Luke Mathewson
@lightningmouse111.bsky.social
Vermont philosopher and counselor. Steward of sanctuary and wisdom where and as I can.
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At all times there has also been a force of good stemming from religions. There are always pure and beneficial as well as corrupted sides to a belief system that has manifested in human beings.
#belief #religion #forces #corruption #humannature #purespirit
#belief #religion #forces #corruption #humannature #purespirit
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
At all times there has also been a force of good stemming from religions. There are always pure and beneficial as well as corrupted sides to a belief system that has manifested in human beings.
#belief #religion #forces #corruption #humannature #purespirit
#belief #religion #forces #corruption #humannature #purespirit
With increase in acceptance of various nutritional supplements as a necessary component of health, one needs to be mindful of their quality. The supplement industry is poorly regulated for what is supposed to provide.
#nutrition #supplements #vitamins #minerals #adaptogens
#nutrition #supplements #vitamins #minerals #adaptogens
November 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
With increase in acceptance of various nutritional supplements as a necessary component of health, one needs to be mindful of their quality. The supplement industry is poorly regulated for what is supposed to provide.
#nutrition #supplements #vitamins #minerals #adaptogens
#nutrition #supplements #vitamins #minerals #adaptogens
No person can be a burden on a society because society at its root is about helping people. If we don't have a society where we help each other, then what's the point of organizing humans in any way at all?
September 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
No person can be a burden on a society because society at its root is about helping people. If we don't have a society where we help each other, then what's the point of organizing humans in any way at all?
Being in masculine energy is having the courage to do the things that must be done in order to preserve whatever hard lines you have drawn. Hardness and compassion can coexist; the "hard line" is in regards to the compassion of life. 🧵1/3
#masculinity
#masculinity
August 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Being in masculine energy is having the courage to do the things that must be done in order to preserve whatever hard lines you have drawn. Hardness and compassion can coexist; the "hard line" is in regards to the compassion of life. 🧵1/3
#masculinity
#masculinity
We over intend. We have so much power that we stumble over it, taking our own myriad possibilities for granted. So do not be so quick to discount the smaller intentions of all that life that is thriving around you when you are seemingly alone.
#lifeiseverywhere #intentionality #consciousness
#lifeiseverywhere #intentionality #consciousness
July 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We over intend. We have so much power that we stumble over it, taking our own myriad possibilities for granted. So do not be so quick to discount the smaller intentions of all that life that is thriving around you when you are seemingly alone.
#lifeiseverywhere #intentionality #consciousness
#lifeiseverywhere #intentionality #consciousness
A plea for any beings out there that can hear:
Do not be afraid of this life-abundance that surrounds you. You are a part of it as well in any case. Embrace the diverse vibrancy of this universal body; feel its flow and sense its wonders.
Do not be afraid of this life-abundance that surrounds you. You are a part of it as well in any case. Embrace the diverse vibrancy of this universal body; feel its flow and sense its wonders.
June 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A plea for any beings out there that can hear:
Do not be afraid of this life-abundance that surrounds you. You are a part of it as well in any case. Embrace the diverse vibrancy of this universal body; feel its flow and sense its wonders.
Do not be afraid of this life-abundance that surrounds you. You are a part of it as well in any case. Embrace the diverse vibrancy of this universal body; feel its flow and sense its wonders.
Seeing triple...
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#flower #orchid #triple #bloom #flowerbunny #🌸 #🌺 #beebunny #beerabbit #homeplants #beauties #pure
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#flower #orchid #triple #bloom #flowerbunny #🌸 #🌺 #beebunny #beerabbit #homeplants #beauties #pure
June 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Seeing triple...
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#flower #orchid #triple #bloom #flowerbunny #🌸 #🌺 #beebunny #beerabbit #homeplants #beauties #pure
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#flower #orchid #triple #bloom #flowerbunny #🌸 #🌺 #beebunny #beerabbit #homeplants #beauties #pure
On my recent visit to the mountains, I took a less-traveled trail. It led through a faerie city, and I was only able to walk without slipping or catching on branches after I promised not to take any more photos.
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#fae #magicalplaces #mossy #magicforest #faeriewoods #sidetrail #yellowblaze
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#fae #magicalplaces #mossy #magicforest #faeriewoods #sidetrail #yellowblaze
June 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
On my recent visit to the mountains, I took a less-traveled trail. It led through a faerie city, and I was only able to walk without slipping or catching on branches after I promised not to take any more photos.
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#fae #magicalplaces #mossy #magicforest #faeriewoods #sidetrail #yellowblaze
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#fae #magicalplaces #mossy #magicforest #faeriewoods #sidetrail #yellowblaze
Both 'masculine' and 'feminine' polarities must be activated for a healthy energy balance.
A pragmatic courage is needed, in order to step into one's self-power and create change in their reality. While also a loving acceptance must be in place to make space for that creation.
#polarity #balance
A pragmatic courage is needed, in order to step into one's self-power and create change in their reality. While also a loving acceptance must be in place to make space for that creation.
#polarity #balance
June 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Shout-out to #vtstatepark roads. I really enjoy these little paved paths through our incredible forests.
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#forest #parkroad #nature #vermont #stateparks #glorious
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#forest #parkroad #nature #vermont #stateparks #glorious
June 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Shout-out to #vtstatepark roads. I really enjoy these little paved paths through our incredible forests.
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#forest #parkroad #nature #vermont #stateparks #glorious
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#forest #parkroad #nature #vermont #stateparks #glorious
When we are meditating, and a thought intrudes upon the calm, we have self-conpadsion, and simply begin again with the practice. Let the undesirable moment slip away and return to control and peace.
May 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
When we are meditating, and a thought intrudes upon the calm, we have self-conpadsion, and simply begin again with the practice. Let the undesirable moment slip away and return to control and peace.
When we are examining an emotion that is hindering our life, there are two ways one can become "liberated" from the grip of the difficult emotion.
#emotion #liberation #meditation
#emotion #liberation #meditation
May 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
When we are examining an emotion that is hindering our life, there are two ways one can become "liberated" from the grip of the difficult emotion.
#emotion #liberation #meditation
#emotion #liberation #meditation
I am free from my past regrets because I know what I have now to offer
I am free of my worries about the future because I know the best way to be prepared is to succeed in the present tasks.
#bepresent #beherenow #presentmoment #serenity #focus #clarity #mindfulness
I am free of my worries about the future because I know the best way to be prepared is to succeed in the present tasks.
#bepresent #beherenow #presentmoment #serenity #focus #clarity #mindfulness
May 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I am free from my past regrets because I know what I have now to offer
I am free of my worries about the future because I know the best way to be prepared is to succeed in the present tasks.
#bepresent #beherenow #presentmoment #serenity #focus #clarity #mindfulness
I am free of my worries about the future because I know the best way to be prepared is to succeed in the present tasks.
#bepresent #beherenow #presentmoment #serenity #focus #clarity #mindfulness
All the natural beauty of the world: it exists for no reason other than everything just trying the BE.
What can we learn from this?
#beauty #wonder #awe #lessonsfromnature #naturalbeauty #indescribable
What can we learn from this?
#beauty #wonder #awe #lessonsfromnature #naturalbeauty #indescribable
May 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
All the natural beauty of the world: it exists for no reason other than everything just trying the BE.
What can we learn from this?
#beauty #wonder #awe #lessonsfromnature #naturalbeauty #indescribable
What can we learn from this?
#beauty #wonder #awe #lessonsfromnature #naturalbeauty #indescribable
Out in the middle of the blue-grey. Love the causeway bike path.
#bikeride #causeway #lakechamplain #burlingtonvt #bikepath
#bikeride #causeway #lakechamplain #burlingtonvt #bikepath
May 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Out in the middle of the blue-grey. Love the causeway bike path.
#bikeride #causeway #lakechamplain #burlingtonvt #bikepath
#bikeride #causeway #lakechamplain #burlingtonvt #bikepath
Don't treasure any moment too much: there are many more to come.
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Remember to treasure fully each moment: you never know which is the last.
#bepresent #paradox #equanimity
AND,
Remember to treasure fully each moment: you never know which is the last.
#bepresent #paradox #equanimity
May 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Don't treasure any moment too much: there are many more to come.
AND,
Remember to treasure fully each moment: you never know which is the last.
#bepresent #paradox #equanimity
AND,
Remember to treasure fully each moment: you never know which is the last.
#bepresent #paradox #equanimity
May 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
May 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
May 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Our minds are too full. Our heads get filled with so many possibilities that we have no space for the actual world around us. There is so much media, or promises of media, distracting us that often we don't even realize we are distracted.
May 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Our minds are too full. Our heads get filled with so many possibilities that we have no space for the actual world around us. There is so much media, or promises of media, distracting us that often we don't even realize we are distracted.
A rule for interaction:
Be vulnerable enough to feel things as they truly are, and strong enough to see them as mighty as they could be.
#believe #connection #vulnerability #vision #forwardthinking #compassion #openheart #seethemagic
Be vulnerable enough to feel things as they truly are, and strong enough to see them as mighty as they could be.
#believe #connection #vulnerability #vision #forwardthinking #compassion #openheart #seethemagic
May 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A rule for interaction:
Be vulnerable enough to feel things as they truly are, and strong enough to see them as mighty as they could be.
#believe #connection #vulnerability #vision #forwardthinking #compassion #openheart #seethemagic
Be vulnerable enough to feel things as they truly are, and strong enough to see them as mighty as they could be.
#believe #connection #vulnerability #vision #forwardthinking #compassion #openheart #seethemagic
#springtime sights out at the #lake
#ephemeral #hepatica #mossy #muppet #littlethings #lakeview #beautifuldays
#ephemeral #hepatica #mossy #muppet #littlethings #lakeview #beautifuldays
April 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
#springtime sights out at the #lake
#ephemeral #hepatica #mossy #muppet #littlethings #lakeview #beautifuldays
#ephemeral #hepatica #mossy #muppet #littlethings #lakeview #beautifuldays
Get a good chuckle at certain ads that raise weird qualifications. "If you like easy-to-clean and spotless sofas", like naw, I like my sofas full of spots.
#funny #advertising #whodoesntlikegoodaspectsofaproduct
#funny #advertising #whodoesntlikegoodaspectsofaproduct
April 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Get a good chuckle at certain ads that raise weird qualifications. "If you like easy-to-clean and spotless sofas", like naw, I like my sofas full of spots.
#funny #advertising #whodoesntlikegoodaspectsofaproduct
#funny #advertising #whodoesntlikegoodaspectsofaproduct
Not my quote, but a good one:
When making a decision, choose the path that comes from the bigger (or more meaningful) life.
The right amount of healthy challenge leads to true fulfillment.
#lifeadvice #decisions #lifepath #dreambigger #fulfillment #dopamine #selfimprovement #healthychallenge
When making a decision, choose the path that comes from the bigger (or more meaningful) life.
The right amount of healthy challenge leads to true fulfillment.
#lifeadvice #decisions #lifepath #dreambigger #fulfillment #dopamine #selfimprovement #healthychallenge
April 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Not my quote, but a good one:
When making a decision, choose the path that comes from the bigger (or more meaningful) life.
The right amount of healthy challenge leads to true fulfillment.
#lifeadvice #decisions #lifepath #dreambigger #fulfillment #dopamine #selfimprovement #healthychallenge
When making a decision, choose the path that comes from the bigger (or more meaningful) life.
The right amount of healthy challenge leads to true fulfillment.
#lifeadvice #decisions #lifepath #dreambigger #fulfillment #dopamine #selfimprovement #healthychallenge