WAR and CLIMATE CHANGE are NOT INEVITABLE. They're egregious human rights violations that can be addressed TOGETHER ... Accepting annihilation is insane, and I refuse to despair. Instead with blood, sweat, and tears I'm joining others to guarantee LIFE! Read more (click below) #HumanRights #Survival

🌿I write for us, you and me, ALWAYS. Have you visited? I hope you do -- the #world is not an easy place right now, but there are ways to be here for one another so that we all make it. FIND ME HERE: janettewatt.substack.com ❤️🌿 ...the image is of a glacier in #Greenland... more on that on Monday...

I'm sitting with my Banksy book, a gift from my children who know my heart. Street art for the people filled with painful truths but also hope. And here we are, peace is again targeted and yet hope continues and peace will prevail. I wrote about it this week, here: janettewatt.substack.com @antiWar

I believe and have hope because of what I've come through to get to the place where I live AS I now live. A safe home that's my own with a loving life-partner was once only a hope, barely a dream, but here we are, together, able to bring hope to others. You can find me here: janettewatt.substack.com

The world can feel heavy. Bombs falling. Another war. More Innocents dead or displaced. But, I will not look away. We must be each other's hope and find our way to peace. War is not inevitable. Banksy thinks so too. Please read my post this week: janettewatt.substack.com #ANTIwarProtesting #HOPE

NONE of the wars anywhere are about peace and protection. It's always been about territorial expansion for power hungry monsters who want power over all of us at the cost of our lives! Do not look away, our only hope is each other! I wrote about it for us: janettewatt.substack.com/.../where-th....

To be the kind of hope we need to be, we need to not look away. We need to know what is happening to people, how to be there for one another -- we need to understand our connections and how we are more alike than different. I wrote about that this week, here janettewatt.substack.com/p/where-ther...

WAR always affects children. Robbing them of homes and everything homes are meant to give us. We must not look away. I wrote about this for us, here: janettewatt.substack.com/p/where-ther... #oneworld #peace #hope #antiwar

I know I’m not alone in wanting to bring us to a different place as human beings sharing this planet. And because I know others want this too, I have hope even now. I will not look away, and I will use my voice -- for peace. Please click below to read more. #WAR #HUMANITY #PEACE #HOPE #HOME #Spring

If this was your last day, what would you do? ...here's a gentle nudge in just a few words/it's what I wrote to you this past Monday... janettewatt.substack.com

YES, WE'RE LIVING THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES. All the more reason to live intentionally asking ourselves how we want to spend our lives, how we need to spend our lives ... emotionally, physically -- where do you want to go? who are you with? Read more here: janettewatt.substack.com/p/it-is-a-wi...

Home. We seem to all feel a need for it whether we've had it or not. I'm reflecting on what about the idea of home is universal. Read where I get to come Monday here: janettewatt.substack.com The painting I laid my words on is by Paolo Borile titled "The long way (home)" found @ saatchiart.com

...things to do with your one wild and precious life! Think of it as a game in the same ways you did as a child: "What are we going to go in search of? Or, if we just wander -- what will we find?" READ MORE HERE: janettewatt.substack.com - jw ❤️. #wanderers #WILDlife #culture #ONEdayataTIME #KIND

One more time 1. Over cups of persimmon tea, sit with those I love and listen to them talk about their day, 2. Watch our puppies take turns sleeping in my husband's arms, 3. Walk trails in Spring with life of all kinds around me, 4. Make mud pies, TBC... YOU? Read more here: janettewatt.substack.com

I wrote to you this week about what we want to do with our one wild and precious life 🌿 Read more here: janettewatt.substack.com - jw, never far ❤️. The art that I laid my words on is by Jill Jones, titled "Go on, throw it Mum!" jilljones.co.uk #ONElife #IMAGINE #THINKERS #writers #poets #artists

A writer wrote: :...what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" I follow-up with: if you had just enough time to do 10 things one (more) time, what would they be? This is an exercise in planning how we want to spend our ONE life and we should not be afraid to do it. Click below.

How many heroes do you know? What makes them heroes? Are you one? Has anyone ever called you one? I wrote about heroes this week here: janettewatt.substack.com The incredible art? A hero. www.instagram.com/shamsiahassa... #HEROES #BRAVERY #WAR #PEACE #CLIMATE #THINKERS #WRITERS #POETS #ARTISTS

For 5 days I've been writing about some of my heroes. Today it's ALAA SALAH and other KANDAKAS! At the end of 2018 hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Sudan in protest. They were mainly women who came to be known as KANDAKAS. QUEENS! STRONG WOMEN! Where are they now? Click below -

If you had just enough time to do 10 things one (more) time, what would they be? How would you decide? What do you need to do to make them happen? I'll be working through my list. Join me? You can find me here: janettewatt.substack.com #THINKERS #ONEwonderfulLIFE #WISDOM #culture #Freedom #joy

One of my heroes is Maria Ressa. She writes and speaks TRUTH with COMPASSION and HOPE! I keep her words close to remind me of what exists and what is possible. I've written about Maria and other heroes this week on my Substack janettewatt.subtack.com #HEROES #BRAVERY #TRUTH #HOPE #NOtoHATE #ONE

The film "Scared Sacred" ...at the 9 min/11 sec mark a man tells a story. His name is Satinath Sarangi and he became one of my heroes. Please read more about him in what I wrote this week titled: Where do we find our Heroes? Who are the Brave? here: janettewatt.substack.com #Heroes #Bravery #TRUTH

I have written stories for you about some of my heroes. But first, I wrote a short piece about how we can find heroes and what is bravery. THEN for four more days I write a short dedication to some of my heroes (same post at the end). FIND IT HERE: janettewatt.substack.com/.../where-do.... #HOPE

Beginning on March 10th and for four days I have written about some of my heroes and their bravery. This painting is by one of them who you REALLY need to know -- Shamsia Hassani. Let me tell you more about her here: janettewatt.substack.com/p/where-do-w... #artists #poets #writers #HEROES #bravery

My Substack post this week begins with the opening lines of that song. I reflect on where we can find heroes and what it is to be brave. You can find what I wrote here janettewatt.substack.com/p/where-do-w... And for the next five days I'll share some of my heroes with you beginning Tuesday morning.

EXCERPT "…bravery (sometimes called courage) is a behaviour. It is a choice. It's facing your fears whatever they are, from wherever they arise, and acting to help stop harm (real or perceived). It is never easy. It comes at a cost." I'm sharing some of my heroes with you this week. Click on photo.

Suzanne Simard researched Mother trees and helped us draw parallels with who they are in human form "sharing the knowledge of what helps and what harms, who is friend and who is foe, and how to adapt and survive in an ever-changing landscape." Read more here: janettewatt.substack.com/p/in-these-b...

Suzanne Simard researched Mother trees and helped us draw parallels with who they are in human form "sharing the knowledge of what helps and what harms, who is friend and who is foe, and how to adapt and survive in an ever-changing landscape." Read more here: janettewatt.substack.com/p/in-these-b...

I'm inspired by people who experience all that this world is --the dark and the light -- and who can for example paint a series called "Wish" as Shamsia Hassani has done. Find this piece with more wonderful details on her IG page: www.instagram.com/p/DTQooQcElv... I am here janettewatt.substack.com

I write to stay connected to you. Connection is how we'll all survive. This week I wrote about finding guides to help us rest and heal, where they are, and how we’ll know them when we find them. I have found them, some of us are them... Read more here: janettewatt.substack.com/.../in-these....

I'm singing (words at bottom of image) as I think about bumping into an old friend, yesterday. On the sidewalk, we hugged and shared laughter, sorrows, bad moments and good things. Those few moments filled up my soul. I wrote about the healing power of connection this week: janettewatt.substack.com

Not all of us experience our world the same way but still there are those who understand the worst of times and can guide all of us, quietly with care, knowing what can help us. We are all connected to Mother trees, or can be. This week, I wrote about our need to find them: janettewatt.substack.com

Many of us are sitting with heavy hearts. But we must keep going. To do that we need to make time to rest and heal -- and sometimes we need to be guided on how. I wrote about that here: janettewatt.substack.com/p/in-these-b... It's free. It truly is. I've created a place for you to rest awhile.

In this time of repeated brutality in our world, when our hearts are so badly beaten — there are those among us who can guide us on how to rest and heal. They are our own Mother trees in our communities that have the wisdom and abilities to help us find peace, security, and sustenance. Click below--

This is not what I planned... but with more bombs being dropped on Innocents I need to write to you about how we find guides to help us rest and heal. And let there be peace and let it begin with us! Please read more here (click below). I hope it helps your heart. #rest #healing #peace #connection

A short story -- what happened next? Please stop by -- it's a short story. janettewatt.substack.com #stories #writers #people #strangersONCE #WHOweAREreally

❤️ ... A collage by me, titled: "How my mind works" WE ARE ALL MANY THINGS, always creating-sometimes we set out to, and sometimes it just happens. - jw, Never far ❤️. #poets #writers #THINKERS #artists #culture #justice #HOPE #kindness #collage #inspire #explore #DONTgiveUP #recuerdo #forEVERYONE

"a small step" ...IYKYK... But even if we do, we may need reminding with kindness and some inspiration mixed in. I'm always reflecting along these lines, and this thread runs through what I'm working on for Monday. Find me here: janettewatt.substack.com #Inspiration #Action #Wisdom #Thinkers

Please come read a story, and tell me yours... janettewatt.substack.com #TALKINGtoSTRANGERS #WORLD This stunning painting titled "When you need to keep up..." is by artist Lina Videckienė found here: paveikslai.lt/en/459_lina-... . Lina doesn't limit what she paints ... she's truly extraordinary!

FIRST IMPRESSIONS (our decision to accept or reject) form in seconds. WHEN we rely on this "primacy effect" we limit ourselves in relation to each other and the world around us. We may know this, and yet need a reminder. I wrote a story this week as a reminder. Find here janettewatt.substack.com

TWO TIGERS, ONE TATTOO. It's a story about connections between us--intuitive bonds, that if we pay attention, allow us to find the familiar in each other... Please stop by and read the story here: janettewatt.substack.com And, thank you! What are your familiars? #FIERCE #STRONG #RESILIENT #culture

Click below for a story about TWO TIGERS. Excerpt: "...and they told me a story about difficult times. And how the tiger once represented their anger and it was meant to keep people away—but that their story had changed and now it represents survival..." #Courage #resilience #wisdom #strength

❤ The image contains words from me: a statement, a commitment - a promise. It reads in part: "I own my attention, and I’m going to do whatever I can to help others do the same — including our children." Read more here: janettewatt.substack.com #culture #ATTENTION #wisdom #thinkers #writers #poets

INPUT: What we look at. What we listen to. What we read. OUTPUT: What we create. What we say. What we write. DEFINING. It's my next reflection on Monday here: janettewatt.substack.com There is a thread in everything. #gargabeINgarbageOUT #courage #THINKERS #creatives #writers #poets #peace #culture

"We are now all born into a world where humanity has existed for millions of years. The lessons have been learned, the wisdom has been shared — now let’s start using it. We just need to take back our attention with intention — own our attention." From here: janettewatt.substack.com/p/past-due-w...

I've been reflecting on - and wrote - about taking back our attention and what we can discover when we do - on my Substack this week: janettewatt.substack.com Related/below are my words placed on the wonderful art of Nathaniel Bradbury titled: A Messy Start. Find here: www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Nath...

I've taken my attention back. That means that sometimes I reflect on positive experiences and sometimes on the negative. It's all life and I know if I take time with it and experience it along with reflecting (sometimes instead of reflecting) I will discover again the world around me. Click below.

IF WE PAY ATTENTION, and IF WE MAKE THE CHOICE TO OWN OUR OWN ATTENTION, I can guarantee you that: we will discover what we could have known all along (but for the lies) and we will discover the ways forward to a better world for all of us! READ MORE here: janettewatt.substack.com/p/past-due-w...

THIS HAS BEEN A WEEK ABOUT LOVE! and today is a day dedicated to LOVE. So many of us are choosing to make it something unique to us - love that can move us toward one another, closer, kinder -- in all the ways we choose to express it! THIS HAS BEEN A WEEK ABOUT LOVE — let’s keep it going!! #LOVE

What ideas exist to guide us? I continue my search. Reminded once again of Agnes Denes' Manifesto (the last two lines--): "seeing reality and still being able to dream / persisting in the eternal search". YES, I AM. STILL. - jw ❤️. Find me here: janettewatt.substack.com #COURAGE #JUSTICE #EQUALITY