"Meaning is an organ of the soul." ~ James Hollis, Living an Examined Life Art: 'Guiding Star' by Bradi Barth

Just wow, gorgeous!!!

Definitely how I look & feel today...

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"There is no going forward without a death of some kind: a death of who we thought we were and were supposed to be; a death of the map of the world we thought worthy of our trust and investment; a death of expectations that by choosing rightly we could avoid suffering, experience the 🧵

"If there is such a thing as the soul, then it is the soul that ultimately tips the balance toward change, toward a more authentic stance in the world." ~ James Hollis, Living an Examined Life Art: 'The Balance' by Christian Schloe.

James Hollis challenges us with this closing sentence of the ch in 'Living an Examined Life: What gift have you been withholding?': "How dare one disregard what is seeking expression through us, to cower in the darkness of fear, to resist the gift that illumines an otherwise colorless world." (p.55)

“I have always believed that successful parenting is found not in the splendiferous achievements of the child, who may only be compensating for the unlived life of the parent, but in the child who understands that he or she is seen and valued for who they are, 🧵

"Jung observed that usually behind the wound lies the genius of the person. That is to say, where we are hurt often quickens consciousness and resolve and abundant energy to persist, even prevail." ~ James Hollis, Living an Examined Life Art by Lucy Campbell

Bees are beautiful 💚 We're in an insect crisis so #PlantForPollinators #WorldBeeDay

What a shot!

🚨 The collapse of our natural world is a direct threat to the UK’s national security. 🌍 The Nature + National Security Bill is a new, urgent, science-led response to this emergency. 📣 Ask your MP to choose the #NNSBill in the private members’ bill ballot. Head to 👉 zerohour.uk/write

Fascinating image of Medusa.

Today marks the start of #NatureFriendlyFarmingWeek, so we're shining a spotlight on Gothelney Farm - once a struggling intensive farm that's been transformed into a thriving regenerative one! Find out how Farmer Fred made this happen: https://bit.ly/4wi5fOT

Beautiful

Love this, so true & so important to remember on the difficult, down days!

Wow, he sure is huge!!!

Air, My Breath (2025) by Lisbeth Thygesen. Acrylic on canvas.

[O]ne of my favorite quotes from Jung when he was asked what his work is like. He said, "I want to help people to experiment with their own being so that nothing forever remains petrified."~Ursula Wirtz

"... sooner or later we all have an appointment with our soul. Whether we show up, remember the divine task, remains to be seen". ~ James Hollis, Living an Examined Life Art: “The Beauty of the Soul” by Laura Makabresku

“Poetry may make us from time to time a little more aware of the deeper, unnamed feelings which form the substratum of our being, to which we rarely penetrate; for our lives are mostly a constant evasion of ourselves.” ~ T. S. Eliot

"As Jung pointed out, the smallest of things with meaning is infinitely greater that things without meaning." ~ James Hollis, Living an Examined Life Art by Jungsuk Lee

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!?!?!? That's incredible!!! A tongue the weight of an adult elephant!!!

Wow absolutely exquisite! 😍

Beautiful

“I am out with lanterns, looking for myself. " ~ Emily Dickinson Art by Lucy Campbell

"If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain." ~ Emily Dickinson Art by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

“I am out with lanterns, looking for myself. " ~ Emily Dickinson Art by Lucy Campbell

A reminder 🙂 Pre-order a copy of the #FOTW from Bookshop.org by May 17th and save 20% with the code: PREORDER20 Every sale supports real independent bookshops across the UK

"As long as one is running from one's own soul, no achievement, no compromise, no accommodation will satisfy. Sooner or later the psyche weighs in with its reports because something inside is hurting, and the usual efforts to remove the hurt have failed."~James Hollis, Living an Examined Life, p.41

Again, still... same old same old with this government where #nature #biodiversity #ecology and #wildlife are concerned... #kingsspeech

Wow, holy...

“Poetry may make us from time to time a little more aware of the deeper, unnamed feelings which form the substratum of our being, to which we rarely penetrate; for our lives are mostly a constant evasion of ourselves.” ~ T. S. Eliot

“I said to my soul, be still and wait without hope, for hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love, for love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faith, but the faith and the love are all in the waiting. 🧵

"All my life I was a bride married to amazement" ~ From: Mary Oliver’s “When Death Comes” Art by Bpp Chourmo

Beautiful

Erm what kind of sheep is this!?!?! Wow!

And presumably this is already attacking all the life in the oceans never mind humans as the oceans are roasting now and still we don't change things... unfathomable levels of loss of precious marine life going on everywhere.

“So, letting go of the old is not easy. It requires being able to tolerate the aroused level of anxiety that besets any of us when ego consciousness is not in control. It requires that we let go of what we thought certain and cast our lifeboats upon a tenebrous sea. 🧵

On the curious paradox of the psyche which we all live daily with and have to battle each time we make a decision or act: “The nature of our psyche is based on change, growth, curiosity, and imagination. 🧵

“Don’t try to be cool. Be passionate, be committed, be yourself. Authenticity is more punk than any leather jacket. Write, sing, create, even if no one listens. Because true art is born from the soul, not from applause.” ~ Patti Smith

Absolutely delightful! #Caturday 😹

"Discontent is not a failure. It is a summons. It is your soul telling you that the current container is too small for the life you are meant to lead." ~ Dr. Gabriel Barsawme (on X) Art by Sonia Alins

"There are many things in your heart you can never tell to another person. They are you, your private joys and sorrows, and you can never tell them. You cheapen yourself, the inside of yourself, when you tell them." ~ Greta Garbo Art by Susan Seddon Boulet

As it's #WorldDonkeyDay and I LOVE #Donkeys here's some pics of me getting mobbed in the #NewForest a few years ago 😍

So so pretty Lorraine 🐴🐴🐴

So beautiful

“Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.” ~ Lao Tzu Art by Toni Demuro

“The skin I’m in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. If you want to know who I am, You have got to come inside and open your heart way wide.” ~ Bell Hooks Art: 'For the Moving Skies in Your Eyes' by øjeRum

“Anything that is “wrong” with you began as a survival mechanism in childhood.” ~ Dr Gabor Maté Art by Pegi Smith