Mary McGonigal
@marymcgonigal.bsky.social
I’m not a Botticelli Venus just a wee person in Scotland who thinks that each of us has to choose unity and peace in our own life.
I’m choosing to focus on beauty, truth and joy because I believe that only an open loving heart can heal us and our Earth 🌎.
I’m choosing to focus on beauty, truth and joy because I believe that only an open loving heart can heal us and our Earth 🌎.
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Mary McGonigal
@marymcgonigal.bsky.social
· Mar 23
I started this account because I have come to the conclusion that each of us has to commit personally to peace for it to happen.
Not after this, or after that, or when so and so does this or what’s her name does something else.
I am starting with me.
I commit to peace.
Do you want to join me?
Not after this, or after that, or when so and so does this or what’s her name does something else.
I am starting with me.
I commit to peace.
Do you want to join me?
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Not sure there's a greater concussive force in art than a book having an absolutely killer final sentence
December 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Not sure there's a greater concussive force in art than a book having an absolutely killer final sentence
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“I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.”
E B White
The Points of My Compass
#GlacierNstionalPark
#PtarmiganTrail
📷: Montana son
E B White
The Points of My Compass
#GlacierNstionalPark
#PtarmiganTrail
📷: Montana son
December 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.”
E B White
The Points of My Compass
#GlacierNstionalPark
#PtarmiganTrail
📷: Montana son
E B White
The Points of My Compass
#GlacierNstionalPark
#PtarmiganTrail
📷: Montana son
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There’s Irish Soda bread in the oven and I think I’ll make whipped shortbread after lunch.
December 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
There’s Irish Soda bread in the oven and I think I’ll make whipped shortbread after lunch.
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I don't even watch the comedy news shows who play clips of him anymore because I cannot stand the sound of that man's voice. I get all my news about him when it's written down.
This is not a judgement on anyone else, this is just how it is in my house. It's the only way I stay sane.
This is not a judgement on anyone else, this is just how it is in my house. It's the only way I stay sane.
December 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I don't even watch the comedy news shows who play clips of him anymore because I cannot stand the sound of that man's voice. I get all my news about him when it's written down.
This is not a judgement on anyone else, this is just how it is in my house. It's the only way I stay sane.
This is not a judgement on anyone else, this is just how it is in my house. It's the only way I stay sane.
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Gentian is a valuable attractant to bumble bees so it would be worth the trouble of getting some growing in your home gardens. #herbChat www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-...
How to grow gentians
All you need to know about growing gentians, in our detailed Grow Guide.
www.gardenersworld.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Gentian is a valuable attractant to bumble bees so it would be worth the trouble of getting some growing in your home gardens. #herbChat www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-...
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Watching an old man on national television spew the delusional nonsense you expect to hear only from an insane asylum inmate or a drunk in a bar.
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Watching an old man on national television spew the delusional nonsense you expect to hear only from an insane asylum inmate or a drunk in a bar.
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Not doing anything for Christmas but reading 📖 🎄
December 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Not doing anything for Christmas but reading 📖 🎄
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Going to bed.
Tomorrow, I want a Trump-free day. I want peace on earth & I want everyone to be content, even if they can't manage to be deliriously happy. I want my left knee to stop hurting & the car exhaust to stop making a vile noise because it's just developed a hole. OK? Please sort it.
Tomorrow, I want a Trump-free day. I want peace on earth & I want everyone to be content, even if they can't manage to be deliriously happy. I want my left knee to stop hurting & the car exhaust to stop making a vile noise because it's just developed a hole. OK? Please sort it.
December 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Going to bed.
Tomorrow, I want a Trump-free day. I want peace on earth & I want everyone to be content, even if they can't manage to be deliriously happy. I want my left knee to stop hurting & the car exhaust to stop making a vile noise because it's just developed a hole. OK? Please sort it.
Tomorrow, I want a Trump-free day. I want peace on earth & I want everyone to be content, even if they can't manage to be deliriously happy. I want my left knee to stop hurting & the car exhaust to stop making a vile noise because it's just developed a hole. OK? Please sort it.
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What you have, in terms of your ability to serve at this time, is primarily your own deepening awareness of what it is to choose… – Q’uo
https://www.llresearch.org/channeling/2005/1219
https://www.llresearch.org/channeling/2005/1219
December 19, 2005 - Special meditation - L/L Research
What exactly is a time lateral and how is it created?
www.llresearch.org
December 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What you have, in terms of your ability to serve at this time, is primarily your own deepening awareness of what it is to choose… – Q’uo
https://www.llresearch.org/channeling/2005/1219
https://www.llresearch.org/channeling/2005/1219
I understand President Trump is a very special case of ‘unwellness’
But is everybody else
in the US Government
equally unwell?
Is there no-one capable and willing to take responsibility for this deranged behaviour?
But is everybody else
in the US Government
equally unwell?
Is there no-one capable and willing to take responsibility for this deranged behaviour?
December 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I understand President Trump is a very special case of ‘unwellness’
But is everybody else
in the US Government
equally unwell?
Is there no-one capable and willing to take responsibility for this deranged behaviour?
But is everybody else
in the US Government
equally unwell?
Is there no-one capable and willing to take responsibility for this deranged behaviour?
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www.thenational.scot/news/2570871...
He’s still working for an SNP MP in WM according to this report
That’s dangerous, the man should be at least be named.
@thesnpmedia.bsky.social
He’s still working for an SNP MP in WM according to this report
That’s dangerous, the man should be at least be named.
@thesnpmedia.bsky.social
'Unacceptable': John Swinney responds as SNP MSP's 'office bugged by male staffer'
A FEMALE SNP MSP’s office was bugged by a male staffer who was allegedly attempting to undermine her
www.thenational.scot
December 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
www.thenational.scot/news/2570871...
He’s still working for an SNP MP in WM according to this report
That’s dangerous, the man should be at least be named.
@thesnpmedia.bsky.social
He’s still working for an SNP MP in WM according to this report
That’s dangerous, the man should be at least be named.
@thesnpmedia.bsky.social
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Cupid, Corbridge Roman Site Museum, Northumberland. #RomanFortThursday #Cupid #Archaeology #RomanBritain #Corbridge #MacroPhotography #Photography
December 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Cupid, Corbridge Roman Site Museum, Northumberland. #RomanFortThursday #Cupid #Archaeology #RomanBritain #Corbridge #MacroPhotography #Photography
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This is the Bucklersbury Pavement, a Roman mosaic found in 1869 during construction of Queen Victoria Street in the City of London. Dating to around 200-250 CE, it was later exhibited in the old Museum of London (and will hopefully feature in the new @londonmuseum.bsky.social too!) #MosaicMonday
December 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
This is the Bucklersbury Pavement, a Roman mosaic found in 1869 during construction of Queen Victoria Street in the City of London. Dating to around 200-250 CE, it was later exhibited in the old Museum of London (and will hopefully feature in the new @londonmuseum.bsky.social too!) #MosaicMonday
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There are loads of Roman forts in my books 'Walking the Antonine Wall' and 'The Road to Mons Graupius' - from Trimontium near Melrose in the south to Stracathro, the most northerly Roman fort in the world, and lots more in between! #RomanFortThursday
December 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
There are loads of Roman forts in my books 'Walking the Antonine Wall' and 'The Road to Mons Graupius' - from Trimontium near Melrose in the south to Stracathro, the most northerly Roman fort in the world, and lots more in between! #RomanFortThursday
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#RomanFortThursday
Photo of the north gate of Cardiff Roman fort.
#RomanBritain #Archaeology #History
Photo of the north gate of Cardiff Roman fort.
#RomanBritain #Archaeology #History
December 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
#RomanFortThursday
Photo of the north gate of Cardiff Roman fort.
#RomanBritain #Archaeology #History
Photo of the north gate of Cardiff Roman fort.
#RomanBritain #Archaeology #History
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An Taigh Mòr, the 1899 property on the Isle of #Lewis, #Scotland, which served as the shore base for the ill-fated crew of the Flannan Isles #Lighthouse, is to be restored. All three crew members vanished without a trace on December 15, 1900.
Property linked to Flannan Isles lighthouse mystery to be restored
The shore station served as a base for Flannan Isles keepers, including three men who vanished in 1900.
www.bbc.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
An Taigh Mòr, the 1899 property on the Isle of #Lewis, #Scotland, which served as the shore base for the ill-fated crew of the Flannan Isles #Lighthouse, is to be restored. All three crew members vanished without a trace on December 15, 1900.
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Massively overdue. Very glad to see this happening
Comes a week after a Labour MP in Commons cited Democracy for Sale’s cash for access investigation as evidence of how weak Britain’s are
Comes a week after a Labour MP in Commons cited Democracy for Sale’s cash for access investigation as evidence of how weak Britain’s are
December 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Massively overdue. Very glad to see this happening
Comes a week after a Labour MP in Commons cited Democracy for Sale’s cash for access investigation as evidence of how weak Britain’s are
Comes a week after a Labour MP in Commons cited Democracy for Sale’s cash for access investigation as evidence of how weak Britain’s are
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Finally finished sealing/polishing my saggar pieces from the workshop last weekend and did their formal photo shoot. (aka sitting on my deck bc I don't have an indoor setup) Too many to post here directly, esp because I wanted to get multiple angles. But I am very happy with most of them! #pottery
Saggar Pots from December Workshop
My workshop results from the saggar shop at Canton Clayworks
flic.kr
December 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Finally finished sealing/polishing my saggar pieces from the workshop last weekend and did their formal photo shoot. (aka sitting on my deck bc I don't have an indoor setup) Too many to post here directly, esp because I wanted to get multiple angles. But I am very happy with most of them! #pottery
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Amazing slow-stitch 💖🖤💚
December 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Amazing slow-stitch 💖🖤💚
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It's minor, but I've removed all games from my phone (aside from board game arena, but that's play and wait), and I find I'm reading a lot more.
December 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It's minor, but I've removed all games from my phone (aside from board game arena, but that's play and wait), and I find I'm reading a lot more.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Semaphore at Huntly. 15 June 2019. #railway #photography
December 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Semaphore at Huntly. 15 June 2019. #railway #photography