Happy Earth Day

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The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.
~ Marianne Williamson

~✿~ Philip Jackson. 1944. Winner of National Peace Sculpture Competition Manchester City Council 1987. Elected Fellow Royal Society of British. ~✿~

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Sometimes it snows in April
Sometimes I feel so bad...
Sometimes I wish
That life was never-ending
But all good things, they say...
Never last...
& love - it isn't love
Until it's had

Prince

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

You are so brave!

Yes, you! I see the things you share here on CoSo. The delight in the quirky facts you know. Your compassion when others hurt. Your outrage at the world’s wrongs. Your support even when not asked. Your love for what makes this life worth living. The knowledge you share. The joy you bring. The pain you allow. Your creativity astounds. Your humility softens my heart. Just the fact that we can all bear witness to the what makes you you.
You are utterly lovely. Thank you for being here.

@Faustus They get faster and faster at hacking. Look how quickly it went from 8 to 10 to 12 to 18.. soon we will need 100 mixed character passwords. Ugh. I'm not prepared to make that kind of commitment.

it was when the sun set
and the world had fallen into silence
she found herself alone
away from the seeing eyes and the listening ears

the checked impulses unfurled
and schooled features abandoned
she quietly spoke her love
towards the nocturnal sky and found she bloomed

~ Chippy, 2023

~✿ Gulfstream Perfect Night, 2008, Lacquer and acrylic on canvas by Thierry Feuz ✿~

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The value of thoughts and prayers..

really

My dad got paid on the Friday before his wedding day in 1961 and as usual in a large immigrant family, he handed his paycheck over to his mom. Despite starting the marriage with no savings, and with 3 of 5 children born by ‘65, my parents were able to save enough, even while paying rent, within four years to put a down payment on a ranch house. My mom being pregnant through those years was not allowed to teach at that time so they were a one income family. That couldn’t happen today for most.

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Yayy!! According to Rolling Stone magazine, Soundgarden and the estate of Chris Cornell have ended a years-long legal battle that paves the way for seven final recordings with Cornell to finally see release.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/soundgarden-chris-cornell-widow-settle-lawsuit-final-recordings-1234710236/

When I say it's you I like, I'm talking about that part of you that knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep part of you that allows you to stand for those things without which humankind cannot survive. Love that conquers hate, peace that rises triumphant over war, and justice that proves more powerful than greed.
~ Fred Rogers

~✿ White Dove Peaceful Journey
by Sharon Cummings ✿~

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It’s Sunday already???

Have patience with all things- but first with yourself. Never confuse your mistakes with your value as a human being. You are perfectly valuable, creative, worthwhile person simply because you exist. And no amount of triumphs or tribulations can ever change that.
~ Saint Frances de Sales

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@Izaya Good luck for the day! 😀

Good morning CoSo. Wondering if you have the energy to get through this day? You do. You absolutely do! I have faith in you. You are stronger than you think. I mean, you’ve come this far, right? Give yourself credit and know that another day is possible. There is beauty in this world to admire. Take a moment to look at the wonder of the expansive sky. Hear the happy chirping outside your window. See the light of universal love shine on all that is around you, including you. You are loved.