Really the hardest part of writing a book is just sitting down and starting it and also finishing it and also the middle bit too
07.02.2026 12:08
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Really the hardest part of writing a book is just sitting down and starting it and also finishing it and also the middle bit too
Here's a gift article with some wonderful guidance.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/o...
This simple, basic photograph is a black and white image of an island-like sea stack sitting in the water just off the shoreline. A gathering of trees grows from its base. The sea stack's reflection can be seen in the wet sand. The sun shines in the background-- radiating above the sea stack.
Second Beach
Olympic Coast
Washington
THEY CAN'T BEAT LOVE.
They - whoever they are... don't stand a chance. Because they can't beat Love. Because all those old bits from religion and that about Love being all powerful is true, you know? And that's the bit they can't do. You know, they can't handle it. #powertothepeople
Two remarkable Ambassadors for our Planet, 99 year old Sir David Attenborough and 91 year old Dr. Jane Goodall. Theyβve dedicated their lives to educate and protect.. π
#janegoodall #davidattenborough #nature #chimpanzees #wildlife #environment #drjanegoodall #jane #sirdavidattenborough #bbc #bsky
this and not knowing what day it is. lady floating on her back on a lake with mountains and the sky in the background and absolutely no fucks were given
yes, pleaseπ€
For those who might have a spare eight minutes in their lives.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSbK...
This is a black and white image of a trio of rocks in the water and four rocks in the sand and water of the shoreline. In the distance, the light breaks through the clouds.
The jazz trio β¦
I know how hard this can be right now. I'm not saying close your eyes to the infinite challenges we face. I'm saying this for self-preservation. Don't give up. Don't back down. But don't feel that if joy is in your life you're somehow not doing your part.
I know how hard this can be right now. I'm not saying close your eyes to the infinite challenges we face. I'm saying this for self-preservation. Don't give up. Don't back down. But don't feel that if joy is in your life you're somehow not doing your part.
Joy, laughter help keep us alive.
I hope everyone knows that it's very easy for any social content platform, including Bluesky, to be a misery machine and that if you aren't intentional about it, they will absolutely decrease the positive impact you have on the world while making you less happy.
Sundogs and the sacred geometry of wonder β the fascinating science of the atmospheric phenomenon that inspired Hilma af Klint www.themarginalian.org/2023/05/17/h...
Painting of a small yellow bird facing right on the branch of a tree with pink blossom against a pale yellow background
Chen Peiqiu, Chinese guohua painter, one of the most prominent women artists in China #womensart
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Peace.
Pablo Picasso
"Thoughts are natural events that you do not possess, and whose meaning you only imperfectly recognize." #CGJung --#SharedFacts #BrainFunction #EmotionLogic
βTend to the part of the garden you can reach.β
- Jack Kornfield
#booksky #writerstruggles #writersofbluesky #selfdoubt
Bison are the only animal that turn into a snowstorm rather than away from it because they instinctively know that walking into the storm will get them out of the weather quicker. There may be a life lesson for humans in this. (It also makes for some epic pictures.)
Photo Credit: Tom Murphy
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Ernest Hemingway once said,
βIn our darkest moments, we donβt need advice.β
What we truly need is the power of human connection: a quiet presence, a gentle touch, or the smallest gesture that reminds us weβre not alone.
oh yes, this, exactly! β¬οΈ
Following accounts that post thoughtfully about where we go from here *instead of* reflexively amplifying rage bait >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
