lobster @Lobster@qoto.org

Bit of conversation elsewhere this morning inspired me to blog! It's not so much for people reading this post now/here, more for people who haven't made it over here yet:

"Choosing an instance for your Fediverse/Mastodon account"

Please share in other places if you think it might be useful!

https://www.uncharted-worlds.org/blog/2023/03/choosing-an-instance-for-your-fediverse-mastodon-account/

#fediverse #mastodon @feditips

“Where is my house
Where is my mother
Where is my father
Where is my sister and my brother
Where is humanity!”
Graffiti seen on the rubble in Gaza

Tusky is looking for contributors!

The #Tusky team has lost a few contributors this year for various reasons, and we need your help building a kick-ass Mastodon app!

While we would also appreciate more technical contributors, we are specifically looking for:
- a person who can manage or help with our social account
- a project manager who can help us draft a Code of Conduct

Please help us spread the word 😊

From the Guardian.
Benjamin Zephaniah 1958 - 2023

I met him a number of times some years ago. We talked. We laughed. We shared space. We had dear friends in common.
He was a living light in a world of darkness.

His words and work will carry his light onwards.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/dec/07/british-poet-benjamin-zephaniah-dies-aged-65

Say hello to all these people, who contributed their free time to #LibreOffice in November! These are their names and usernames from our projects – more details on our wiki: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Badges/2023-11 #foss #opensource

hey all!! i need your help.

my instance permanently shut down with zero warning and my last backup was from september, but didn't realize following exports weren't included in the archive.

please boost to hopefully help me find my followers

How boundless and free is the sky of Samadhi!
How bright and transparent, the moon of the Fourfold Wisdom!
At this moment, what do you lack?
Nirvana reveals itself before you,
Where you stand is the Pure Land,
This very body—the body of Buddha.

Hakuin Zenji, Zazen Wasan (The Song of Zazen)

#zen #zenbuddhism #tao #taoism #buddhism #buddha #dharma #sangha

The feeling of overwhelm is something that seems to send all my body's energy right up into my head and makes it pulsate there. Makes life feel fast and unkeepupable. Nature photography, going out, being creative helps to send that energy down into my limbs again, helps with feeling more and thinking less, to commune with nature and to be in the world rather than inside constructs of the imaginary. See beauty again and create these images as little gifts.

#NaturePhotography #Mindfulness

Especially in later #dementia stages, living in the moment often is the most loving way to give care and support.

#Alzheimers #mindfulness #kindness #quote

Here’s something I need to work on regarding #graditude. I need to figure out a good way to be #grateful for the things and people in my life that make it so great, without the attachment of something negative to it. For example, I was just thinking about how glad I am for the family and friends I have, and my boyfriend. Then, my mind immediately went to thinking about what if they were gone, and worry, and a kind of desperation because I know nothing is forever. I am sometimes able to just feel pure graditude and let it wrap around me and sink in to it. But much more often it comes with the worry about the potential finitude of things. I want to try to be better at detaching the negative just for a moment here and there, or even better, not allowing it to sneak in to begin with. I’m a realist and try to equally acknowledge the positive and negative aspects of life to whatever degree is true. But sometimes the negative sticks around more than is healthy, and that doesn’t contribute well to balance. So I’m just trying to do what I can.

Ahh... for the love of nature, music, people, my pup and music in the desert... Lake Meade, Nevada. And then the truck speedometer, emergency lights and horn stopped working... this after getting towed last week. Please make a contribution to help keep this going for the world! Traveling Piano Website : http://www.ragginpianoboogie.com/donate.php
Venmo: Dan Kean 215 639 9378 @TravelingPiano
SpotFund: http://spot.fund/TheTravelingPianoSupportFund
CashApp: $travelingpiano
Check/Money Order: Please Email Me For The Address Need another way? Please let me know! www.travelingpiano.com #lasvegas #dogsofmastodon #community #communityoutreach #sharing #contribution #charity #fundraising #giving #support #nature #lakemead #nevada #usa #landscapephotography #naturephotography #photography #photo #realphoto #dannykean #travelingpianoman #travelingpiano #travellingpiano #pianoman #pianoplayer #music #improvisation #fun #friendship #respect #journey #syncronisity #spontenaiety #empowerment #inspiration #truck #piano

Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate 🦃 I'm grateful for all the wonderful new connections I've made here!!

I am blessed beyond words and do my best to practice #Graditude daily.
(Results vary 😹)

I'm aware that it's not all gravy out there and a lot of folks need to just shut their pie hole already....sending extra love out into the world for them 💞 🌎

It's such a fine line between feeling hopeful for the future and helpless about the state of the world. It's overwhelming sometimes.
#Love&Light

#Flowers are #love Here is a gorgeous hibiscus for you today my #mastodon #friends #Bloomscrolling #nature