Happy September 29th! Writing away here in #NewMexico and enjoying the beginning of a new season. Check out my latest #blog---> tinyurl.com/3mbsp8kd #gardens #MondayBlogs #St.John'sCollege

Thought for the day: "I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief." ~ Gerry Spence

"Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other hearts." ~ Leo Tolstoy

"I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself." — Oscar Wilde

Happy Labor Day, all! Today I'm remembering one of my dearest friends, Roberta Fine R.I.P. She captured nature, especially changing seasons, in her beautiful Haiku---> tinyurl.com/5n7jjmy5 #poetry #MondayBlogs

Today's blog features another of Ron Bowman's "India Stories." Ever wonder what it would be like to get a haircut in India. Ron shares a humorous, detailed account. Check it out---> tinyurl.com/y3rsknut #MondayBlogs #traveling #India

Another adoption story, this one from South America. Read the story of José, a boy who was given a new life in the U.S. tinyurl.com/58tmthfs

Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing. — Arundhati Roy

Check out one of my favorite #adoption blog posts. A family of #twodads is giving a young Guatemalan boy a new life. ---> tinyurl.com/n4dym39

"...Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go, but no matter, the road is life." — Jack Karovac

Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little. — Wisdom from Ancient Greece

Hiking in California with son and grandson. Glad to be out and about!

Welcome to another chapter of Marx Ward's "India Stories," my guest blog for this week! ----> tinyurl.com/2wr8cnb2 #MondayBlogs #India #Hinduism #travel

Every morning you have two choices: continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them. — Kristen

"We learn from history that we learn nothing from history." — George Bernard Shaw, Irish writer

In the Spring, I have counted 136 kinds of weather inside of 24 hours. — Mark Twain

J.R.R. Tolkien famously said "Not all who wander are lost." Today's guest blogger agrees. Read today's post on my website: tinyurl.com/44u5pt4e #MondayBlogs #India #Travel

Every day you're alive and someone loves you is a miracle. — Rita Mae Brown

Today's the Bard's 471th #birthday. Get out your favorite sonnet or play and have a read! www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8Zz...

Check out new #post to celebrate a #literaryevent. A positive #milestone! April 23rd is the #birthday of #Shakespeare. Celebrate this event through plays and poetry. Check out my latest #blog to learn more--->https://tinyurl.com/mryfjs8r

April is a moment of joy for those who have survived the winter. — Samuel Johnson

Check out my new #India Stories series. The first installment features a vignette about train travel. ---> tinyurl.com/muub6hbc

You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write. — Saul Bellow

This is right on! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pei...

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive." — Maya Angelou

Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to to say in public what is known in private. — Allen Ginsberg

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of all arts. — Henry David Thoreau

A beautiful Tuesday here in Santa Fe, NM, where the weather has turned warm and sunny. Spring at last! Sharing a quote from #LaoTzu: "If you are depressed, you are living in the past, if you are anxious, you are living in the future, if you are at peace, you are living in the present."

We laugh to survive. Then, with joy, we thrive. — Mary Anne Radmachar

We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now. — Jon Kabat Zinn

I hate writing. I like having written. — Dorothy Parker #amwriting

Pope Francis to make first public appearance since being admitted to hospital

Recently I had a health setback and had to wait 45 days for a treatment, but #books made the time pass quickly. Check out my latest blog post---> tinyurl.com/wr3mn4xa

Dear Bibliophiles ~ Enjoy my latest blog post---> tinyurl.com/wr3mn4xa #fiction #nonfiction #amreading #BYNR

True patriotism springs from a belief in the dignity of the individual, freedom and equality not only for Americans but for all people on earth. — Eleanor Roosevelt

Just be, right now, here; and breathe. Begin to trust the magic of yourself. — Nikki Rowe

We are all of one light on this Earth, and loving humanity makes all the difference. — Michelle Cruz-Rosado

Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future. — Ray Bradbury

I hate writing. I like having written. — Dorothy Parker

Each one of us. is responsible for how the universe will unfold. — Rabbi David Cooper

If the Trump Administration comes out on the wrong side of its fight against the Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil, it will be because defending free speech remains a politically lucid and powerful principle.

6 days ago, the world's richest man falsely accused me of "committing crimes" for protesting Tesla. Today, I'm back outside a Tesla showroom in Seattle w/ 500 of my friends. So long as people continue to speak up, authoritarianism will fail. Video in 2 parts. Pt 2 in comments. #TeslaTakedown

Huge march in New York today protesting the illegal DOGE cuts

This surprise sweetie Clover was adopted today. Little baby, you are so loved and you are so brave and good. Something always told me she had a really lovely cat inside her & it’s so nice to be rewarded for believing in her. And this little lucky Clover was adopted on St.Patrick’s day weekend!

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. — Buddha

Because we can do videos now, please enjoy a small piece of my morning to help break up the horrors of the day.

“There’s gonna be a big presence in DC, but it’s not just DC — I want to see this in rural areas, in suburban areas, in urban areas, in red states, purple states, blue states. It’s going to take all of us.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social We’re taking to the streets nationwide on April 5: handsoff2025.com

Maddow: I enjoy Bluesky very much. I do not enjoy any other social media platforms at this point at all, but Bluesky is different and I don't have any connection to them at all other than the fact that I'm a happy user there

Good evening 🌅 A beautiful sunset over Loch Long in Argyll Scotland after a wonderful Spring day 🌞 Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend, time to get preparing for F1 snacks 🏎️ Let’s go Max 🦁 #StormHour #Scotland #MikesSnacks