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So many people fear being alone but the fact is that each of enters this world alone, and we exit this world alone too. The irony is that once we become comfortable being with ourselves and loving ourselves, we cease to feel lonely. It’s essential to one’s happiness to achieve this. The single most important thing you can do in your life is to love yourself... by yourself. #loveyourself #byyourself #selflove #loneliness #happiness #weareallaloneintheend

#byyourself #happiness #selflove #loneliness #loveyourself #weareallaloneintheend

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Observing the Ozone Hole from Space: A Science Success Story

Using our unique ability to view Earth from space, we are working together with NOAA to monitor an emerging success story – the shrinking ozone hole over Antarctica.

Thirty years ago, the nations of the world agreed to the landmark ‘Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.’ The Protocol limited the release of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) into the atmosphere.

Since the 1960s our scientists have worked with NOAA researchers to study the ozone layer.

We use a combination of satellite, aircraft and balloon measurements of the atmosphere.

The ozone layer acts like a sunscreen for Earth, blocking harmful ultraviolet, or UV, rays emitted by the Sun.

In 1985, scientists first reported a hole forming in the ozone layer over Antarctica. It formed over Antarctica because the Earth’s atmospheric circulation traps air over Antarctica. This air contains chlorine released from the CFCs and thus it rapidly depletes the ozone.

Because colder temperatures speed up the process of CFCs breaking up and releasing chlorine more quickly, the ozone hole fluctuates with temperature. The hole shrinks during the warmer summer months and grows larger during the southern winter. In September 2006, the ozone hole reached a record large extent.

But things have been improving in the 30 years since the Montreal Protocol. Thanks to the agreement, the concentration of CFCs in the atmosphere has been decreasing, and the ozone hole maximum has been smaller since 2006’s record.

That being said, the ozone hole still exists and fluctuates depending on temperature because CFCs have very long lifetimes. So, they still exist in our atmosphere and continue to deplete the ozone layer.

To get a view of what the ozone hole would have looked like if the world had not come to the agreement to limit CFCs, our scientists developed computer models. These show that by 2065, much of Earth would have had almost no ozone layer at all.

Luckily, the Montreal Protocol exists, and we’ve managed to save our protective ozone layer. Looking into the future, our scientists project that by 2065, the ozone hole will have returned to the same size it was thirty years ago.

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A healing crisis occurs at the point where we have outgrown an old pattern or way of being, but are still unconsciously holding onto that old way because it feels safe and familiar. Our response to a healing crisis can vary greatly, both according to who we are and in reaction to other influences that may be affecting us at the time. We may be feeling relatively comfortable and content in a pattern that is no longer vital, unaware that our soul—which always welcomes forward motion—is ready to guide us to a new level. Or we may be feeling stuck and frustrated, wanting to make a change but not quite willing or able to. So, we unconsciously create some kind of physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual crisis that shakes us out of the old and propels us into the new.

Shakti Gawain, “The Path of Transformation” (via dharmarainbow)

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OMG look how far down they go. Sandboarding, Peru.

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Douglas Gordon and Morgane Tschiember, As close as you can for as long as it lasts, 2016

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Letterpress and Linocut

“From the same flower the serpent pulls its poison, and the bee its honey.”

This piece is just one of nine from a series of prints that were made into an artist book on Armenian Proverbs. Each proverb was translated from Armenian into English by G. Bayan in 1889.

You can get one HERE.

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“The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your action will be.”

~Dalai Lama~

Don't fence me in man. Just. Whatever you do. Don't fence me in. You'll lose me if you try. #flowersandfences #dontfencemein #igottabefree #cancscorpaqua #youwillloseme

#cancscorpaqua #flowersandfences #youwillloseme #igottabefree #dontfencemein

If a leaf could be a Libra...🍃 Not happy with its natural beauty this leaf had to go and get imprinted with a pattern... 🌿Or maybe it's a Leo wanting adoration… 🦁 It definitely caught my eye…🤔 #Leo #Libra #vanity #leaves #leavestattoo #leavewellenoughalone

#libra #leaves #vanity #leavestattoo #leavewellenoughalone #leo

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rainbow flower popsicles by juutlovesfood

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The Petite Ceinture is an abandoned, circular railroad track in Paris. It is full of long dark tunnels, gypsies, graffiti, secret passages and other marvels. Entry is illegal. I walked the entire track. This is part 6 of the series. To see previous parts, go to my page titled Petite Ceinture. Click ‘keep reading’ to see some of my photos from this walk.

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