Burndtree

Protagonize shut down June 3, 2017. My go-to site for collaborative writing since 2008. I'm searching for Protaggers.

[Burndtree @BurndtreeProtag]

THE online collaborative writing site most like @protagonize Remnants of Protagonize @ProtagRemnants https://t.co/OQQ3XSV9ia

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Anthony Howe is a kinetic sculptor who creates wind-driven sculptures resembling pulsing, alien creatures and vortices.

This one is in downtown Montreal.

[Ramblings @ramblingsloa]

There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled.
There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled.
You feel it, don't you?

Rumi

[Noirchick In Old Hollywood @Noirchick1]

Audrey Hepburn's own long hair was cut short for real in this charming scene from "Roman Holiday"... giving the world its first view of the perfect short hair framing that perfectly lovely face.....

[Francisco Ribeiro @fraveris]

“I think about you. But I don’t say it anymore”

Marguerite Duras.

[Maria Popova @themarginalian]

"To be nobody-but-yourself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else — means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight."

One of the most daring artists of the past century on creativity and the courage to be yourself https://t.co/VyGB54aIbT

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Your thoughts literally reshape your brain.What you repeatedly focus on doesn't just linger in your mind—it physically changes its structure.

By intentionally directing your attention toward the positive, you begin forging and strengthening neural pathways that make it easier to notice and appreciate more good things. This is neuroplasticity at work: your brain's lifelong ability to create new connections in response to your focus, emotions, and habits.

Every time you pause to savor a kind act, a small achievement, or a simple moment of beauty, you're reinforcing the neural circuits that help you view the world with greater clarity and calm. With consistent practice, this becomes your brain's new default—automatically tuning in to what's right rather than dwelling on what's wrong.

The payoff includes reduced stress, improved emotional stability, and stronger mental resilience against life's challenges.This isn't about denying difficulties; it's about actively training your brain to seek out opportunities and solutions instead of getting trapped by obstacles.

The exciting part? You're in control—you can start rewiring these pathways any time you choose.Give it a try: Spot one positive thing today.

Tomorrow, look for two. Soon, make it five. And then watch what happens.

[Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart]

From Ancient Egypt to Edo Japan, mice across three thousand years.

[Chris Hadfield @Cmdr_Hadfield]

Imagine being on a spacewalk experiencing this.
The upper tendrils of Earth's aurora reach high enough that we fly right through them. I felt so small, floating between our planet & the universe, surrounded by this, as we start to permanently leave home.
Filmed by @Soph_astro of @esa through the windows of the International Space Station last week.

[Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory]

Jennifer Weiner: “Cram your head with characters and stories. Abuse your library privileges. Never stop looking at the world, and never stop reading to find out what sense other people have made of it." #writing

[Noirchick In Old Hollywood @Noirchick1]

Ann-Margret - age 19 and already fabulous - performing the jazz standard "Bill Bailey" during her 1961 screen test for 20th Century Fox.....

[Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory]

Kurt Vonnegut: “Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame but to experience becoming, to find out what’s inside you, to make your soul grow.” #writing

[Time Capsule Tales @timecaptales]

French & British tunnel miners finally meet and shake hands after years of digging the Chunnel, 1990.

[Culture Explorer @CultureExploreX]

Bernini sculpted this masterpiece at 23.

A child who grows up around beauty learns to expect more from life.

Take children to museums, churches, gardens, libraries, old streets, and historic places.

Give them something higher than screens.

The eyes are educated before the mind is.

[Natural Philosophy @Naturalphilosy]

“You can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to another.”

— Ernest Hemingway

[Novelicious @noveliciouss]

If you light a lamp for somebody
It will also brighten your path.

The Buddha
#writing
Aetherhart

[Alexandre Blaineau @AlBlaineau]

La contemplation

[Maria Popova @themarginalian]

What makes great art – the single most important element in creative work: https://t.co/6CO7RJE64c

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

This flower is called "Queen of the Night." It blossoms only at night and only one night a year.

[Medieval Military Medicine @MedMilMedicine]

Accidentally stepping on one of those pointy bits in the margins while in your bare feet - 13th century, BnF Latin 14284, f. 11r

[Tock @yvan_theriault]

«Avant de vous énerver contre les personnes âgées à cause de ce qu'elles ne peuvent plus faire, arrêtez-vous et pensez à comment elles doivent se sentir frustrées de ne plus pouvoir le faire.

Parce que derrière chaque geste qui devient difficile, il y a une histoire.
Une vie entière passée à aider, à porter, à courir, à travailler sans jamais se plaindre.
Aujourd'hui, leurs corps ralentissent... mais leur cœur, lui, se souvient encore de tout ce qu'ils faisaient avant.
Et croyez-moi, il n'y a rien de plus douloureux pour eux que d'avoir besoin d'aide pour des choses qu'ils faisaient autrefois en un clin d'œil.

On vit dans une société où l'on s'impatiente pour un rien, où l'on oublie que nous aussi, un jour, nous marcherons plus lentement, nous tremblerons un peu plus, nous répéterons peut-être les mêmes questions.
Alors avant de soupirer, avant de lever les yeux au ciel, ayez un peu de douceur.
Le respect ne coûte rien... mais il change tout pour ceux qui en reçoivent encore un peu.»

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