Hello poets & @thebrokenspine.co.uk — For this week's #LiftToTheSky Shadow Man Margaret Chula In the Shadows “My strong father / helpless now in his new suit/ and perfectly knotted tie / hands clenched around a white rose / coffin filled with regrets.” #poetry

Hello poets & @thebrokenspine.co.uk — For this week's #LiftToTheSky Falling into the River Debbie Hall Radiologist “…I pull back / into a dark corner of the room / wrap the shadows / around me like a cloak / off mourning.” #poetry

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Hello poets & @thebrokenspine.co.uk — For this week's #LiftToTheSky (good cape weather) by #WesJordans (a new mix of familiar emotions) “the mind complains, complains, complains, and tries to untangle the / uncomplicated” #Poetry

"You look amazing, you look beautiful," Artemis II pilot Victor Glover, the first Black man to journey around the moon, said about seeing us from afar. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/s...

Hello poets & @thebrokenspine.co.uk — For this week's #LiftToTheSky Blue Horses by #MaryOliver What a delight to imagine, stepping into a painting, and then stepping into a painting with Mary Oliver #Poetry #ElphrasticPoetry www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Digging for “vulnerability saplings“ in the forest fire of my earlier drafts after having my Memoir Map review call with Marion. As a "pants-plotter" I highly recommend her classes.  @memoirteacher.bsky.social #memoir #vulnerability #arguent

𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀? The idea of “tiny experiments” reframes how we think about growth. What's a small experiment you can do to inch toward something bigger? @neuranne.bsky.social #ThoughtEchoes #TinyExperiments #Curiosity

𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯? www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗶𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝘁𝘂𝗵 invites us to improve our brain function through very accessible means. I am especially interested in the lifestyle interventions he proposes I can’t recommend enough. #BrainHealth

On one of our last FaceTime calls, my 90-year-old mother resting in her barcalounger in a baroque-style, floral caftan with her iPad on her lap. “I think I’m fading away. Maybe that’s the way I’ll go…” Read more here 👉 www.bethbonness.com/blog/how-can... #BrainHealth #Resilience #Relationships

For this week’s #LiftToTheSky, here’s a shout out to: Elemental Things By Michael Glaser Stillness “What can a pen know better / than its own not knowing?” #poetry #MichaelGlaser www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...

Favorite line in the book so far: “…We speak prose while awake and poetry in sleep.” #poetry @thebrokenspine.co.uk

To echo @neuranne.bsky.social author shout-out & #Caroline AdamsMiller amplification posts on LinkedIn— here are some books written by women from my shelves to highly recommend …. In kindof color-coded order :) #Amplification #InternationalWomenaDay

Can’t stop smiling… #InternationalWomensDay #ShareTheStage www.linkedin.com/posts/caroli...

✨ 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗲 — 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝗱𝗮 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 ✨ Not the abstract idea of gratitude But the kind that quietly shapes how we move through the world. Listen to full conversation with Hiroko Yoda author of 𝘌𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. 🎙️https://buff.ly/3Y1CLL2 #gratitude

After journaling, lI went for a final walk on the beach south of San Diego before we broke camp to start heading back home and saw these little birds skittering all over the place. I couldn’t help but laugh and think - they look like my thoughts feel after too much caffeine☕️ or sensory inputs :)

Hello poets & @thebrokenspine.co.uk — For this week's #LiftToTheSky Surreal Expulsion by D.R. James New Year Cliché’d “ziplocked thoughts extolling totems…” #poetry

In early 2026, a report researched how connected Americans felt. Over half did not feel connected. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙨 6 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. Third Place struck me: not home or work, but somewhere you feel comfortable. Turns out coffee shop around the corner is my Third place. buff.ly/7nNl39f

Hello poets & @thebrokenspine.co.uk — #LiftToTheSky the unknowable Mystery of Other People by Sally Zakariya Love Letter from a Fire "On the lawn a man sat at a scorched piano..pajamas/soot-smudged…fingers finding solace in familiar keys / flames reflected in the sweat that shone on his forehead”

𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 Following my intuition isn't new, but taking the time to listen to it sometimes takes a nudge. 👉  www.bethbonness.com/blog/how-do-... #SundayReflection #Intuition #Attention #ThoughtEchoes

Up in the middle of the night, listening to the sounds of ocean waves & searching for the Big Dipper. We’re at the OR Coast celebrating the 51st anniv of our 1st date — a half century ago. I wondered - when was the 1st time I felt I belonged in this relationship? buff.ly/7nNl39f

A little over 80 years ago, Abraham Maslow published his “Theory of Human Motivation," creating a new system to map our basic needs & higher aspirations. Guess where "belongingness" ranked? Just after our need for: food, clothing, shelter & physical safety www.bethbonness.com/blog/where-d...

Hello poets & @thebrokenspine.co.uk — For this week's #LiftToTheSky I'd like to call out Mary C. Folio’s The Fog published by The Poetry Box. Reading on the stormy Oregon coast. “Afterwards” … “The wanton panic, the jigsaw forests where I found myself” @aveningo-sanders.bsky.social #poetry

Hello poets & @thebrokenspine.co.uk — For this week's #LiftToTheSky I'd like to call out Anna Cintrino's new book: Stories We Didn't Tell. Jamie Considers Adah’s Decision “It takes time to learn who we are, / what we need.” #poetry

Hello poets & @thebrokenspine.co.uk — For this week's #LiftToTheSky I'd like to call out Anna Cintrino's new book: Stories We Didn't Tell. Jamie Considers Adah’s Decision “It takes time to learn who we are, / what we need.” #poetry

Respect often shows up in the places we don’t name — in the boundaries we hesitate to set, the expectations we carry silently, & how we treat ourselves when no one is watching. It’s not just something exchanged, It’s something practiced. Read the reflection: buff.ly/uLkSP0E #ThoughtEchoes

What stories shape us, even if we don't have the words? 🎧 Listen to full podcast on YouTube: youtu.be/9CjR-OBX0vE #poetry #thoughtechoes

What if we’re all living a story we don’t fully realize we’re in? A lingering question from my conversation with poet Anna Citrino on the Thought Echoes podcast—about belonging, silence & the places that shape us. 🎧 Listen to full podcast www.bethbonness.com/podcast/anna... #poetry #thoughtechoes

Hello poets & @thebrokenspine.co.uk — For this week's #LiftToTheSky I'd like to call out Holiday Zine by @streetroots.bsky.social here in Portland, Oregon. Missed Nate at @powells.bsky.social but met Cloud who shared his poem. Turtle Power by Cloud (852) “The power inside that shell…” #poetry

✨ Saturday Memory Lane ✨ Respect doesn’t start with others — it starts with how we treat ourselves when no one’s watching. 🎧 Marcy Syms on Leading with Respect buff.ly/AIJAar2 #ThoughtEchoes #Respect @leadingwithrespect.bsky.social

Reading through Amy Leneker's Cheers to Monday opened up my perspective on stress. [Love workaholic to joy specialist reframing :)] Read this book to re-learn your ABCs -- of Joy (Awareness, Breathe, Connection). #CheersToMonday #stress #joy buff.ly/l8hUnfv

Last week on the trail, I found one of my favorite quiet miracles. These are Pipevine flowers — easy to miss, blooming before the leaves arrive, long before most things wake up. They’re part of a remarkable relationship that eventually gives rise to the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly.

I’ve just started reading and can’t help picturing Shakespeare in Love scenes depicting Hamnet’s working father on another stage.

Hello poets & @thebrokenspine.co.uk — for this week's #LiftToTheSky I'd like to call out The Eater of Dreams by @chris-bogart.bsky.social and all the immigrants in the US… I Dream “Beyond cat heat howling, babies crying, hope dying, / I dream.” #poetry #dreams #hope

What if everything you've been doing about stress is wrong? "So for me, the big aha moment was recognizing that joy is a wellness strategy, because when we feel joy, the scientific makeup of joy actually builds resilience. ” — Amy Leneker #stress #resilence www.bethbonness.com/podcast/amy-...

To start the new year revisit 3 of the most listened to podcasts exploring the nature of our thoughts & their ripple effects. Happy New Year! www.bethbonness.com/podcast/caro... www.bethbonness.com/podcast/dr-n... www.bethbonness.com/podcast/hrun... @hrundgunnsteins.bsky.social #podcast

#FridayReads Ever since reading Thinking in Bets, I cannot help but constantly reframe options & scenarios into probabilities - especially with my 4yr-old gdaughter. Life is more like poker than chess. Thanks Annie! @annieduke.com #bets #uncertainty #probability #bets #luk #chance #DecisionMaking

Gratitude to me feels like it’s nestled in warmth. I feel it when I hear my granddaughter say, “BB & Papa,” in her sweet breathy voice. It’s as if the words hold magic & are best used in little bits because of their power. www.bethbonness.com/blog/how-can... #gratitude @hirokoyoda.bsky.social

If you are interested in learning more about the Japanese culture, I highly recommend 8 Million Ways to Happiness. Thank you for sharing in English so those outside of Japan can gain a glimpse of what you experience every day. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... @hirokoyoda.bsky.social #gratitude

Are there any other married women who are irked by filling out their tax returns where their husband is taxpayer and we're spouse? I requested Taxpayer #1 & #2 to IRS, Congress people & tax rights/fairness org @repbonamici.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov @merkley.senate.gov @4taxfairness.bsky.social

Who was born on your birthday? Happy birthday Emily Dickinson & Ada Lovelace. For my poetry and math/computer loving selves. #poetry #computers #EmilyDickinson #AdaLovelace

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What does gratitude look like? "I thought I was absolutely alone, but then I realized I wasn't ... I was surrounded by a lot of lives.” 🎙️https://www.bethbonness.com/podcast/hiroko-yoda-author-of-8-milion-ways-to-happiness-what-does-gratitude-look-like @hirokoyoda.bsky.social #happiness #gratitude

Shhh it’s a secret — presents for my 3 daughters 🎁📖 Thank you Hrund for your sweet notes to them :) @hrundgunnsteins.bsky.social #HrundGunnsteinsdóttir #InnSæ #intution #daughters

Do you feel respected? Respect begins with self-respect. Before we can be there for others, we need to recognize and honor our own needs and limits. www.bethbonness.com/blog/do-you-... @leadingwithrespect.bsky.social #Respect #thoughtechoes

Appreciated reading the 1st chapter. Loved, “…maybe, in an intertwined world, the smallest changes can produce the biggest effects.” www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-entire... @brianklaas.bsky.social #Fluke #Influence #convergence #contingency

Hello poets & @thebrokenspine.co.uk - for this week's #LiftToTheSky I'd like to call out Sherry Rind’s Between States of Matter "Some of it breaks and reforms like meteorites but never escapes our gravity, carrying the stories of our little eruptions and the long fall through time." #poetry

When listening to experts talk about patterns in history, invariably, I learn something that shifts my perspective. I highly recommend listening to @peteleyden.bsky.social in this @bigthink.com interview. #trends #AI #CleanEnergy #Bioengineering #DigitalGovernance bigthink.com/series/the-b...

Still remember convincing my dad to buy an Apple Lisa in the late ‘70s. He ran a construction company & bookkeeping was done on a machine the size of a small pickup truck. I said he could simplify that process. It’s all about the stories … @stevejobsarchive.bsky.social #innovation #stories

So excited for you, Katherine!!!!