Frank Walter
@frankjwalter3.bsky.social
Teacher, storyteller, seeker, and Navy veteran doing my level best in this baffling, jacked-up, beautiful world. Maker of (often) clumsy attempts to be a good human. Creator and author of The Stick: thestick.blog
"We the People honor our veterans when we exercise the rights they defend. And we honor them more when we use those rights to hold the government accountable in ways they cannot."
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"We the People honor our veterans when we exercise the rights they defend. And we honor them more when we use those rights to hold the government accountable in ways they cannot."
Check out the Neighborful Station podcast - I've been listening since the beginning and I look forward to every episode. Great place to go when the world is too much and you need a reminder of what it could be like ... or what you can make it.
I’ve had some new followers arrive in recent days, so… welcome! I make a story based meditation podcast called Neighborful Station, and I’m so grateful you’re here. 😊💜 www.neighborfulstation.us
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Check out the Neighborful Station podcast - I've been listening since the beginning and I look forward to every episode. Great place to go when the world is too much and you need a reminder of what it could be like ... or what you can make it.
The results are in: The people still have power ✊🏻
November 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The results are in: The people still have power ✊🏻
Be mindful when you're dealing with the young people in your life. They (and their friends) are taking notes....
November 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Be mindful when you're dealing with the young people in your life. They (and their friends) are taking notes....
"What made this so beautiful was the openness in the group, the acknowledgement we all had problems, the humility in knowing we could not walk this path alone, and the understanding that none of us had a monopoly on the truth. Acknowledging our individual weakness created our collective strength."
October 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"What made this so beautiful was the openness in the group, the acknowledgement we all had problems, the humility in knowing we could not walk this path alone, and the understanding that none of us had a monopoly on the truth. Acknowledging our individual weakness created our collective strength."
We all know someone who is on the edge, struggling.
It's the weekend. Maybe reach out.
It's the weekend. Maybe reach out.
October 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We all know someone who is on the edge, struggling.
It's the weekend. Maybe reach out.
It's the weekend. Maybe reach out.
Read that first line again. "You don't need a platform to be radiant." You already are, wherever you are.
You don’t need a platform to be radiant. You don’t need a five-year plan to be faithful. Just hold the world gently. Tend to your one wild soul. Be kind to the next stranger. Laugh, if you can. And when the evening comes…which it always does…walk home slowly…as if you belonged here. Because you do.
October 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Read that first line again. "You don't need a platform to be radiant." You already are, wherever you are.
"I don’t think it’s pie in the sky to imagine ... a gift economy that runs right alongside the market economy.... We have the power to ... develop the local, reciprocal economies that serve community rather than undermine it."
Wouldn't that be great? #neighborful
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Wouldn't that be great? #neighborful
cac.org/daily-medita...
Rich in Good Will
What if scarcity is just a cultural construct, a fiction that fences us off from a better way of life? —Robin Wall Kimmerer, The Serviceberry Potawatomi
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October 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"I don’t think it’s pie in the sky to imagine ... a gift economy that runs right alongside the market economy.... We have the power to ... develop the local, reciprocal economies that serve community rather than undermine it."
Wouldn't that be great? #neighborful
cac.org/daily-medita...
Wouldn't that be great? #neighborful
cac.org/daily-medita...
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Reposted by Frank Walter
Neuroplasticity is not the gospel, but it is a kindness of creation that collaborates with grace. When we repeatedly choose patience over hurry, blessing over cursing, presence over distraction, we become more able to choose them again.
October 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Neuroplasticity is not the gospel, but it is a kindness of creation that collaborates with grace. When we repeatedly choose patience over hurry, blessing over cursing, presence over distraction, we become more able to choose them again.
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When I die
Say goodbye
Then plant a tree
On top of me
Roots will hold
Me in the cold
And make me fit
as part of it
So that once again may I
Breathe the air and touch the sky.
Say goodbye
Then plant a tree
On top of me
Roots will hold
Me in the cold
And make me fit
as part of it
So that once again may I
Breathe the air and touch the sky.
October 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I die
Say goodbye
Then plant a tree
On top of me
Roots will hold
Me in the cold
And make me fit
as part of it
So that once again may I
Breathe the air and touch the sky.
Say goodbye
Then plant a tree
On top of me
Roots will hold
Me in the cold
And make me fit
as part of it
So that once again may I
Breathe the air and touch the sky.
Reposted by Frank Walter
Just posted on the Neighborful Station podcast: My interview with Shan, one of the organizers of the Germantown Community Fridges in Philly. Apple link here, Spotify below... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Neighborful Gazette: Germantown Community Fridges
Podcast Episode · Neighborful Station · S100, E2 Bonus · 8m
podcasts.apple.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Just posted on the Neighborful Station podcast: My interview with Shan, one of the organizers of the Germantown Community Fridges in Philly. Apple link here, Spotify below... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
"Sanctify yourself and you will sanctify society."
-St. Francis of Assisi
-St. Francis of Assisi
In honor of St. Francis’s Feast Day, we invite you to step out of the scroll, pause the noise, and join us for one minute of calm with this guided meditation: youtu.be/QFl1EEBInCM
Blessing the Animals — Richard Rohr's Daily Meditations
Join us in a meditation inspired by the Feast of St. Francis, “Blessing the Animals” events that take place throughout the world. This practice is featured in Richard Rohr's Daily Meditations on…
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October 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"Sanctify yourself and you will sanctify society."
-St. Francis of Assisi
-St. Francis of Assisi
Why are we talking about the 60 vote threshold as a given? The Senate could end the filibuster with a simple majority vote. Then pass the budget with ... a simple majority vote. If they want to end the shutdown, they can do it right now.
Why is no one talking about this?
Why is no one talking about this?
October 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Why are we talking about the 60 vote threshold as a given? The Senate could end the filibuster with a simple majority vote. Then pass the budget with ... a simple majority vote. If they want to end the shutdown, they can do it right now.
Why is no one talking about this?
Why is no one talking about this?
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Hi everybody, I'm starting a thing called Bump Day on Wednesdays, as part of 100 Neighborful Days. This is a place to shout out the people, organizations, and infrastructure inspiring this work. Away we go!
October 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Hi everybody, I'm starting a thing called Bump Day on Wednesdays, as part of 100 Neighborful Days. This is a place to shout out the people, organizations, and infrastructure inspiring this work. Away we go!
This has new meaning, considering yesterday's gathering of flag officers.
Link to the full story is in the comments. 👇
Link to the full story is in the comments. 👇
The military can't defend us from every threat. Like executive overreach. Or legislative indifference.
In these cases, THE PEOPLE must carry the torch. Vote. Speak. Resist without violence.
WE, THE PEOPLE still have the power to act.
In these cases, THE PEOPLE must carry the torch. Vote. Speak. Resist without violence.
WE, THE PEOPLE still have the power to act.
October 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
This has new meaning, considering yesterday's gathering of flag officers.
Link to the full story is in the comments. 👇
Link to the full story is in the comments. 👇
Be (and stay) one of the good guys.
Link to the full story is in the comments 👇
Link to the full story is in the comments 👇
Good and evil coexist in this world. If we attempt to root out evil, this is not justice, but vengeance.
Remember truth, dignity, and unity. Tell the truth; treat our perceived enemies with dignity; unity includes the other side.
The good guys become the bad guys when they forget this.
Remember truth, dignity, and unity. Tell the truth; treat our perceived enemies with dignity; unity includes the other side.
The good guys become the bad guys when they forget this.
September 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Be (and stay) one of the good guys.
Link to the full story is in the comments 👇
Link to the full story is in the comments 👇
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Time for Shout Out Monday in Neighborful Station... when we share stories of neighbors taking care of each other around the US.
September 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Time for Shout Out Monday in Neighborful Station... when we share stories of neighbors taking care of each other around the US.
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A well worn path toward the light,
imperfect but a place to roam,
There in morning, stop at noon,
And evening brings us back to home.
imperfect but a place to roam,
There in morning, stop at noon,
And evening brings us back to home.
September 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
A well worn path toward the light,
imperfect but a place to roam,
There in morning, stop at noon,
And evening brings us back to home.
imperfect but a place to roam,
There in morning, stop at noon,
And evening brings us back to home.