GreatScott Knits (Scott)
@greatscottict.bsky.social
(He, Him, His)
Husband ❤️ | Leadership Coach 🌟 | Knitting fanatic 🧶 | Star Wars & Star Trek geek 🚀✨ | Liberal AF 🏳️🌈 | Democratic Socialist | Passionate about empowering others, fostering growth, and sharing knowledge every step of the way.
Husband ❤️ | Leadership Coach 🌟 | Knitting fanatic 🧶 | Star Wars & Star Trek geek 🚀✨ | Liberal AF 🏳️🌈 | Democratic Socialist | Passionate about empowering others, fostering growth, and sharing knowledge every step of the way.
"Step outside for a while - calm your mind. It is better to hug a tree than to bang your head against a wall continually." - Rasheed Ogunlaru
When systems grind us down, nature reminds us: connection heals, resistance exhausts. Choose the tree. #Trust #Hope #Connection #Reflection
When systems grind us down, nature reminds us: connection heals, resistance exhausts. Choose the tree. #Trust #Hope #Connection #Reflection
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"Step outside for a while - calm your mind. It is better to hug a tree than to bang your head against a wall continually." - Rasheed Ogunlaru
When systems grind us down, nature reminds us: connection heals, resistance exhausts. Choose the tree. #Trust #Hope #Connection #Reflection
When systems grind us down, nature reminds us: connection heals, resistance exhausts. Choose the tree. #Trust #Hope #Connection #Reflection
"What we know matters, but who we are matters more." - Brene Brown
Expertise builds credibility; character builds trust. Knowledge informs, but authenticity transforms.
#Authenticity #Leadership #BreneBrown #EmotionalIntelligence #SelfAwareness #TrustMatters
Expertise builds credibility; character builds trust. Knowledge informs, but authenticity transforms.
#Authenticity #Leadership #BreneBrown #EmotionalIntelligence #SelfAwareness #TrustMatters
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"What we know matters, but who we are matters more." - Brene Brown
Expertise builds credibility; character builds trust. Knowledge informs, but authenticity transforms.
#Authenticity #Leadership #BreneBrown #EmotionalIntelligence #SelfAwareness #TrustMatters
Expertise builds credibility; character builds trust. Knowledge informs, but authenticity transforms.
#Authenticity #Leadership #BreneBrown #EmotionalIntelligence #SelfAwareness #TrustMatters
"In a world full of doing, doing, doing, it's important to take a moment to just breathe, to just be." - Unknown
Stillness isn’t laziness—it’s wisdom. In the pause, we remember we’re human beings, not human doings.
#Stillness #Mindfulness #SelfCare #Presence #EmotionalHealth #JustBe
Stillness isn’t laziness—it’s wisdom. In the pause, we remember we’re human beings, not human doings.
#Stillness #Mindfulness #SelfCare #Presence #EmotionalHealth #JustBe
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"In a world full of doing, doing, doing, it's important to take a moment to just breathe, to just be." - Unknown
Stillness isn’t laziness—it’s wisdom. In the pause, we remember we’re human beings, not human doings.
#Stillness #Mindfulness #SelfCare #Presence #EmotionalHealth #JustBe
Stillness isn’t laziness—it’s wisdom. In the pause, we remember we’re human beings, not human doings.
#Stillness #Mindfulness #SelfCare #Presence #EmotionalHealth #JustBe
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." - Mother Teresa
Peace isn’t a solo achievement—it’s a shared remembering. Belonging is the bridge between hearts and healing.
#Peace #Belonging #MotherTeresa #Compassion #Humanity #EmotionalHealth
Peace isn’t a solo achievement—it’s a shared remembering. Belonging is the bridge between hearts and healing.
#Peace #Belonging #MotherTeresa #Compassion #Humanity #EmotionalHealth
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." - Mother Teresa
Peace isn’t a solo achievement—it’s a shared remembering. Belonging is the bridge between hearts and healing.
#Peace #Belonging #MotherTeresa #Compassion #Humanity #EmotionalHealth
Peace isn’t a solo achievement—it’s a shared remembering. Belonging is the bridge between hearts and healing.
#Peace #Belonging #MotherTeresa #Compassion #Humanity #EmotionalHealth
"A walk is a blessing for the rest of the day." - Unknown
Movement clears the mind; nature restores the soul. Even ten minutes can reset everything.
#Mindfulness #Movement #SelfCare #NatureHeals #EmotionalHealth #DailyPractice
Movement clears the mind; nature restores the soul. Even ten minutes can reset everything.
#Mindfulness #Movement #SelfCare #NatureHeals #EmotionalHealth #DailyPractice
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"A walk is a blessing for the rest of the day." - Unknown
Movement clears the mind; nature restores the soul. Even ten minutes can reset everything.
#Mindfulness #Movement #SelfCare #NatureHeals #EmotionalHealth #DailyPractice
Movement clears the mind; nature restores the soul. Even ten minutes can reset everything.
#Mindfulness #Movement #SelfCare #NatureHeals #EmotionalHealth #DailyPractice
"At some point you just have to let go of what you thought should happen and live in what is happening." - Anonymous
Reality may not match the plan, but it still holds beauty.
#LetGo #Acceptance #Mindfulness #EmotionalHealth #LiveNow #Perspective
Reality may not match the plan, but it still holds beauty.
#LetGo #Acceptance #Mindfulness #EmotionalHealth #LiveNow #Perspective
November 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"At some point you just have to let go of what you thought should happen and live in what is happening." - Anonymous
Reality may not match the plan, but it still holds beauty.
#LetGo #Acceptance #Mindfulness #EmotionalHealth #LiveNow #Perspective
Reality may not match the plan, but it still holds beauty.
#LetGo #Acceptance #Mindfulness #EmotionalHealth #LiveNow #Perspective
"Happiness, not in another place but this place . . . Not for another hour, but this hour." - Walt Whitman
This moment holds everything we keep waiting for.
#Presence #Happiness #WaltWhitman #Mindfulness #LiveNow #Gratitude
This moment holds everything we keep waiting for.
#Presence #Happiness #WaltWhitman #Mindfulness #LiveNow #Gratitude
November 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"Happiness, not in another place but this place . . . Not for another hour, but this hour." - Walt Whitman
This moment holds everything we keep waiting for.
#Presence #Happiness #WaltWhitman #Mindfulness #LiveNow #Gratitude
This moment holds everything we keep waiting for.
#Presence #Happiness #WaltWhitman #Mindfulness #LiveNow #Gratitude
"Nothing good ever comes out of hurry and frustration only misery." - Auliq Ice
Urgency without clarity breeds chaos. Slow down—peace makes better decisions than panic ever could.
#Patience #Presence #AuliqIce #EmotionalHealth #Mindfulness #LetGoToGrow
Urgency without clarity breeds chaos. Slow down—peace makes better decisions than panic ever could.
#Patience #Presence #AuliqIce #EmotionalHealth #Mindfulness #LetGoToGrow
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"Nothing good ever comes out of hurry and frustration only misery." - Auliq Ice
Urgency without clarity breeds chaos. Slow down—peace makes better decisions than panic ever could.
#Patience #Presence #AuliqIce #EmotionalHealth #Mindfulness #LetGoToGrow
Urgency without clarity breeds chaos. Slow down—peace makes better decisions than panic ever could.
#Patience #Presence #AuliqIce #EmotionalHealth #Mindfulness #LetGoToGrow
"You can only lose something that you have, you cannot lose something that you are." - Eckhart Tolle
What you are cannot be taken; it can only be remembered.
#Presence #Identity #EckhartTolle #Mindfulness #SelfAwareness #LetGoToGrow
What you are cannot be taken; it can only be remembered.
#Presence #Identity #EckhartTolle #Mindfulness #SelfAwareness #LetGoToGrow
November 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"You can only lose something that you have, you cannot lose something that you are." - Eckhart Tolle
What you are cannot be taken; it can only be remembered.
#Presence #Identity #EckhartTolle #Mindfulness #SelfAwareness #LetGoToGrow
What you are cannot be taken; it can only be remembered.
#Presence #Identity #EckhartTolle #Mindfulness #SelfAwareness #LetGoToGrow
"Always start and end the day with a positive thought and a grateful heart." - Unknown
Bookend your day with intention. Positivity sets the tone; gratitude seals it with grace.
#Gratitude #Positivity #Mindfulness #DailyPractice #EmotionalHealth #SelfCare
Bookend your day with intention. Positivity sets the tone; gratitude seals it with grace.
#Gratitude #Positivity #Mindfulness #DailyPractice #EmotionalHealth #SelfCare
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"Always start and end the day with a positive thought and a grateful heart." - Unknown
Bookend your day with intention. Positivity sets the tone; gratitude seals it with grace.
#Gratitude #Positivity #Mindfulness #DailyPractice #EmotionalHealth #SelfCare
Bookend your day with intention. Positivity sets the tone; gratitude seals it with grace.
#Gratitude #Positivity #Mindfulness #DailyPractice #EmotionalHealth #SelfCare
"We're sitting under the tree of our thinking minds, wondering why we're not getting any sunshine." - Ram Dass
#Mindfulness #RamDass #Presence #EmotionalHealth #LetGo #SelfAwareness
#Mindfulness #RamDass #Presence #EmotionalHealth #LetGo #SelfAwareness
November 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"We're sitting under the tree of our thinking minds, wondering why we're not getting any sunshine." - Ram Dass
#Mindfulness #RamDass #Presence #EmotionalHealth #LetGo #SelfAwareness
#Mindfulness #RamDass #Presence #EmotionalHealth #LetGo #SelfAwareness
"If you aren't in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret." - Jim Carrey
The present is the only place untouched by fear or sorrow. It’s where peace waits, quietly, to be noticed.
#Presence #Mindfulness #JimCarrey #EmotionalHealth #LetGo #LiveNow
The present is the only place untouched by fear or sorrow. It’s where peace waits, quietly, to be noticed.
#Presence #Mindfulness #JimCarrey #EmotionalHealth #LetGo #LiveNow
November 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"If you aren't in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret." - Jim Carrey
The present is the only place untouched by fear or sorrow. It’s where peace waits, quietly, to be noticed.
#Presence #Mindfulness #JimCarrey #EmotionalHealth #LetGo #LiveNow
The present is the only place untouched by fear or sorrow. It’s where peace waits, quietly, to be noticed.
#Presence #Mindfulness #JimCarrey #EmotionalHealth #LetGo #LiveNow
"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin." - Mother Teresa
Today is the only invitation we’re guaranteed. Begin—not perfectly, but presently.
#Presence #Mindfulness #MotherTeresa #StartNow #EmotionalHealth #LifeDesign
Today is the only invitation we’re guaranteed. Begin—not perfectly, but presently.
#Presence #Mindfulness #MotherTeresa #StartNow #EmotionalHealth #LifeDesign
November 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin." - Mother Teresa
Today is the only invitation we’re guaranteed. Begin—not perfectly, but presently.
#Presence #Mindfulness #MotherTeresa #StartNow #EmotionalHealth #LifeDesign
Today is the only invitation we’re guaranteed. Begin—not perfectly, but presently.
#Presence #Mindfulness #MotherTeresa #StartNow #EmotionalHealth #LifeDesign
"The grass is always greener where you water it." - Unknown
Comparison fades when care begins. Growth follows attention, not envy.
#Presence #Growth #Gratitude #SelfAwareness #Mindfulness #Perspective
Comparison fades when care begins. Growth follows attention, not envy.
#Presence #Growth #Gratitude #SelfAwareness #Mindfulness #Perspective
October 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"The grass is always greener where you water it." - Unknown
Comparison fades when care begins. Growth follows attention, not envy.
#Presence #Growth #Gratitude #SelfAwareness #Mindfulness #Perspective
Comparison fades when care begins. Growth follows attention, not envy.
#Presence #Growth #Gratitude #SelfAwareness #Mindfulness #Perspective
Finished Object
Pattern: Conditional Love by Mary Martin (@marymartinknits.bsky.social)
Yarn: Hand-dyed
#ConditionalLoveScarf #KnitSky #MenWhoKnit #Knitting
Pattern: Conditional Love by Mary Martin (@marymartinknits.bsky.social)
Yarn: Hand-dyed
#ConditionalLoveScarf #KnitSky #MenWhoKnit #Knitting
October 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Finished Object
Pattern: Conditional Love by Mary Martin (@marymartinknits.bsky.social)
Yarn: Hand-dyed
#ConditionalLoveScarf #KnitSky #MenWhoKnit #Knitting
Pattern: Conditional Love by Mary Martin (@marymartinknits.bsky.social)
Yarn: Hand-dyed
#ConditionalLoveScarf #KnitSky #MenWhoKnit #Knitting
"Before you speak, let our words pass through three gates: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?" - Buddha
Words shape worlds. Truth grounds them, necessity refines them, and kindness makes them safe to receive.
#MindfulSpeech #Compassion #Buddha #Communication #SelfAwareness
Words shape worlds. Truth grounds them, necessity refines them, and kindness makes them safe to receive.
#MindfulSpeech #Compassion #Buddha #Communication #SelfAwareness
October 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"Before you speak, let our words pass through three gates: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?" - Buddha
Words shape worlds. Truth grounds them, necessity refines them, and kindness makes them safe to receive.
#MindfulSpeech #Compassion #Buddha #Communication #SelfAwareness
Words shape worlds. Truth grounds them, necessity refines them, and kindness makes them safe to receive.
#MindfulSpeech #Compassion #Buddha #Communication #SelfAwareness
"Rule your mind or it will rule you." - Buddha
Mastery begins within. When thought is disciplined, freedom follows.
#Mindfulness #SelfMastery #Buddha #MentalHealth #InnerPeace #Awareness
Mastery begins within. When thought is disciplined, freedom follows.
#Mindfulness #SelfMastery #Buddha #MentalHealth #InnerPeace #Awareness
October 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Rule your mind or it will rule you." - Buddha
Mastery begins within. When thought is disciplined, freedom follows.
#Mindfulness #SelfMastery #Buddha #MentalHealth #InnerPeace #Awareness
Mastery begins within. When thought is disciplined, freedom follows.
#Mindfulness #SelfMastery #Buddha #MentalHealth #InnerPeace #Awareness
MusiKAL Shawl by Stephen West
It has a lot of fun techniques and color play. I loved the squiggles and the triangle stripes. There is no balance or cohesion. I would not knit this again.
#WestknitsMKAL2025
#WestknitsMysteryMusiKAL
#Westknits #Shawlknitting #StephenWest #KnitSky #Knitting
It has a lot of fun techniques and color play. I loved the squiggles and the triangle stripes. There is no balance or cohesion. I would not knit this again.
#WestknitsMKAL2025
#WestknitsMysteryMusiKAL
#Westknits #Shawlknitting #StephenWest #KnitSky #Knitting
October 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
MusiKAL Shawl by Stephen West
It has a lot of fun techniques and color play. I loved the squiggles and the triangle stripes. There is no balance or cohesion. I would not knit this again.
#WestknitsMKAL2025
#WestknitsMysteryMusiKAL
#Westknits #Shawlknitting #StephenWest #KnitSky #Knitting
It has a lot of fun techniques and color play. I loved the squiggles and the triangle stripes. There is no balance or cohesion. I would not knit this again.
#WestknitsMKAL2025
#WestknitsMysteryMusiKAL
#Westknits #Shawlknitting #StephenWest #KnitSky #Knitting
"You know all that really matters is that the people you love are happy and healthy. Everything else is just sprinkles on the sundae." - Paul Walker
#Love #Family #Gratitude #PaulWalker #Perspective #EmotionalHealth
#Love #Family #Gratitude #PaulWalker #Perspective #EmotionalHealth
October 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"You know all that really matters is that the people you love are happy and healthy. Everything else is just sprinkles on the sundae." - Paul Walker
#Love #Family #Gratitude #PaulWalker #Perspective #EmotionalHealth
#Love #Family #Gratitude #PaulWalker #Perspective #EmotionalHealth
"A grateful heart is a magnet for miracles." — Unknown
Gratitude attracts. When the heart opens, possibility rushes in.
#Gratitude #Miracles #Mindfulness #EmotionalHealth #Abundance #Perspective
Gratitude attracts. When the heart opens, possibility rushes in.
#Gratitude #Miracles #Mindfulness #EmotionalHealth #Abundance #Perspective
October 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"A grateful heart is a magnet for miracles." — Unknown
Gratitude attracts. When the heart opens, possibility rushes in.
#Gratitude #Miracles #Mindfulness #EmotionalHealth #Abundance #Perspective
Gratitude attracts. When the heart opens, possibility rushes in.
#Gratitude #Miracles #Mindfulness #EmotionalHealth #Abundance #Perspective
"Self-love is not selfish but a necessary component to understanding yourself." - Topher Pike
Understanding begins with compassion. When we honor ourselves, we unlock the clarity to grow.
#SelfLove #Compassion #Growth #TopherPike #EmotionalHealth #SelfAwareness
Understanding begins with compassion. When we honor ourselves, we unlock the clarity to grow.
#SelfLove #Compassion #Growth #TopherPike #EmotionalHealth #SelfAwareness
October 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"Self-love is not selfish but a necessary component to understanding yourself." - Topher Pike
Understanding begins with compassion. When we honor ourselves, we unlock the clarity to grow.
#SelfLove #Compassion #Growth #TopherPike #EmotionalHealth #SelfAwareness
Understanding begins with compassion. When we honor ourselves, we unlock the clarity to grow.
#SelfLove #Compassion #Growth #TopherPike #EmotionalHealth #SelfAwareness
"Scribble and relax. Not everything you create has to be a masterpiece." - Unknown
Creation is permission. When we release perfection, joy finds its way in.
#Creativity #Relaxation #ArtAsProcess #SelfExpression #MentalHealth #LetGoToGrow
Creation is permission. When we release perfection, joy finds its way in.
#Creativity #Relaxation #ArtAsProcess #SelfExpression #MentalHealth #LetGoToGrow
October 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"Scribble and relax. Not everything you create has to be a masterpiece." - Unknown
Creation is permission. When we release perfection, joy finds its way in.
#Creativity #Relaxation #ArtAsProcess #SelfExpression #MentalHealth #LetGoToGrow
Creation is permission. When we release perfection, joy finds its way in.
#Creativity #Relaxation #ArtAsProcess #SelfExpression #MentalHealth #LetGoToGrow
Getting ready to see Lucy Darling ( @carisahendrix.bsky.social ) the Uptown Theatre in Kansas City
October 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Getting ready to see Lucy Darling ( @carisahendrix.bsky.social ) the Uptown Theatre in Kansas City
"The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive." - John Green
Forgiveness is release. It untangles pain from permanence and lets healing begin.
#Forgiveness #Healing #JohnGreen #EmotionalHealth #SelfAwareness #Resilience
Forgiveness is release. It untangles pain from permanence and lets healing begin.
#Forgiveness #Healing #JohnGreen #EmotionalHealth #SelfAwareness #Resilience
October 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive." - John Green
Forgiveness is release. It untangles pain from permanence and lets healing begin.
#Forgiveness #Healing #JohnGreen #EmotionalHealth #SelfAwareness #Resilience
Forgiveness is release. It untangles pain from permanence and lets healing begin.
#Forgiveness #Healing #JohnGreen #EmotionalHealth #SelfAwareness #Resilience
"It's only when we stop that we can encounter life." — Thich Nhat Hanh
Stillness is arrival. In pausing, we meet life not as task, but as truth.
#Mindfulness #Presence #Stillness #ThichNhatHanh #InnerPeace #LifeDesign
Stillness is arrival. In pausing, we meet life not as task, but as truth.
#Mindfulness #Presence #Stillness #ThichNhatHanh #InnerPeace #LifeDesign
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"It's only when we stop that we can encounter life." — Thich Nhat Hanh
Stillness is arrival. In pausing, we meet life not as task, but as truth.
#Mindfulness #Presence #Stillness #ThichNhatHanh #InnerPeace #LifeDesign
Stillness is arrival. In pausing, we meet life not as task, but as truth.
#Mindfulness #Presence #Stillness #ThichNhatHanh #InnerPeace #LifeDesign