North by Northwest

“I believe in going back to the magic of the earth and the lake, the sky and the universe. That kind of magic. I believe in that kind of religion. A religion of the rocks, the lake, the water, the sky. Yes, that’s what I believe in.”— George Morrison, Grand Portage Ojibwe

[dk-thrive]

Swan at take-off. 5:25 am. 55º F. June 4, 2026. Cove Island Park, Stamford, CT (@dkct25).

[whiskeyandgrit]

[look-sharp-notes]

#Mill #Photo Etude #Spring #Photo Art #Successful Frame #Look Sharp #Inspiration Gallery

[sapiofeline]

“Liberty, Sancho, is one of the most precious gifts that heaven has bestowed upon mankind; with it the treasures which the earth encloses or the sea covers cannot be compared.”

— Miguel de Cervantes (Don Quixote)

[beardedmrbean]

if it works it works

[yowlthinks]

The image of them in a harness is just excellent: yes, you are holding the rope, but I am just gonna sit down, let's see what you do.

[walaw717]

The living world is saturated with a vitality that continually exceeds our explanations…by any name it is simply the master, or mistress, of life. The force that through the green fuse drives the flower, that drives everything and none of our anthropocentric images can limit or encompass it. The world was alive long before humans arrived to explain it.

The flower bloomed before theology.

The river flowed before philosophy.

The geese crossed the sky before psychology.

And yet somehow we are part of the same unfolding.

Not above it.

Within it.

[landsccape]

[beatpoets-n-fitness]

[walaw717]

I begin this morning in sincerity, my breath joining all breath,

my heart opening to the field where all hearts rise.

As the day awakens, I awaken

Gently—softening, lengthening, settling.

I honor the Fields holding all worlds upright.

Let me walk the path of openness,

not the path shaped by fear and shadows.

One step—faithful, enough.

My breath guides me toward what holds together,

away from what scatters my heart and mind.

When fear rises—my breath steadies me.

When shame whispers—I remember:

I have walked honestly.

When urgency presses—I slow.

When regret speaks—it teaches me

what I need to know.

When the path is not yet clear,

I wait for what is real to take shape.

Through my breath, I join the weaving of my life.

I praise the order living within chaos.

My gratitude lives in each breath—

breath in, grounding.

breath out, release

I take refuge in awareness—in presence.

The quiet, steady peace beneath thought,

beneath feeling.

The quiet that keeps me from harm,

from confusion, from envy,

from the restless whisper

of old wounds.

MASTER OF LIFE,

Weaver of all that emerges from the great mystery—

You have brought me to a threshold.

It is right to feel the weight of crossing.

You have set before me the next step.

the ground on which to place my life.

I do not have to understand the pattern of

my whole journey today.

For now—I am here, here I am.

I am held. This is real. I am here.

Today—I am here, here I am.

I am held. This is real. I am here.

Soon—We are there, there we are.

We are held. This is real.

This step is heavy. because it matters,

and because I carry what I love—

the mountains,

the river,

the geese,

the trees,

all that I see.

What I have loved,

I do not lose.

It changes form and travels with me.

I will carry only what is mine to carry today.

The rest can wait its turn.

Prepare the place where I will land,

I will walk toward it.

Return me to presence, to clarity, to the quiet honesty,

Of belonging with all my relations.

 (Turn head to the right)

Peace and mercy upon all my relations—

(Turn head to the left, repeat,)

Peace and mercy upon all my relations—

(face forward) –

Peace and mercy to the seen, to the unseen,

to the other-than-human world that makes my life possible.

Let it be.......

Let it be.......

Let it be.......

[wizardarchetypes]

People leaving comments on my posts about Indigenous knowledge as a science and its relationship with Western science like, "I know Indigenous knowledge is extremely valuable and important, but I only trust verified science." You're just racist. I'm not going to be polite.

Today, many scientists acknowledge the troubling attitudes that have long plagued research projects in Indigenous communities [...] But some Indigenous groups feel that despite such well-intentioned initiatives, their inclusion in research is only a token gesture to satisfy a funding agency.

That's you. You only want tokens for optics. You can't say, "I respect Indigenous knowledge but—" No, you don't respect Indigenous knowledge. Western science is not the only "real" science and your attempts to argue otherwise are racist. There is no argument.

[wizardarchetypes]

It's like I'm talking to a wall. All the time when I discuss my work as a wildlife & fisheries biologist, I discuss what I have learned directly from Indigenous people in my everyday work yet it's so clear that so many people hear that and think I'm bringing it up for what reason? To appear somehow progressive?

Has everyone just believed this whole time that I bring it up for optics?

Everyone nods, "of course he mentions Indigenous people," because they believe it would simply look bad for me if I didn't.

In fact Indigenous knowledge is a constant topic of conversation and point of reference when I discuss my work as a scientist who uses Western science because my work is useless without it.

I work with endangered species which are endangered solely due to continual colonial violence against people and the land. I can follow the Western scientific method all I want and publish 100 papers on how to fix salmon populations—and get nowhere without Indigenous knowledge and sovereignty.

Indigenous knowledge is not an afterthought to reference as back up to Western science. Believe it or not, we can and should lead any number of scientific projects with Indigenous knowledge.

You need to change how you regard Indigenous knowledge on a fundamental level.

[s-culper]

[palatinewolfsblog]

A reminder to those who believe in conspiracy theories: "Seeing patterns does not necessarily indicate a hidden 'blueprint." Thank you for your attention to this matter.

[thememedaddy]

[steelhorse71]

[colorfulcurvywife]

Peaceful!

[remanence-of-love]

[walaw717]

The question of birthright citizenship has been on my mind for some time

I find the concept to be both absurd and racially motivated.

As a person of both American Indian and Euro-American heritage, I struggle with the idea of denying citizenship to any part of my identity. It seems that, on the surface, my Native identity is the only aspect that truly belongs in America.

If we follow this logic, nearly everyone in Congress should be sent back to Europe or wherever their ancestors came from after 1492, and some of them, including the President, Vice President, and the Speaker of the House, don't even trace their lineage to the nation's founding.

My people have been here 13,000 years.

Now let the Racist rants begin.

[thereturnof-msbewitching]

[nature-travel-photography]

Beartooth Highway Mountain, Montana 🇺🇲 - Author: OrchidMistz_

[keytomind]

🖤🇺🇸 home…