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It should be illegal to sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of #publiclands Public lands should remain public land in perpetuity, and those lands should be cared for as natural preserves. Additionally, we should seek to add significantly to the existing inventory or public lands.

Build child care centers. Build health centers. Build community centers. Not data centers. And not ICE detention centers.

“You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars. In the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul.” ― Max Ehrmann

"If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden." –Frances Hodgson Burnett Went for a really nice calming walk in the park. Grateful for the beautiful weather ♡ #nature #naturewalk 🌺🐿💕

#Poetry #Painting #LateAfternoon “and you too have come into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled with light, and to shine.” -Mary Oliver 🎨 Evan Abrahamson

On this Earth Day, start protecting nature every day as human life and health depend on it 🌊🌊 🌎🌍🌏

may this week bless & bless you some more. may it offer strategy, a way, a yes. may it remind you of how wonderful you are, how necessary you are. may it fill your cup, your spirit, your heart & encourage you to keep at the divine things that refuse to quit calling your name

They got a 1-star review today for being "too political"), but the cookies all sold! No Kings!

The SAVE Act is voter suppression—not security. It would purge millions, especially married women with name changes, low-income voters without passports, and more. Tell Your Senators: Vote NO to protect our democracy!

Seeing the sunrise is just nature's way of saying you were given another chance to try again 💜

Felt like a good time to re-post this one :)

"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater." ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

"A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song." - Maya Angelou

"Nature is one of the most underutilized treasures in life. It has the power to unburden hearts and reconnect to that inner place of peace.” — Janice Anderson

The universe is insisting on hope.

“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.” ― Gary Snyder

Like a stubborn bloom Living in cracks of concrete You cannot kill hope. #poetry #Haiku Photo by Stockcake

stop outsourcing your magic, everything you need to rise is already wired within you

"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order." John Burroughs

"there is a wondrous and mysterious love that is beyond all words, all language, and all sound. Yet in the silence, it can be heard in every heart and can fill every mind. Love yourself enough to listen." Lazaris

“Whatever the clouds plan to do, I always trust in the sun which never fails to come out.” - Munia Khan

"Peace is better than war because it heals." ACIM

i think owning a bookstore overlooking the sea that's also a coffee shop that's also a cat sanctuary that's also a flower shop that's also a bakery could actually fix me.

#NoKings ever. Public land not ever for sale. Climate change is real. Clean water is life 🌊💙

"My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness." ~ Maya Angelou An October Day (1876) 🎨 Fidelia Bridges

It’s time to post this quote again… “The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.” ― James Baldwin

"After all this is over, all that will matter is how we treated each other." ~ #Unknown

“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult to each other?” - George Eliot, Middlemarch

"Inside everyone is a great shout of joy waiting to be born." "Whether we stay or whether we go, to be courageous is to stay close to the way we are made." "What if the world is holding its breath — waiting for you to take the place that only you can fill?" ~ David Whyte

#HappyPublicLandsDay! Today, I celebrate the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, where millions of Angelenos can hike, explore, and connect with nature close to home. I’ll keep fighting to protect our public lands so everyone can enjoy their beauty for generations to come!

RUMI 💙💙

'My Garden...' by Mariann Johansen-Ellis, contemporary artist and printmaker #WomensArt