or faith in God.

    Worrying is just another side of fear, fear running roughshod over trusting the freedom of choice.

    I worry a loved one may hurt herself. It would hurt deeply, but what can my worrying do? Except exacerbate the situation by keeping me from being centered, present, prayerful, and hopeful…

    Trust is not the answer to worry. Prayer is.

    I cannot begin to count the number of years accumulated from the hundreds of sleepless nights I have spent in fretful worry or rage.

    Anger is simply another side of the restless coin. I do not believe that God can handle the situation, conversation, conflict, relationship . . . so I must carry on endless conversations in my head rather than simply releasing everything in prayer.

    An old song comes to mind . . .  “bigger than all my problems, bigger than all my fears, God is bigger than any mountain that I can or cannot see.”

    Let go and let God. Trite perhaps. But in essence quite correct. My hands have become arthritic talons from holding on to so many regrets, slights, grudges, dreams, hurts, wishes …

    It is time once again to release the reins.

    September 11, 2014

    #AngerAndFear #Anxiety #ChristianLiving #ChristianMeditation #devotionalWriting #emotionalHealth #Faith #Fear #God #GodIsBigger #Healing #Hope #HopefulLiving #innerTurmoil #LetGoAndLetGod #LettingGo #MentalHealth #peace #PeaceOfMind #Prayer #PrayerAndTrust #presence #ReleasingControl #restlessness #sleeplessNights #spiritualGrowth #SpiritualReflection #surrender #TrustInGod #TrustingGod #Worry #woundedHeart
  12. Watching people today talk about choosing peace over achievement, and I feel it in my bones. Not because ambition is wrong — but because I've sat across from too many people who got everything they chased and still felt empty. Peace isn't the reward at the end of the race. It's the ground you stand on while you run. You can choose it right now. This moment. This breath.
    #InnerPeace #Mindfulness #Presence #WellBeing #SelfCare

  13. THE NOW
    How Eckhart Tolle’s Teachings Helped Me See the Present Moment Differently

    What began as something I read during a difficult period of my life gradually became something I learned to experience through breath, awareness, and simply being here.

    Link below 👇

    medium.com/@dianabasieseme_600

    #Mindfulness #Presence #PersonalGrowth

  14. THE NOW
    How Eckhart Tolle’s Teachings Helped Me See the Present Moment Differently

    What began as something I read during a difficult period of my life gradually became something I learned to experience through breath, awareness, and simply being here.

    Link below 👇

    medium.com/@dianabasieseme_600

    #Mindfulness #Presence #PersonalGrowth

  15. THE NOW
    How Eckhart Tolle’s Teachings Helped Me See the Present Moment Differently

    What began as something I read during a difficult period of my life gradually became something I learned to experience through breath, awareness, and simply being here.

    Link below 👇

    medium.com/@dianabasieseme_600

    #Mindfulness #Presence #PersonalGrowth

  16. THE NOW
    How Eckhart Tolle’s Teachings Helped Me See the Present Moment Differently

    What began as something I read during a difficult period of my life gradually became something I learned to experience through breath, awareness, and simply being here.

    Link below 👇

    medium.com/@dianabasieseme_600

    #Mindfulness #Presence #PersonalGrowth

  17. THE NOW
    How Eckhart Tolle’s Teachings Helped Me See the Present Moment Differently

    What began as something I read during a difficult period of my life gradually became something I learned to experience through breath, awareness, and simply being here.

    Link below 👇

    medium.com/@dianabasieseme_600

    #Mindfulness #Presence #PersonalGrowth

  18. Saw a question today: comfort or inner peace? I've been sitting with it, and here's what I keep coming back to. Comfort is a cushion — it softens the fall but doesn't keep you standing. Inner peace is the ground itself. It doesn't stop the rain, but it means you're not standing on quicksand when it comes. I'll take the ground every time.
    #InnerPeace #Mindfulness #Wellness #Presence

  19. " #Mamdani has to make a speech for #911memorial, he's the #mayor of #NewYorkCity!"
    Er, no, he doesn't. Mayorship doesn't mean you get the lion's share of speaking engagements. Memorials are about #accompaniment, #bearingwitmess, #platforming others, especially #survivors and #victimfamilies, and #presence. For some moments in life there are no words.

  20. "#Mamdani has to make a speech for #911memorial, he's the #mayor of New York!"
    Er, no, he doesn't. Mayorship doesn't mean you get the lion's share of speaking engagements. Memorials are about #accompaniment, #bearingwitmess, #platforming others, especially #survivors and #victimfamilies, and #presence. For some moments in life there are no words.

  21. " #Mamdani has to make a speech for #911memorial, he's the #mayor of #NewYorkCity!"
    Er, no, he doesn't. Mayorship doesn't mean you get the lion's share of speaking engagements. Memorials are about #accompaniment, #bearingwitmess, #platforming others, especially #survivors and #victimfamilies, and #presence. For some moments in life there are no words.

  22. " #Mamdani has to make a speech for #911memorial, he's the #mayor of #NewYorkCity!"
    Er, no, he doesn't. Mayorship doesn't mean you get the lion's share of speaking engagements. Memorials are about #accompaniment, #bearingwitmess, #platforming others, especially #survivors and #victimfamilies, and #presence. For some moments in life there are no words.

  23. Salutation

    Magnifique ! Le matin chante la clarté. La nature poursuit sa métamorphose, ce que la nuit a porté en gestation vient éclore. La joie s’immisce dans mon sourire. La rosée nous a salué de sa présence. Après les éclats de lumière, elle est repartie, avec fraicheur, tout en douceur, vers l’endroit qui transforme ce qui est en sans nom. Salutation, à demain. Une chanson de Dominique Fils-Aimé - Cheers To New Beginnings Les paroles sur […]

    dandanjean.com/2026/09/06/salu

  24. ORDRE TU (Gabrielle Althen)

         ORDRE TU Rose qui me regardez, présence sans son nom, rose penchée qui me tendez le monde, vous tremblez. Et je vous prie encore, silencieuse très nue, mon admirable en vain, de penser pour moi qui pense mal à vous. * Enveloppe du silence, mutisme du solstice, le rayonnement pourtant d'une rose dans l'or absent, où l'éloquence écoute. * Signe, cette rose, toute seule contre un ciel abandonné des ors mortels de l'automne. Mes mots se sont enfuis, que l'opéra […]

    arbrealettres.wordpress.com/20

  25. DEATH, GOD, &
    A VERY SMALL SPIDER 💎

    I am increasingly aware that I will leave this world. I don’t know when. I don’t know how. Perhaps within the next decade. Perhaps sooner. Who knows.

    And strangely, there is less fear in that now. Most of the fear seems to belong to what I imagine is unknown.

    If death is simply the end of Robin and the end of this consciousness, then there will be nobody there to be bothered by it. It will simply be over. And if there is something beyond this life, another realm, another dimension, another form of consciousness, then I suppose I will recognise it when I get there.

    I don’t know. And I am quite happy not knowing.

    Human beings have created manifold books, religions and pictures of God, spirit, heaven, continuation and eternity. Perhaps some of them point towards something true. Perhaps some are simply beautiful ways of comforting ourselves in the face of death.

    But every picture I can make of what comes next is still a picture being made here.

    I don’t want to manufacture comfort. I want clarity. I want to meet whatever happens without having already decided what it is supposed to look like.

    Maybe there is something. Maybe there is nothing. Either way, reality does not require my opinion.

    And while I am sitting here contemplating this enormous mystery, a tiny spider appears beside me. He is absurdly small. I stop, look at him, laugh, and decide he can stay.

    And suddenly, there it all is. Death. Consciousness. God. Eternity. And a tiny spider wandering across my morning.

    The fire is on. The coffee is good. People are interacting with things I have written. The spider is minding his own business.

    Life has not stopped being ordinary just because I know it ends. I rather like that.

    None of it means anything until I give it meaning. And this morning, the meaning I choose is very simple.

    Gratitude.

    @3goodthings@DigitalCoup@meditation@economics_that_works@startrek

    #death #mortality #afterlife #consciousness #spirituality #ACIM #clarity #gratitude #presence #ordinarylife #mystery #life #openweb #human #person #spider #Economics #Housing #CostOfLiving#Meditation #Breathwork #Fediverse #OpenWeb #BigTech

  26. Lucioles

    J’ai poursuivi tant de rêves qui se sont consumés dans les différentes lueurs que nous projette la peur. Et pourtant, j’avance encore comme ces lucioles virevoltantes vers ce qui émane de leurs ombres fuyant la peur collée à leurs corps. Prendre conscience de sa peur, et ne pas tenter de s’en séparer, ne pas tenter de l’apprivoiser permet de parcourir la voie de l’éveil. Une chanson de Petite Balle - Lucioles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CKR2oClvDA Par […]

    dandanjean.com/2026/08/09/luci

  27. All.I.Cannot.Be

    A Prayer for Presence

    May I be present
    to what is before me,
    as present as I can be.

    May I be open
    to whomever is before me,
    as open as I can be.

    May I be in tune with Thee,
    as in tune as I can be.

    May I be gentle with myself,
    as gentle as I can be.

    For however little
    I am present,
    open,
    listening,
    or gentle,

    Thou art able to be
    all that I cannot be.

    #contemplativePrayer #divinePresence #dreamscape #Faith #gentleness #Grace #Listening #luminousArt #Mindfulness #openness #Prayer #presence #sacredImagination #selfCompassion #SpiritualReflection #surrealPhotography #surrender #Trust #vintagePhotography #whalesInTheSky
  28. Making Room for Everyone but Ourselves

    Many compassionate people become experts at caring for everyone else while quietly neglecting themselves. In this reflective essay, Nancy explores the subtle ways self-abandonment develops and why healing begins when we finally include ourselves in the compassion we so freely offer others.

    angelblessings11.com/2026/07/3

  29. Making Room for Everyone but Ourselves

    Many compassionate people become experts at caring for everyone else while quietly neglecting themselves. In this reflective essay, Nancy explores the subtle ways self-abandonment develops and why healing begins when we finally include ourselves in the compassion we so freely offer others.

    angelblessings11.com/2026/07/3

  30. Making Room for Everyone but Ourselves

    Many compassionate people become experts at caring for everyone else while quietly neglecting themselves. In this reflective essay, Nancy explores the subtle ways self-abandonment develops and why healing begins when we finally include ourselves in the compassion we so freely offer others.

    angelblessings11.com/2026/07/3

  31. Making Room for Everyone but Ourselves

    Many compassionate people become experts at caring for everyone else while quietly neglecting themselves. In this reflective essay, Nancy explores the subtle ways self-abandonment develops and why healing begins when we finally include ourselves in the compassion we so freely offer others.

    angelblessings11.com/2026/07/3

  32. Making Room for Everyone but Ourselves

    Many compassionate people become experts at caring for everyone else while quietly neglecting themselves. In this reflective essay, Nancy explores the subtle ways self-abandonment develops and why healing begins when we finally include ourselves in the compassion we so freely offer others.

    angelblessings11.com/2026/07/3

  33. Les bienfaits de la nature sur notre santé

    Il y a mille et une façons de profiter d’un parc ou d’une forêt, mais avez-vous déjà pensé à les utiliser pour augmenter votre concentration ou réduire votre stress? Les bienfaits sur la santé mentale sont démontrés scientifiquement. Seulement 20 minutes par jour d’exposition à la nature suffisent à vous faire du bien. Adoptez le réflexe nature pour votre santé!

    Les bienfaits de la nature sur notre santé physique et psychologique

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tUBpfALg_Q

    #20Minutes #acceptation #adopter #attention #écouter #être #bienfaits #concentration #connection #conscience #découvrir #entrainementDeLEsprit #Expérience #exposition #forêt #interdépendance #lien #Marche #nature #naturellement #Parc #plaisir #pleineConscience #pleinement #présence #promenade #réflexeNature #santé #santéMentale #santéPhysique #santéPsychologique #science #Stress #vivrePleinement
  34. Réflexions sur le sens de l’existence

    Soyez le plus simple et le plus sincère possible avec ce que vous êtes, avec ce qui est là maintenant.

    Les seules choses dont je puis absolument vous assurer, c’est qu’il ne vous manque rien et que la situation dans laquelle vous êtes est la meilleure qui soit.

    Ne passez pas votre temps à créer des situations idéales, à construire des états intérieurs favorables, rendez vivante l’opportunité présente de ce que vous êtes.

    Mettez-vous véritablement à l’écoute de ce qui est là, et là est le fil, suivez ce fil.

    *

    Nous sommes tous appelés à transmettre. Nous ne pourrons honorer tout ce que nous avons reçu que le jour où nous transmettrons à notre tour, et cela devra être enrichi par notre expérience, notre crois-sance. Ce jour-là, nous honorerons vraiment, nous rendrons vraiment grâce.

    Si nous disons simplement « merci » au moment où nous recevons l’enseignement, c’est une réaction instinctive. Ce n’est pas cela remercier l’enseignement. Remercier, c’est d’abord recevoir, incarner dans sa vie, garder les commandements chaque jour, entrer en relation, aimer son prochain, explorer ce qui en nous entrave l’amour, et faire grandir l’être. Lorsque nous redonnons cela, lorsque nous entrons en relation avec notre prochain avec cette qualité, alors ce jour-là nous disons vraiment merci.

    *

    Tout est temple pour qui cette lumière est allumée. Quelle sorte de lumière dois-je allumer en moi pour que tout retrouve sa nature de temple ? Il faut que ma conscience soit éveillée et éclaire pour que tout soit reconnu comme nature de temple.

    *

    Il est essentiel de ne pas considérer la méditation comme une évasion dans un royaume personnel de tranquillité, mais plutôt comme une opportunité de vivre plus pleinement et consciemment chaque instant de notre existence.

    Yvan Amar dans Faire Dieu – Réflexions sur le sens de l’existence

    Une pièce musicale de Pat Metheny Group – If I Could

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0RXNl3NOO0

    #allumer #amour #écoute #éveillée #être #consciemment #conscience #coute #créer #enseignement #entrave #existence #faireDieu #fil #grandir #làMaintenant #lumière #merci #nature #opportunité #présence #qualité #réactionInstinctive #redonner #relation #remercier #simple #simplicité #situationsIdéales #spiritualité #temple #Temps #transmettre #Vivre #YvanAmar
  35. Storm Surge

    In the end,
    will you be faithful?
    That is question.

    When the storm has come and gone,
    when what you thought was precious has been stripped away,
    when you sleep in darkness wondering if the lights will ever come back on,
    when your life in the flash of lightning reverts back to the everyday of your sisters and brothers in the warzone,
    when your plane to those destinations is grounded by the thunder’s roar?

    Will you awake to new resolve for justice?
    Will you spend less time before the screen and more time present to loved ones and those in need of it?
    Will you leave the ground to alight among the troubled?
    Will you listen to them?

    Will the power that comes on be in you,
    through you,
    glowing out through your eyes,
    electrifying,
    filling you with a compassion so compelling
    you become a wire
    among many
    channeling
    love and peace
    to the world?

    June 2, 2015

    #awakeToJustice #BelovedCommunity #channelingLove #ChristianReflection #compassion #compassionInAction #ContemplativeWriting #darknessAndLight #faithfulLiving #groundedPlanes #innerPower #Justice #Listening #loveAndPeace #Peacebuilding #PeaceGrooves #powerOutage #presence #propheticPoetry #renewal #resolve #ScreenTime #serviceToOthers #SocialJustice #soulWork #spiritualElectricity #SpiritualReflection #stormImagery #ThePowerOfLove #thunderstorm #warzone
  36. LE POÈTE (Eqbâl)

         LE POÈTE La beauté crée le printemps du désir, et sa présence en est la providence. Elle rayonne du cœur du poète : c'est le mont Sinaï de son épiphanie. Le regard du poète est la magie qui fait le beau plus beau et la nature plus aimée. Son souffle enseigne au rossignol le chant, son art rehausse le teint de la rose. Sa brûlure est au cœur des papillons et donne leur pouvoir aux charmes de l'amour. Des mers, des continents sont cachés dans son être et son […]

    arbrealettres.wordpress.com/20

  37. Le diable préfère les saints

    Dans Les Frères Karamazov qu’il écrit à la fin de sa vie, dans les années 1878-1880, Dostoïevski raconte, dans un chapitre, la longue entrevue du Diable avec Ivan qu’il qualifie ironiquement d’hallucination. Sous l’apparence d’un gentleman russe de la cinquantaine, fort poli, le Diable dévoile devant Ivan sa nouvelle stratégie :

    À mon avis, il ne faut rien détruire, si ce n’est l’idée de Dieu dans l’esprit de l’homme : voilà par où il faut commencer.

    *

    Une fois que l’humanité entière professera l’athéisme (et je crois que cette époque, à l’instar des époques géologiques, arrivera à son heure), alors, d’elle-même, sans anthropophagie, l’ancienne conception du monde disparaîtra, et surtout l’ancienne morale. Les hommes s’uniront pour retirer de la vie toutes les jouissances possibles, mais dans ce monde seulement. L’esprit humain s’élèvera jusqu’à un orgueil titanique, et ce sera l’humanité déifiée.

    Propos prémonitoires, qui semblent décrire l’état de la société occidentale actuelle. L’ultime ruse du Diable n’est pas seulement de faire croire qu’il n’existe pas, comme le disait Baudelaire, mais de persuader l’homme qu’il est lui-même Dieu.

    *

    Lorsqu’on lit avec un regard neuf les Évangiles, on est frappé de constater que la tâche principale de Jésus durant sa vie publique consiste à expulser les démons, et aussi que la préoccupation majeure de ses contemporains est la délivrance de ces « esprits impurs » qui causent maladies et folies diverses. Voici donc plus de deux mille ans, l’homme avait conscience que, loin d’être net et pur, il était trouble et confus, plus ou moins infesté par d’obscures présences. Il cherchait donc à y remédier. Tandis que dans le monde moderne, grâce aux lumières de la raison qui repoussent l’obscurantisme, à la fée électricité et aux progrès de la science, le citoyen est persuadé qu’il vit dans la clarté et la sécurité.

    Jacqueline Kelen est une écrivaine française, diplômée de lettres classiques et productrice à France Culture pendant 20 ans. Elle est reconnue pour ses réflexions sur la solitude, la liberté intérieure, la spiritualité, ainsi que sur des sujets comme le carême, la recherche de sens, et la tradition mystique chrétienne.

    Jacqueline Kelen dans Le diable préfère les saints

    Une pièce musicale Hijaz Mandira by Ajam Quartet

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LppXyPQ2i9Q&list=RDLppXyPQ2i9Q&start_radio=1

    #apparence #Évangiles #Baudelaire #citoyen #croire #démons #détruire #diable #Dieu #esprit #espritDeLHomme #espritsImpurs #FiodorDostoïevski #folie #FrèresKaramazov #hallucination #humanité #JacquelineKelen #maladie #mondeModerne #obscurantisme #osbcure #présence #remédier #ruse #ruseDuDiable #saints #science
  38. I am writing an open letter to the #fediverse #administration and #moderation community, because you need to keep a few things in mind.

    Lately I have started noticing some #fediverse #relays disable this instance in the server logs.

    It seems like #censorship is alive and well. Whether it be #language or #geography based.

    I will say this once.

    I have no issue at all with #international content. In fact I encourage it. And I am working on a #translation enabled client for #Mastodon to release as #open #source #software, so that anyone can interact with any #ActivityPub #server out there, to not exclude entire swaths of #audience reach, that would and currently still is, isolated by regional and not human #diversity as such.

    To be clear. I do not want to #expose #racism to the world. I want to move beyond that, to create ways by which #inclusive dialog can transcend #world #borders few want you to never forget.

    To do that, we will at some point or other have to talk about some concepts that would otherwise never find common resolution in the mind of the everyday person. And I am open to hosting that.

    I simply want to put our humanity first, the way the open #internet prior to any concept of #weaponization, was designed to build conceptually. Before bots, automation and spam ruined the experience of the pre-web 2.0 internet. To the point where marking anything as either or, gets you silenced before you remember you once weren't.

    Speaking on a personal level, I make mistakes in my ability to just post before I #think about things. I cannot premoderate everything I say to the point where it comes across as neutral or distant, as if I never bothered to go through the experience. And I admit I am and can be at #fault for that. But what I cannot #apologize for, is why I #feel the way I do. In order to clear my #mind my #head, and my #heart for better #times and #memories I can more clearly #focus on. And this is what #inspires me to keep things moving along such a trajectory.

    I can't be #positive or #negative all the time. I will just be #real, and let the #moment pass. In #trust that you're with me for whatever part of that #journey comes our way.

    I do'nt want us separated by preventable alternatives that bring us closer together. That is my ultimate #purpose as to why I am making this post.

    With this in mind, I myself have a tendency to be the only one posting on this server...but if you want to join us, and speak in your own language or talk about issues that matter to you...then by all means, go for it.

    I am doing the same here, not to get attention, but to find #community so we can bond over things held in common, not broken by common disinterest. And I have largely been very #successful at this both on other platforms, and by sticking to topics at hand in more traditional forums.

    The truth of the matter, is that we have a critical shortage of relays in the fediverse active at any one time. Until recently we have been fortunate here at #MediaNexus to have over 70 enabled instances, this has dropped since to the late 60's since reports started coming in criticizing just one post about the #war I have made, calling out a commentator for their views.

    We can't always #agree on things. But we can ensure that we stand for the principle of an agreement not to break down over the disagreements of a few people, who just can't get along no matter how you approach them.

    Guys, we need #decentralized #media now more so than ever before. It is not about monitoring for dangerous opinions. I don't want to live in an echo chamber. IF that's what you want, then I suggest you visit #BlueSky for that.

    And so this is not about what I want. I have no #agenda to share. Just a simple message. Layered in #truth and #growth of either #awareness or #news that isn't 100% reliant on one person's understanding to be amplified by 1000000 more as their own, holey so.

    In part, while we live in an age of alternate #information being so readily available. Even about the same exact #post generating different #analysis by whoever is looking at it from multiple perspectives. We cannot mix #facts with #fiction where #events count objectively.

    Losing access to one #relay especially using platforms like #pleroma and #mastodon, potentially means dozens of your available #updates as your #content gets published, cannot be seen. And, I am asking on behalf of all #sane server owners out there, to stand in solidarity with one another for the sake of our continuity. So that one link in our chain, does not and cannot cripple its #functionality anymore. To the point where nodes are centralized around #ideals not #ideas in turn.

    Please, mention me in any #disagreement you may have. We are #humans not #bots at the end of the day. And a lot of us pay really good #money to #hosting companies to be able to critically customize our experience on the deecentralized web. Myself included.

    We don't do that because it's cool. We do that, because we trust in all of you to uphold this #principle of our continuity as a whole. At the federation, relay, server instance, and user level.

    Media Nexus is very young. And I have only managed to get 5 people to sign up because of the common culture I would otherwise not have been able to share as we explore the world we each live in collectively.

    As an #important #introduction to the wider reach of independent blogs and forums, I started this server, not to compete with others, but to ensure that we treat this entire medium of #communication like a single #torrent in great health.

    I have no interest by and large, in running a #social #media company for the sake of establishing a #network of random people who otherwise have nothing in common accept liking the interface by which we share are thoughts with one another. Although I will admit that's half the fun in making this possible.

    In order for us to #work together, I have to imagine we already are doing so even if we never met in person.

    Due to the abundant use of platforms widely available for #engagement of various purposes, all I can offer you, is access to someone who puts humanity first. Not by trend, but by principle. That's not just me, that's all of you that believe we are stronger together. Posting just as you do, for being all that you are, where ever your sense of community feels most comfortable belonging there.

    No matter who reads this letter, I #support you in all that you do, even if there are times where we have to talk about why we matter to one another. The fact that it can happen at all, is a #miracle I will always #cherish and #embrace while I am alive on this Earth. Because everyone, even you, play a part in our experience in this way. And I wouldn't trade or exchange that for anything.

    I #love you for the #person you are, as you become involved in your journey of #life here. And likewise, appreciate you for caring about your place in our world. And as I said above, I only wish for us to find common ground on things we in turn find interesting enough to boost, favorite, and reply to. Whether that's a poll, a photo, or a news article.

    I know this post is getting quite long. But there are #reasons why I have to personally speak up about this. As someone who only started their journey on any kind of federated platform let alone hosting one at the beginning of March of this year, following the #tech news of very unsettling feedback. I cannot in good #faith abandon the #philosophy of things that go #viral, because they're #genuine and #free enough to be #authentic and original. And to me, it absolutely #matters that we remember how to #teach this to our #friends and #family as a whole. Less we forget how to #remember our meaning in a world we can still #save from the #absence of all that brings our #presence into #power in turn.

    It starts with the #recognition that to deny anyone based on the #group of a sub culture someone belongs to, is a slippery slope of a #sincere and #honest diversion I cannot support.

    Thank you for your #attention to this matter.

    If this #resonates with you, or even if it does not, let me know.

    Yours with warm #appreciation and #gratitude abounding,

    Elshara Silverheart

  39. I am writing an open letter to the #fediverse #administration and #moderation community, because you need to keep a few things in mind.

    Lately I have started noticing some #fediverse #relays disable this instance in the server logs.

    It seems like #censorship is alive and well. Whether it be #language or #geography based.

    I will say this once.

    I have no issue at all with #international content. In fact I encourage it. And I am working on a #translation enabled client for #Mastodon to release as #open #source #software, so that anyone can interact with any #ActivityPub #server out there, to not exclude entire swaths of #audience reach, that would and currently still is, isolated by regional and not human #diversity as such.

    To be clear. I do not want to #expose #racism to the world. I want to move beyond that, to create ways by which #inclusive dialog can transcend #world #borders few want you to never forget.

    To do that, we will at some point or other have to talk about some concepts that would otherwise never find common resolution in the mind of the everyday person. And I am open to hosting that.

    I simply want to put our humanity first, the way the open #internet prior to any concept of #weaponization, was designed to build conceptually. Before bots, automation and spam ruined the experience of the pre-web 2.0 internet. To the point where marking anything as either or, gets you silenced before you remember you once weren't.

    Speaking on a personal level, I make mistakes in my ability to just post before I #think about things. I cannot premoderate everything I say to the point where it comes across as neutral or distant, as if I never bothered to go through the experience. And I admit I am and can be at #fault for that. But what I cannot #apologize for, is why I #feel the way I do. In order to clear my #mind my #head, and my #heart for better #times and #memories I can more clearly #focus on. And this is what #inspires me to keep things moving along such a trajectory.

    I can't be #positive or #negative all the time. I will just be #real, and let the #moment pass. In #trust that you're with me for whatever part of that #journey comes our way.

    I do'nt want us separated by preventable alternatives that bring us closer together. That is my ultimate #purpose as to why I am making this post.

    With this in mind, I myself have a tendency to be the only one posting on this server...but if you want to join us, and speak in your own language or talk about issues that matter to you...then by all means, go for it.

    I am doing the same here, not to get attention, but to find #community so we can bond over things held in common, not broken by common disinterest. And I have largely been very #successful at this both on other platforms, and by sticking to topics at hand in more traditional forums.

    The truth of the matter, is that we have a critical shortage of relays in the fediverse active at any one time. Until recently we have been fortunate here at #MediaNexus to have over 70 enabled instances, this has dropped since to the late 60's since reports started coming in criticizing just one post about the #war I have made, calling out a commentator for their views.

    We can't always #agree on things. But we can ensure that we stand for the principle of an agreement not to break down over the disagreements of a few people, who just can't get along no matter how you approach them.

    Guys, we need #decentralized #media now more so than ever before. It is not about monitoring for dangerous opinions. I don't want to live in an echo chamber. IF that's what you want, then I suggest you visit #BlueSky for that.

    And so this is not about what I want. I have no #agenda to share. Just a simple message. Layered in #truth and #growth of either #awareness or #news that isn't 100% reliant on one person's understanding to be amplified by 1000000 more as their own, holey so.

    In part, while we live in an age of alternate #information being so readily available. Even about the same exact #post generating different #analysis by whoever is looking at it from multiple perspectives. We cannot mix #facts with #fiction where #events count objectively.

    Losing access to one #relay especially using platforms like #pleroma and #mastodon, potentially means dozens of your available #updates as your #content gets published, cannot be seen. And, I am asking on behalf of all #sane server owners out there, to stand in solidarity with one another for the sake of our continuity. So that one link in our chain, does not and cannot cripple its #functionality anymore. To the point where nodes are centralized around #ideals not #ideas in turn.

    Please, mention me in any #disagreement you may have. We are #humans not #bots at the end of the day. And a lot of us pay really good #money to #hosting companies to be able to critically customize our experience on the deecentralized web. Myself included.

    We don't do that because it's cool. We do that, because we trust in all of you to uphold this #principle of our continuity as a whole. At the federation, relay, server instance, and user level.

    Media Nexus is very young. And I have only managed to get 5 people to sign up because of the common culture I would otherwise not have been able to share as we explore the world we each live in collectively.

    As an #important #introduction to the wider reach of independent blogs and forums, I started this server, not to compete with others, but to ensure that we treat this entire medium of #communication like a single #torrent in great health.

    I have no interest by and large, in running a #social #media company for the sake of establishing a #network of random people who otherwise have nothing in common accept liking the interface by which we share are thoughts with one another. Although I will admit that's half the fun in making this possible.

    In order for us to #work together, I have to imagine we already are doing so even if we never met in person.

    Due to the abundant use of platforms widely available for #engagement of various purposes, all I can offer you, is access to someone who puts humanity first. Not by trend, but by principle. That's not just me, that's all of you that believe we are stronger together. Posting just as you do, for being all that you are, where ever your sense of community feels most comfortable belonging there.

    No matter who reads this letter, I #support you in all that you do, even if there are times where we have to talk about why we matter to one another. The fact that it can happen at all, is a #miracle I will always #cherish and #embrace while I am alive on this Earth. Because everyone, even you, play a part in our experience in this way. And I wouldn't trade or exchange that for anything.

    I #love you for the #person you are, as you become involved in your journey of #life here. And likewise, appreciate you for caring about your place in our world. And as I said above, I only wish for us to find common ground on things we in turn find interesting enough to boost, favorite, and reply to. Whether that's a poll, a photo, or a news article.

    I know this post is getting quite long. But there are #reasons why I have to personally speak up about this. As someone who only started their journey on any kind of federated platform let alone hosting one at the beginning of March of this year, following the #tech news of very unsettling feedback. I cannot in good #faith abandon the #philosophy of things that go #viral, because they're #genuine and #free enough to be #authentic and original. And to me, it absolutely #matters that we remember how to #teach this to our #friends and #family as a whole. Less we forget how to #remember our meaning in a world we can still #save from the #absence of all that brings our #presence into #power in turn.

    It starts with the #recognition that to deny anyone based on the #group of a sub culture someone belongs to, is a slippery slope of a #sincere and #honest diversion I cannot support.

    Thank you for your #attention to this matter.

    If this #resonates with you, or even if it does not, let me know.

    Yours with warm #appreciation and #gratitude abounding,

    Elshara Silverheart

  40. I am writing an open letter to the #fediverse #administration and #moderation community, because you need to keep a few things in mind.

    Lately I have started noticing some #fediverse #relays disable this instance in the server logs.

    It seems like #censorship is alive and well. Whether it be #language or #geography based.

    I will say this once.

    I have no issue at all with #international content. In fact I encourage it. And I am working on a #translation enabled client for #Mastodon to release as #open #source #software, so that anyone can interact with any #ActivityPub #server out there, to not exclude entire swaths of #audience reach, that would and currently still is, isolated by regional and not human #diversity as such.

    To be clear. I do not want to #expose #racism to the world. I want to move beyond that, to create ways by which #inclusive dialog can transcend #world #borders few want you to never forget.

    To do that, we will at some point or other have to talk about some concepts that would otherwise never find common resolution in the mind of the everyday person. And I am open to hosting that.

    I simply want to put our humanity first, the way the open #internet prior to any concept of #weaponization, was designed to build conceptually. Before bots, automation and spam ruined the experience of the pre-web 2.0 internet. To the point where marking anything as either or, gets you silenced before you remember you once weren't.

    Speaking on a personal level, I make mistakes in my ability to just post before I #think about things. I cannot premoderate everything I say to the point where it comes across as neutral or distant, as if I never bothered to go through the experience. And I admit I am and can be at #fault for that. But what I cannot #apologize for, is why I #feel the way I do. In order to clear my #mind my #head, and my #heart for better #times and #memories I can more clearly #focus on. And this is what #inspires me to keep things moving along such a trajectory.

    I can't be #positive or #negative all the time. I will just be #real, and let the #moment pass. In #trust that you're with me for whatever part of that #journey comes our way.

    I do'nt want us separated by preventable alternatives that bring us closer together. That is my ultimate #purpose as to why I am making this post.

    With this in mind, I myself have a tendency to be the only one posting on this server...but if you want to join us, and speak in your own language or talk about issues that matter to you...then by all means, go for it.

    I am doing the same here, not to get attention, but to find #community so we can bond over things held in common, not broken by common disinterest. And I have largely been very #successful at this both on other platforms, and by sticking to topics at hand in more traditional forums.

    The truth of the matter, is that we have a critical shortage of relays in the fediverse active at any one time. Until recently we have been fortunate here at #MediaNexus to have over 70 enabled instances, this has dropped since to the late 60's since reports started coming in criticizing just one post about the #war I have made, calling out a commentator for their views.

    We can't always #agree on things. But we can ensure that we stand for the principle of an agreement not to break down over the disagreements of a few people, who just can't get along no matter how you approach them.

    Guys, we need #decentralized #media now more so than ever before. It is not about monitoring for dangerous opinions. I don't want to live in an echo chamber. IF that's what you want, then I suggest you visit #BlueSky for that.

    And so this is not about what I want. I have no #agenda to share. Just a simple message. Layered in #truth and #growth of either #awareness or #news that isn't 100% reliant on one person's understanding to be amplified by 1000000 more as their own, holey so.

    In part, while we live in an age of alternate #information being so readily available. Even about the same exact #post generating different #analysis by whoever is looking at it from multiple perspectives. We cannot mix #facts with #fiction where #events count objectively.

    Losing access to one #relay especially using platforms like #pleroma and #mastodon, potentially means dozens of your available #updates as your #content gets published, cannot be seen. And, I am asking on behalf of all #sane server owners out there, to stand in solidarity with one another for the sake of our continuity. So that one link in our chain, does not and cannot cripple its #functionality anymore. To the point where nodes are centralized around #ideals not #ideas in turn.

    Please, mention me in any #disagreement you may have. We are #humans not #bots at the end of the day. And a lot of us pay really good #money to #hosting companies to be able to critically customize our experience on the deecentralized web. Myself included.

    We don't do that because it's cool. We do that, because we trust in all of you to uphold this #principle of our continuity as a whole. At the federation, relay, server instance, and user level.

    Media Nexus is very young. And I have only managed to get 5 people to sign up because of the common culture I would otherwise not have been able to share as we explore the world we each live in collectively.

    As an #important #introduction to the wider reach of independent blogs and forums, I started this server, not to compete with others, but to ensure that we treat this entire medium of #communication like a single #torrent in great health.

    I have no interest by and large, in running a #social #media company for the sake of establishing a #network of random people who otherwise have nothing in common accept liking the interface by which we share are thoughts with one another. Although I will admit that's half the fun in making this possible.

    In order for us to #work together, I have to imagine we already are doing so even if we never met in person.

    Due to the abundant use of platforms widely available for #engagement of various purposes, all I can offer you, is access to someone who puts humanity first. Not by trend, but by principle. That's not just me, that's all of you that believe we are stronger together. Posting just as you do, for being all that you are, where ever your sense of community feels most comfortable belonging there.

    No matter who reads this letter, I #support you in all that you do, even if there are times where we have to talk about why we matter to one another. The fact that it can happen at all, is a #miracle I will always #cherish and #embrace while I am alive on this Earth. Because everyone, even you, play a part in our experience in this way. And I wouldn't trade or exchange that for anything.

    I #love you for the #person you are, as you become involved in your journey of #life here. And likewise, appreciate you for caring about your place in our world. And as I said above, I only wish for us to find common ground on things we in turn find interesting enough to boost, favorite, and reply to. Whether that's a poll, a photo, or a news article.

    I know this post is getting quite long. But there are #reasons why I have to personally speak up about this. As someone who only started their journey on any kind of federated platform let alone hosting one at the beginning of March of this year, following the #tech news of very unsettling feedback. I cannot in good #faith abandon the #philosophy of things that go #viral, because they're #genuine and #free enough to be #authentic and original. And to me, it absolutely #matters that we remember how to #teach this to our #friends and #family as a whole. Less we forget how to #remember our meaning in a world we can still #save from the #absence of all that brings our #presence into #power in turn.

    It starts with the #recognition that to deny anyone based on the #group of a sub culture someone belongs to, is a slippery slope of a #sincere and #honest diversion I cannot support.

    Thank you for your #attention to this matter.

    If this #resonates with you, or even if it does not, let me know.

    Yours with warm #appreciation and #gratitude abounding,

    Elshara Silverheart

  41. I am writing an open letter to the #fediverse #administration and #moderation community, because you need to keep a few things in mind.

    Lately I have started noticing some #fediverse #relays disable this instance in the server logs.

    It seems like #censorship is alive and well. Whether it be #language or #geography based.

    I will say this once.

    I have no issue at all with #international content. In fact I encourage it. And I am working on a #translation enabled client for #Mastodon to release as #open #source #software, so that anyone can interact with any #ActivityPub #server out there, to not exclude entire swaths of #audience reach, that would and currently still is, isolated by regional and not human #diversity as such.

    To be clear. I do not want to #expose #racism to the world. I want to move beyond that, to create ways by which #inclusive dialog can transcend #world #borders few want you to never forget.

    To do that, we will at some point or other have to talk about some concepts that would otherwise never find common resolution in the mind of the everyday person. And I am open to hosting that.

    I simply want to put our humanity first, the way the open #internet prior to any concept of #weaponization, was designed to build conceptually. Before bots, automation and spam ruined the experience of the pre-web 2.0 internet. To the point where marking anything as either or, gets you silenced before you remember you once weren't.

    Speaking on a personal level, I make mistakes in my ability to just post before I #think about things. I cannot premoderate everything I say to the point where it comes across as neutral or distant, as if I never bothered to go through the experience. And I admit I am and can be at #fault for that. But what I cannot #apologize for, is why I #feel the way I do. In order to clear my #mind my #head, and my #heart for better #times and #memories I can more clearly #focus on. And this is what #inspires me to keep things moving along such a trajectory.

    I can't be #positive or #negative all the time. I will just be #real, and let the #moment pass. In #trust that you're with me for whatever part of that #journey comes our way.

    I do'nt want us separated by preventable alternatives that bring us closer together. That is my ultimate #purpose as to why I am making this post.

    With this in mind, I myself have a tendency to be the only one posting on this server...but if you want to join us, and speak in your own language or talk about issues that matter to you...then by all means, go for it.

    I am doing the same here, not to get attention, but to find #community so we can bond over things held in common, not broken by common disinterest. And I have largely been very #successful at this both on other platforms, and by sticking to topics at hand in more traditional forums.

    The truth of the matter, is that we have a critical shortage of relays in the fediverse active at any one time. Until recently we have been fortunate here at #MediaNexus to have over 70 enabled instances, this has dropped since to the late 60's since reports started coming in criticizing just one post about the #war I have made, calling out a commentator for their views.

    We can't always #agree on things. But we can ensure that we stand for the principle of an agreement not to break down over the disagreements of a few people, who just can't get along no matter how you approach them.

    Guys, we need #decentralized #media now more so than ever before. It is not about monitoring for dangerous opinions. I don't want to live in an echo chamber. IF that's what you want, then I suggest you visit #BlueSky for that.

    And so this is not about what I want. I have no #agenda to share. Just a simple message. Layered in #truth and #growth of either #awareness or #news that isn't 100% reliant on one person's understanding to be amplified by 1000000 more as their own, holey so.

    In part, while we live in an age of alternate #information being so readily available. Even about the same exact #post generating different #analysis by whoever is looking at it from multiple perspectives. We cannot mix #facts with #fiction where #events count objectively.

    Losing access to one #relay especially using platforms like #pleroma and #mastodon, potentially means dozens of your available #updates as your #content gets published, cannot be seen. And, I am asking on behalf of all #sane server owners out there, to stand in solidarity with one another for the sake of our continuity. So that one link in our chain, does not and cannot cripple its #functionality anymore. To the point where nodes are centralized around #ideals not #ideas in turn.

    Please, mention me in any #disagreement you may have. We are #humans not #bots at the end of the day. And a lot of us pay really good #money to #hosting companies to be able to critically customize our experience on the deecentralized web. Myself included.

    We don't do that because it's cool. We do that, because we trust in all of you to uphold this #principle of our continuity as a whole. At the federation, relay, server instance, and user level.

    Media Nexus is very young. And I have only managed to get 5 people to sign up because of the common culture I would otherwise not have been able to share as we explore the world we each live in collectively.

    As an #important #introduction to the wider reach of independent blogs and forums, I started this server, not to compete with others, but to ensure that we treat this entire medium of #communication like a single #torrent in great health.

    I have no interest by and large, in running a #social #media company for the sake of establishing a #network of random people who otherwise have nothing in common accept liking the interface by which we share are thoughts with one another. Although I will admit that's half the fun in making this possible.

    In order for us to #work together, I have to imagine we already are doing so even if we never met in person.

    Due to the abundant use of platforms widely available for #engagement of various purposes, all I can offer you, is access to someone who puts humanity first. Not by trend, but by principle. That's not just me, that's all of you that believe we are stronger together. Posting just as you do, for being all that you are, where ever your sense of community feels most comfortable belonging there.

    No matter who reads this letter, I #support you in all that you do, even if there are times where we have to talk about why we matter to one another. The fact that it can happen at all, is a #miracle I will always #cherish and #embrace while I am alive on this Earth. Because everyone, even you, play a part in our experience in this way. And I wouldn't trade or exchange that for anything.

    I #love you for the #person you are, as you become involved in your journey of #life here. And likewise, appreciate you for caring about your place in our world. And as I said above, I only wish for us to find common ground on things we in turn find interesting enough to boost, favorite, and reply to. Whether that's a poll, a photo, or a news article.

    I know this post is getting quite long. But there are #reasons why I have to personally speak up about this. As someone who only started their journey on any kind of federated platform let alone hosting one at the beginning of March of this year, following the #tech news of very unsettling feedback. I cannot in good #faith abandon the #philosophy of things that go #viral, because they're #genuine and #free enough to be #authentic and original. And to me, it absolutely #matters that we remember how to #teach this to our #friends and #family as a whole. Less we forget how to #remember our meaning in a world we can still #save from the #absence of all that brings our #presence into #power in turn.

    It starts with the #recognition that to deny anyone based on the #group of a sub culture someone belongs to, is a slippery slope of a #sincere and #honest diversion I cannot support.

    Thank you for your #attention to this matter.

    If this #resonates with you, or even if it does not, let me know.

    Yours with warm #appreciation and #gratitude abounding,

    Elshara Silverheart

  42. I am writing an open letter to the #fediverse #administration and #moderation community, because you need to keep a few things in mind.

    Lately I have started noticing some #fediverse #relays disable this instance in the server logs.

    It seems like #censorship is alive and well. Whether it be #language or #geography based.

    I will say this once.

    I have no issue at all with #international content. In fact I encourage it. And I am working on a #translation enabled client for #Mastodon to release as #open #source #software, so that anyone can interact with any #ActivityPub #server out there, to not exclude entire swaths of #audience reach, that would and currently still is, isolated by regional and not human #diversity as such.

    To be clear. I do not want to #expose #racism to the world. I want to move beyond that, to create ways by which #inclusive dialog can transcend #world #borders few want you to never forget.

    To do that, we will at some point or other have to talk about some concepts that would otherwise never find common resolution in the mind of the everyday person. And I am open to hosting that.

    I simply want to put our humanity first, the way the open #internet prior to any concept of #weaponization, was designed to build conceptually. Before bots, automation and spam ruined the experience of the pre-web 2.0 internet. To the point where marking anything as either or, gets you silenced before you remember you once weren't.

    Speaking on a personal level, I make mistakes in my ability to just post before I #think about things. I cannot premoderate everything I say to the point where it comes across as neutral or distant, as if I never bothered to go through the experience. And I admit I am and can be at #fault for that. But what I cannot #apologize for, is why I #feel the way I do. In order to clear my #mind my #head, and my #heart for better #times and #memories I can more clearly #focus on. And this is what #inspires me to keep things moving along such a trajectory.

    I can't be #positive or #negative all the time. I will just be #real, and let the #moment pass. In #trust that you're with me for whatever part of that #journey comes our way.

    I do'nt want us separated by preventable alternatives that bring us closer together. That is my ultimate #purpose as to why I am making this post.

    With this in mind, I myself have a tendency to be the only one posting on this server...but if you want to join us, and speak in your own language or talk about issues that matter to you...then by all means, go for it.

    I am doing the same here, not to get attention, but to find #community so we can bond over things held in common, not broken by common disinterest. And I have largely been very #successful at this both on other platforms, and by sticking to topics at hand in more traditional forums.

    The truth of the matter, is that we have a critical shortage of relays in the fediverse active at any one time. Until recently we have been fortunate here at #MediaNexus to have over 70 enabled instances, this has dropped since to the late 60's since reports started coming in criticizing just one post about the #war I have made, calling out a commentator for their views.

    We can't always #agree on things. But we can ensure that we stand for the principle of an agreement not to break down over the disagreements of a few people, who just can't get along no matter how you approach them.

    Guys, we need #decentralized #media now more so than ever before. It is not about monitoring for dangerous opinions. I don't want to live in an echo chamber. IF that's what you want, then I suggest you visit #BlueSky for that.

    And so this is not about what I want. I have no #agenda to share. Just a simple message. Layered in #truth and #growth of either #awareness or #news that isn't 100% reliant on one person's understanding to be amplified by 1000000 more as their own, holey so.

    In part, while we live in an age of alternate #information being so readily available. Even about the same exact #post generating different #analysis by whoever is looking at it from multiple perspectives. We cannot mix #facts with #fiction where #events count objectively.

    Losing access to one #relay especially using platforms like #pleroma and #mastodon, potentially means dozens of your available #updates as your #content gets published, cannot be seen. And, I am asking on behalf of all #sane server owners out there, to stand in solidarity with one another for the sake of our continuity. So that one link in our chain, does not and cannot cripple its #functionality anymore. To the point where nodes are centralized around #ideals not #ideas in turn.

    Please, mention me in any #disagreement you may have. We are #humans not #bots at the end of the day. And a lot of us pay really good #money to #hosting companies to be able to critically customize our experience on the deecentralized web. Myself included.

    We don't do that because it's cool. We do that, because we trust in all of you to uphold this #principle of our continuity as a whole. At the federation, relay, server instance, and user level.

    Media Nexus is very young. And I have only managed to get 5 people to sign up because of the common culture I would otherwise not have been able to share as we explore the world we each live in collectively.

    As an #important #introduction to the wider reach of independent blogs and forums, I started this server, not to compete with others, but to ensure that we treat this entire medium of #communication like a single #torrent in great health.

    I have no interest by and large, in running a #social #media company for the sake of establishing a #network of random people who otherwise have nothing in common accept liking the interface by which we share are thoughts with one another. Although I will admit that's half the fun in making this possible.

    In order for us to #work together, I have to imagine we already are doing so even if we never met in person.

    Due to the abundant use of platforms widely available for #engagement of various purposes, all I can offer you, is access to someone who puts humanity first. Not by trend, but by principle. That's not just me, that's all of you that believe we are stronger together. Posting just as you do, for being all that you are, where ever your sense of community feels most comfortable belonging there.

    No matter who reads this letter, I #support you in all that you do, even if there are times where we have to talk about why we matter to one another. The fact that it can happen at all, is a #miracle I will always #cherish and #embrace while I am alive on this Earth. Because everyone, even you, play a part in our experience in this way. And I wouldn't trade or exchange that for anything.

    I #love you for the #person you are, as you become involved in your journey of #life here. And likewise, appreciate you for caring about your place in our world. And as I said above, I only wish for us to find common ground on things we in turn find interesting enough to boost, favorite, and reply to. Whether that's a poll, a photo, or a news article.

    I know this post is getting quite long. But there are #reasons why I have to personally speak up about this. As someone who only started their journey on any kind of federated platform let alone hosting one at the beginning of March of this year, following the #tech news of very unsettling feedback. I cannot in good #faith abandon the #philosophy of things that go #viral, because they're #genuine and #free enough to be #authentic and original. And to me, it absolutely #matters that we remember how to #teach this to our #friends and #family as a whole. Less we forget how to #remember our meaning in a world we can still #save from the #absence of all that brings our #presence into #power in turn.

    It starts with the #recognition that to deny anyone based on the #group of a sub culture someone belongs to, is a slippery slope of a #sincere and #honest diversion I cannot support.

    Thank you for your #attention to this matter.

    If this #resonates with you, or even if it does not, let me know.

    Yours with warm #appreciation and #gratitude abounding,

    Elshara Silverheart

  43. Nobody #dreams big who cannot #make their #dream a #reality in small #ways that #manifest #desire seen in part.

    In life, you will find that #hope is the #spark of love that lets you witness the #vision of absolute #purpose here and now which you already #embody into #form no matter what.

    All #affirmation does is act like reverse hope for the #presence you shape around you.

    No #work of #art is inherently #beautiful without being shaped by some #form of #trauma that the #artist has overcame.

  44. Nobody #dreams big who cannot #make their #dream a #reality in small #ways that #manifest #desire seen in part.

    In life, you will find that #hope is the #spark of love that lets you witness the #vision of absolute #purpose here and now which you already #embody into #form no matter what.

    All #affirmation does is act like reverse hope for the #presence you shape around you.

    No #work of #art is inherently #beautiful without being shaped by some #form of #trauma that the #artist has overcame.