Peace in Action (Michelle) 🕊️🌏

Born 320.23 ppm. Progressive , geopolitics, educational psychology, neurodivergent, birdsong, eco therapy, mindfulness, writing.

[DepressedBergman @DannyDrinksWine]

According to Peter Weir, one potential American distributor for "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (1975), who wanted to buy the rights of the movie, threw the coffee cup at the screen during the end of the movie and said, "I've sat here for nearly 2 hours and there's no solution to the goddam mystery." The movie wasn't released in the USA during the initial run. According to Weir, USA was the only country that didn't release it then. Distributor after distributor saw the movie & praised the technical side of it, but they didn't buy "it didn't end".

(Peter Weir's interview with Kyla Ward, 1994)

P.S: On this day, 51 years ago, "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (1975) premiered in Adelaide, Australia.

[nic @grqntt]

sam neill is definitely having fun with all of his farm animals and making more of his 'two paddocks' wine up there ❤️

[Sam Neill @TwoPaddocks]

When the world seems close to pear shaped,
When leaders fill you with despair
When things look dark and dreary
And love seems far too rare -
CUDDLE A DUCK
[ It works ...]

[Ronni🧂Salt-WhoWroteGunnawahYeahThatOne @RonniSalt]

vale Sam Neill, 1947-2026

✒️'All the world's a stage,

And all the men and women merely players:

They have their exits and their entrances;

And one man in his time plays many parts.'

✒️William Shakespeare, As You Like It

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[Gemma Matthews @Gtilleymatthews]

It’s a little late, but thought I would share a sneak peek of my new embroidery in progress… I was a bit unsure of the white lilies but I’m going with it! Hope everyone is feeling a cooler today. 😉 Will share more soon… 🪡🌿🌺 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

[The Prince and Princess of Wales @KensingtonRoyal]

The National Three Peaks Challenge. 

Together, we can stand alongside everyone navigating life with cancer, ensuring no one faces this disease feeling unseen or unsupported.
 
Please know you are not alone.

C

[The Prince and Princess of Wales @KensingtonRoyal]

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people in this country hear the words no one wants to hear. What follows is a path that tests every part of who we are: physically, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. The challenges ripple outwards, touching families, friendships, work and the quiet moments we spend alone with our thoughts.

Cancer doesn’t just affect the body. It changes how you think and feel and profoundly affects every aspect of life. I know this personally, and that the journey through and beyond treatment requires more than medicine alone.

I have taken on the National Three Peaks Challenge, not simply as a physical endeavour but as a chance to explore life beyond diagnosis and to give something back. The Royal Marsden is a place that holds great meaning for me and whose care and expertise are life changing for so many people.

Through this challenge, I want to raise awareness for the deeper impact of serious illness and the importance of holistic healthcare. Every individual is different, and ensuring there is a whole person approach to care enables those living through cancer to manage the deeply personal challenge of diagnosis. Holistic therapies complement clinical pathways and support patients’ ability to maintain their wellbeing, resilience and quality of life during an exceptionally difficult time.  

We have an opportunity to reshape what the future of holistic cancer care looks like, enabling more people, nationwide, to access the kind of personalised support that can help make a meaningful difference during and after medical treatment.

This challenge will support the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, helping to transform access to, and understanding of, holistic care that will enhance recovery and healing for patients across the UK.

Healing, whether personal or collective, is not just about fixing what is wrong. It is about finding balance in how we live. Between effort and acceptance, between control and trust, between thinking and simply being. Because in the end, bravery isn’t just about pushing forward. It is about knowing how to stay grounded, connected and present, no matter the terrain, or landscape you are walking through.

Together, we can stand alongside everyone navigating life with cancer, ensuring no one faces this disease feeling unseen or unsupported.

Please know you are not alone.

C

[Benonwine @benonwine]

Sometimes you’ve just got to love peak British humour and politics.🇬🇧😂

As Andy Burnham went to be sworn in as a MP, a Tory backbencher heckled from the sidelines:

“He’s not the Messiah!”

Without missing a beat, Burnham fired back:

“I’m a naughty boy.”

Only in Britain.👏😂🤭

[The Prince and Princess of Wales @KensingtonRoyal]

“It is vital to preserve the spirit of childhood alongside healthy development. Childhood is foundational in developing a healthy balance between mind, body and spirit. But children are not simply learners of information. They don’t analyse joy but live it; they don’t intellectualise connection, but embody it. They experience the world through feeling – through love.”

🔗 Read the full essay by The Princess of Wales on the Centre for Early Childhood's website: https://t.co/VutllPgJNg

[Canberra Things @ThingsCanberra]

A king parrot stopped by to eat our camellias

[Paul Bronks @SlenderSherbet]

Me: "I'm going to stop buying unnecessary stuff and save some money"

Amazon: Your tortoise's hand knitted bonnet has been dispatched.

[The Prince and Princess of Wales @KensingtonRoyal]

Over the past two days in Reggio Emilia, I have seen first hand the power of nature and creativity that put human connection at the centre of a child’s world.

I have had such a deeply moving and unforgettable time here. Thank you to the people of Reggio Emilia for welcoming me into a culture of care with such warmth and generosity.

Our collective work in early childhood must be to protect and nurture the connections that form the foundations of life-long wellbeing.

Grazie di cuore,
C

[pier luigi pinna @pierpi13]

La futura regina d’Inghilterra ha attraversato l’Europa dopo la malattia per venire in una scuola pubblica di Reggio Emilia.
E già questo dovrebbe farci fermare un secondo.
Kate Middleton non è arrivata in Italia per una cena di gala.
Non per una sfilata.
Non per un evento mondano.
Ha scelto Reggio Emilia per osservare da vicino il “Reggio Emilia Approach”, il modello educativo per la prima infanzia considerato uno dei più avanzati e studiati del mondo.
Un’eccellenza italiana di cui all’estero parlano da anni con rispetto quasi reverenziale.
Mentre spesso noi italiani dimentichiamo perfino di averla.
Dopo aver annunciato il tumore e dopo mesi lontana dalla vita pubblica, la principessa del Galles ha deciso di tornare così: partendo dai bambini.
Perché da anni il suo impegno è legato proprio all’infanzia, alla crescita emotiva, alla salute mentale, alle pari opportunità.
E Reggio Emilia rappresenta uno dei luoghi simbolo di questa visione educativa.
Qui i bambini non vengono trattati come numeri.
Non vengono “parcheggiati”.
Qui vengono ascoltati.
Le loro domande contano.
La loro creatività conta.
Perfino il silenzio viene considerato parte dell’apprendimento.
È questo che il mondo viene a studiare a Reggio Emilia.
E così, tra educatrici, pedagogiste, laboratori e famiglie, una delle donne più osservate del pianeta ha trascorso ore dentro una scuola comunale italiana.
Poi, alla fine della visita alla scuola dell’infanzia Anna Frank, è successo qualcosa che nessun ufficio stampa avrebbe potuto organizzare.
Un bambino ha rotto il protocollo.
Mentre Kate stava andando via, l’ha fermata con una domanda tanto semplice quanto potentissima:
“Kate, puoi tornare qui un’altra volta?”
Lei si è girata, ha sorriso e ha risposto in italiano:
“Sì, certo”.
Ed è stato in quel momento che tutta la distanza tra una principessa e dei bambini è sparita.
Perché la sua giornata non si è conclusa con un discorso ufficiale.
Non con le telecamere.
Non con la politica.
Ma con uno splendido abbraccio dei bambini.
Ed è forse questa l’immagine più forte di tutte.
Una donna che ha attraversato una malattia durissima.
Una futura regina.
Una delle figure più famose del pianeta.
Che sceglie di ripartire da una scuola italiana.
Dai bambini.
Dall’educazione.
In un tempo in cui il mondo sembra urlare ovunque, Reggio Emilia continua a insegnare una cosa rivoluzionaria:
che ascoltare un bambino può ancora cambiare il futuro.

[Ron Wright @ronsterd89]

There is a memory Caroline Kennedy has carried with her for more than sixty years, one she shared publicly only once, in a quiet video posted on a spring afternoon in 2017, and it is so simple and so tender that it stops you cold the moment you hear it. She said that whenever they were out on the water aboard the Honey Fitz, her father would lean over the railing with great seriousness and point out into the waves and tell her about the white shark and the purple shark that always followed the boat. She said she could never quite see them, no matter how hard she looked, but she believed him completely because he described them with such specific and convincing detail. And then, with absolute presidential authority, he would announce that these particular sharks had a well-known fondness for eating socks, and he would have his friends throw their socks overboard into the Atlantic while Caroline watched in delighted, wide-eyed certainty that she was witnessing something real. She said she loved it every single time. On August 25, 1963, photographer Cecil Stoughton was aboard the Honey Fitz off the coast of Hyannis Port when he took what would later be described as one of the most heart-tugging photographs of the Kennedy presidency: a father and his six-year-old daughter, sitting together on the deck of a boat named after her great-grandfather, the sun off the water, the whole summer stretching out around them. Neither of them knew it was one of the last summers they would ever have. Caroline has said she has thought about her father and missed him every single day of her life since November 1963. Somewhere out in the water off Cape Cod, if you look at just the right moment, there is still a white shark and a purple shark circling the Honey Fitz, waiting for someone to throw them a sock.
#KennedyFamily #JFKHistory #Camelot #AmericanHistory #fblifestyle

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

A very special delivery for David Attenborough, beloved by people (and animals) everywhere 💚

To honour Sir David’s 100th birthday, His Majesty The King is supported by a cast of stars from British nature to relay his handwritten message in time for the celebration at the Royal Albert Hall.

Watch David Attenborough’s 100 Years on Planet Earth on @BBCiPlayer.

https://t.co/yZojhLlUXp

[The Earthshot Prize @EarthshotPrize]

Sir David Attenborough, a true legend.

An inspiring evening at the Royal Albert Hall celebrating his 100 years on Planet Earth, and the extraordinary impact of a life dedicated to our natural world.

@KensingtonRoyal

[Londonist @Londonist]

Check out these charming crocheted post box toppers, created by the yarn wizards at Hobbycraft to mark Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday 🧶

They've been installed on post boxes across the UK, including in Regent's Park, Richmond and South Kensington 😍

[Peter FitzSimons @Peter_Fitz]

Vale, James Valentine, who has sadly passed away. This was his last interview, back in mid-Feb. He told me then, off the record, he had just three months to live. A very good man.

https://t.co/VTbXc54uzk

[WANA Visuals @wana_visualss]

📚🇮🇶 In Iraq, in the book market, books remain in the street at night because Iraqis say that the reader does not steal and the thief does not read.

[Old Man Lefty @OldManLefty1]

Then and now.

Everything thing he fucking touches..