Arctic Windhorse

✨Activist✨Educator✨Protector✨

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Hope isn’t blind optimism — it arises in the face of uncertainty. If you look at our history, we’ve gone through some rough patches. But we tend to come out on the other side of them stronger than before.

[Cory Booker @CoryBooker]

“If I love you, I have to make you concious of the things that you do not see.”

-James Baldwin

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

Accurate.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: Mike Pence has just announced that he cannot in good conscience vote for Donald Trump. Retweet to make sure every American sees this clip.

[Molly Ploofkins @Mollyploofkins]

“Make that bastard wake up afterwards and know that a Black woman kicked his ass and sent him on the road.”
- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

For those who can't imagine the death of American democracy, we imagined it for you. Watch here.

[Anchorage Daily News @adndotcom]

The Municipality of Anchorage declared a snow emergency this evening due to “hazardous road conditions and heavy snow in the Anchorage area causing a threat to public safety,” the mayor’s office said. https://t.co/ZgJH5EOUnc

[Lion's Roar @LionsRoar]

When we live in the liminal state, the place of listening, of not-knowing, then everything draws near to us, becomes kin. Noelle Oxenhandler on the words and wordlessness of the renowned American poet Jane Hirshfield.

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[Lion's Roar @LionsRoar]

"When you really pay attention, you see that you are part of the whole web of life." -Joanna Macy

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[Lion's Roar @LionsRoar]

Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu shows us how we can truly connect with others with the Zulu practice of Sawubona.

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[Lion's Roar @LionsRoar]

"You’d be amazed how much your spiritual journey parallels the Buddha’s", says Melvin McLeod. "But he took the big step that woke him up. You can take it too".

https://t.co/WpYwxEFnLv

[Lion's Roar @LionsRoar]

"While gardening has not given me expertise, it has given me gratitude. I’m grateful to be following in the steps of my ancestors who reaped the fruits of the earth."

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[Lion's Roar @LionsRoar]

"Barbie’s quest is an overtly spiritual one, coming into her own consciousness. Once she’s seen the truth of suffering, she feels compelled to join humanity."

https://t.co/SgMn831iRQ

[Lion's Roar @LionsRoar]

"We open our heart in the most natural way, then direct our loving-kindness little by little to the areas where it’s more difficult." -Jack Kornfield

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[Lion's Roar @LionsRoar]

"Our effort is to get rid of self-centered activity. That is how we purify our experience."
-Suzuki Roshi

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[Lion's Roar @LionsRoar]

"Buddha is the great liberator, says Zenju Earthlyn Manuel. He taught that freedom comes from freeing your mind."

https://t.co/tE56h0IxK3

[PBS News @NewsHour]

The Bering Sea snow crab season was canceled this year after billions of crabs disappeared and devastated Alaska’s commercial fishing industry.

From @KmxtNews and @AKpublicnews, Kirsten Dobroth reports on those working to figure out what happened. https://t.co/x2wbLMyl6O

[Lion's Roar @LionsRoar]

It’s the movement of all those who want to create a life-sustaining society, writes Joanna Macy, and it’s even more important at a time when the future looks so bad. https://t.co/jr5yE6acqN

[Victor Shi @Victorshi2020]

Holy shit. This is Tennessee right now — the day after Republicans expelled Justin Jones & Justin Pearson. Young people are pissed off. Change is coming like we’ve never seen before. Republicans messed with the wrong generation. Gen Z will save us.