Joyful Viking
@joyfulviking.bsky.social
Finding joy in the world, nature, family are my priorities
"We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams."
- Jimmy Carter
- Jimmy Carter
January 2, 2026 at 12:53 PM
"We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams."
- Jimmy Carter
- Jimmy Carter
"One person can make a difference, and everyone should try."
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
December 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"One person can make a difference, and everyone should try."
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
"Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life."
- Robin Sharma
- Robin Sharma
December 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life."
- Robin Sharma
- Robin Sharma
“Wherever you are, be there. Take up space.”
– MAYA STEIN
– MAYA STEIN
December 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“Wherever you are, be there. Take up space.”
– MAYA STEIN
– MAYA STEIN
"The awe of discovering the human body. The honor of being trusted to give advice. The gratitude for helping someone through a difficult illness. These things never grow old."
—Danielle Ofri, physician at Bellevue Hospital and writer
—Danielle Ofri, physician at Bellevue Hospital and writer
December 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"The awe of discovering the human body. The honor of being trusted to give advice. The gratitude for helping someone through a difficult illness. These things never grow old."
—Danielle Ofri, physician at Bellevue Hospital and writer
—Danielle Ofri, physician at Bellevue Hospital and writer
"You shouldn't dream your film, you should make it!"
- Steven Spielberg
- Steven Spielberg
December 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
"You shouldn't dream your film, you should make it!"
- Steven Spielberg
- Steven Spielberg
very sad behavior on the part of Sec. Kennedy and this administration. Clearly lack of support for children and their health
December 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
very sad behavior on the part of Sec. Kennedy and this administration. Clearly lack of support for children and their health
“The most important thing is that you be a good person and you live by the golden rule of do unto others. If you live by that, that’s all I care about.”
– ROB REINER
– ROB REINER
December 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“The most important thing is that you be a good person and you live by the golden rule of do unto others. If you live by that, that’s all I care about.”
– ROB REINER
– ROB REINER
DeSantis admin diverted child welfare and medical funds for consultants, ads url:https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2025/
Diverting child welfare and medical funds is inexcusable. Shame
Diverting child welfare and medical funds is inexcusable. Shame
December 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
DeSantis admin diverted child welfare and medical funds for consultants, ads url:https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2025/
Diverting child welfare and medical funds is inexcusable. Shame
Diverting child welfare and medical funds is inexcusable. Shame
"We are more fulfilled when we are involved in something bigger than ourselves."
- John Glenn
- John Glenn
December 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"We are more fulfilled when we are involved in something bigger than ourselves."
- John Glenn
- John Glenn
"Unfortunately, many people do not consider fun an important item on their daily agenda. For me, that was always a high priority in whatever I was doing."
- Chuck Yeager
- Chuck Yeager
December 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"Unfortunately, many people do not consider fun an important item on their daily agenda. For me, that was always a high priority in whatever I was doing."
- Chuck Yeager
- Chuck Yeager
Trump’s Monument to Corruption
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Trump’s Monument to Corruption
And one of the first things to do when sanity and legality are restored
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December 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Trump’s Monument to Corruption
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"Be silent, if you choose; but when it is necessary, speak–and speak in such a way that people will remember it."
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
December 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"Be silent, if you choose; but when it is necessary, speak–and speak in such a way that people will remember it."
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
"The only real defense was to remember that no one could take away my self-respect and dignity — only I could do that."
- Terry Anderson
- Terry Anderson
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"The only real defense was to remember that no one could take away my self-respect and dignity — only I could do that."
- Terry Anderson
- Terry Anderson
“It is, indeed, the season of regenerated feeling — the season for kindling not merely the fire of hospitality in the hall, but the genial flame of charity in the heart.”
– WASHINGTON IRVING, OLD CHRISTMAS
– WASHINGTON IRVING, OLD CHRISTMAS
December 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
“It is, indeed, the season of regenerated feeling — the season for kindling not merely the fire of hospitality in the hall, but the genial flame of charity in the heart.”
– WASHINGTON IRVING, OLD CHRISTMAS
– WASHINGTON IRVING, OLD CHRISTMAS
“There is hope if people will begin to awaken that spiritual side of themselves, that heartfelt knowledge that we are caretakers of this planet.”
Brooke Medicine Eagle
Brooke Medicine Eagle
December 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
“There is hope if people will begin to awaken that spiritual side of themselves, that heartfelt knowledge that we are caretakers of this planet.”
Brooke Medicine Eagle
Brooke Medicine Eagle
"All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much."
- George Harrison, from "It's All Too Much"
- George Harrison, from "It's All Too Much"
November 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much."
- George Harrison, from "It's All Too Much"
- George Harrison, from "It's All Too Much"
“Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.”
– RACHEL CARSON
– RACHEL CARSON
November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.”
– RACHEL CARSON
– RACHEL CARSON
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more.”
– MELODY BEATTIE
– MELODY BEATTIE
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more.”
– MELODY BEATTIE
– MELODY BEATTIE
"Science is the key to our future, and if you don’t believe in science, then you’re holding everybody back."
—Bill Nye
—Bill Nye
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"Science is the key to our future, and if you don’t believe in science, then you’re holding everybody back."
—Bill Nye
—Bill Nye
“Live, and be happy, and make others so.”
– MARY SHELLEY, FRANKENSTEIN
– MARY SHELLEY, FRANKENSTEIN
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
“Live, and be happy, and make others so.”
– MARY SHELLEY, FRANKENSTEIN
– MARY SHELLEY, FRANKENSTEIN
Sunday thought
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Sunday thought
The rot at the top
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November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Sunday thought
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“The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is only people moving.”
– GLORIA STEINEM
– GLORIA STEINEM
November 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is only people moving.”
– GLORIA STEINEM
– GLORIA STEINEM
“A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.”
—Roald Dahl
—Roald Dahl
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.”
—Roald Dahl
—Roald Dahl
“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something.”
Edward Everett Hale
Edward Everett Hale
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something.”
Edward Everett Hale
Edward Everett Hale