okbrilliance52
@ordinary52.bsky.social
Mindfully navigating life and it's challenges. Listening to myself and those who support me along the way. Technically adept without losing sight of what's real: Those around me IRL and authentic social connections.
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okbrilliance52
@ordinary52.bsky.social
· Apr 28
Another poem I wrote a while ago. It’s about slowing down, taking a moment to enjoy the company of others. Also, finding a spark of joy or glimmer of inspiration in day to day everyday life.
Something I created and have been thinking about lately
June 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Something I created and have been thinking about lately
@neildegrassetyson.com
Just got back from a walk listening to the audiobook version. Loving it! Well written and spoken. 70% through Truth and Beauty chapter as I was enjoying the outdoors looking up at the sky and clouds reflecting on the cosmic perspective. A breath of much needed fresh air.
Just got back from a walk listening to the audiobook version. Loving it! Well written and spoken. 70% through Truth and Beauty chapter as I was enjoying the outdoors looking up at the sky and clouds reflecting on the cosmic perspective. A breath of much needed fresh air.
My life’s wisdom. Inspired by & dedicated to the memory of my father, Cyril DeGrasse Tyson - Civil Rights era sociologist.
It's what conflicts & disagreements among us look like when you’re scientifically literate — sprinkled with a dose of Cosmic Perspective.
neildegrassetyson.com/books/2022-0...
It's what conflicts & disagreements among us look like when you’re scientifically literate — sprinkled with a dose of Cosmic Perspective.
neildegrassetyson.com/books/2022-0...
May 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
@neildegrassetyson.com
Just got back from a walk listening to the audiobook version. Loving it! Well written and spoken. 70% through Truth and Beauty chapter as I was enjoying the outdoors looking up at the sky and clouds reflecting on the cosmic perspective. A breath of much needed fresh air.
Just got back from a walk listening to the audiobook version. Loving it! Well written and spoken. 70% through Truth and Beauty chapter as I was enjoying the outdoors looking up at the sky and clouds reflecting on the cosmic perspective. A breath of much needed fresh air.
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Invisible threads stretch from soul to soul, woven through time, memory and starlight. Even in solitude, we are many - mirrors of each other, fragments of a single luminous whole. Reaching for the stars means reaching for each other, a longing not for distance, but for reunion.
May 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Invisible threads stretch from soul to soul, woven through time, memory and starlight. Even in solitude, we are many - mirrors of each other, fragments of a single luminous whole. Reaching for the stars means reaching for each other, a longing not for distance, but for reunion.
I love this. Wise and profound.
In an age where man chases everything he thinks he needs, the tree offers us a quiet contrast: a lesson in patience, adaptation and a deep connection to the earth. No eyes, no steps, no words, but with extraordinary biological clarity, the tree knows where to go and how.
May 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I love this. Wise and profound.
Yet another example of emotional intelligence from the one and only @jeffersonfisher.bsky.social
what if you responded with curiosity instead of defensiveness?
May 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Yet another example of emotional intelligence from the one and only @jeffersonfisher.bsky.social
This is good advice. I would add to practice using “wise-mind” as well, taken from the psychology DBT world.
how to disagree with someone without getting them defensive
May 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This is good advice. I would add to practice using “wise-mind” as well, taken from the psychology DBT world.
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Silence is the most underrated communication skill you can use. The silence in a pause may be the absence of words, but it’s not the absence of communication.
January 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Silence is the most underrated communication skill you can use. The silence in a pause may be the absence of words, but it’s not the absence of communication.
What a masterpiece! PSA to all human artists: Please don’t stop. It’s worth more than ever and is and always will be cherished by me and I’m sure many others.
May 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
What a masterpiece! PSA to all human artists: Please don’t stop. It’s worth more than ever and is and always will be cherished by me and I’m sure many others.
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In moments of silence, behind the smiles we show the world, there is often a struggle hidden that no one sees. We all have our struggles, our burdens that we carry, often without saying a word about them. We should remember this in our dealings with each other. Be kind!
May 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
In moments of silence, behind the smiles we show the world, there is often a struggle hidden that no one sees. We all have our struggles, our burdens that we carry, often without saying a word about them. We should remember this in our dealings with each other. Be kind!
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A fresh start is the acceptance of a past we cannot change, the unrelenting conviction that the future can be different, and the stubborn wisdom to use the past to make the future what the past was not
Craig D. Lounsbrough
Craig D. Lounsbrough
a blue sky with a few clouds floating in it
ALT: a blue sky with a few clouds floating in it
media.tenor.com
May 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A fresh start is the acceptance of a past we cannot change, the unrelenting conviction that the future can be different, and the stubborn wisdom to use the past to make the future what the past was not
Craig D. Lounsbrough
Craig D. Lounsbrough
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"We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever."
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
May 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever."
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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Give. But don't let yourself be used. Love. But don't let your heart be abused. Trust. But don't be naive. Listen. But don't lose your own voice.
May 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Give. But don't let yourself be used. Love. But don't let your heart be abused. Trust. But don't be naive. Listen. But don't lose your own voice.
Hilarious! 😂
May 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Hilarious! 😂
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Today’s reading exercise.
May 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Today’s reading exercise.
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There's also the old trick about words having the right first and last letter but every other letter in them jumbled up, but brains being able to clearly understand what's being written regardless.
www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/personal/mat...
www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/personal/mat...
May 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
There's also the old trick about words having the right first and last letter but every other letter in them jumbled up, but brains being able to clearly understand what's being written regardless.
www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/personal/mat...
www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/personal/mat...
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Nice news (for me, anyway): Everything Is Tuberculosis is on the NYT bestseller list for a SEVENTH consecutive week.
May 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Nice news (for me, anyway): Everything Is Tuberculosis is on the NYT bestseller list for a SEVENTH consecutive week.
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People who motivate and support are like shining stars in the darkness of life, they light the way and make others shine.
May 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
People who motivate and support are like shining stars in the darkness of life, they light the way and make others shine.
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High viscosity twist
May 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
High viscosity twist
Brilliant! I love this so much. Did not expect the ending.. gave me a real authentic kind of belly laugh I haven’t had in a while.
May 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Brilliant! I love this so much. Did not expect the ending.. gave me a real authentic kind of belly laugh I haven’t had in a while.
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The most powerful rivers run deep beneath still surfaces, and the most profound wisdom often comes wrapped in gentle words. Perhaps true strength isn't found in demanding attention, but in the courage to remain authentic.
May 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The most powerful rivers run deep beneath still surfaces, and the most profound wisdom often comes wrapped in gentle words. Perhaps true strength isn't found in demanding attention, but in the courage to remain authentic.
Another poem I wrote a while ago. It’s about slowing down, taking a moment to enjoy the company of others. Also, finding a spark of joy or glimmer of inspiration in day to day everyday life.
April 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Another poem I wrote a while ago. It’s about slowing down, taking a moment to enjoy the company of others. Also, finding a spark of joy or glimmer of inspiration in day to day everyday life.
A poem I wrote about being mindful and curious.
April 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
A poem I wrote about being mindful and curious.
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My task is no longer to measure myself against my old shadows, but to see my light, even where it shimmers faintly. My task is to listen to myself, to comfort myself, to trust myself, to take the first step towards myself - with the same love with which I would take anyone else into my heart.
April 16, 2025 at 3:15 AM
My task is no longer to measure myself against my old shadows, but to see my light, even where it shimmers faintly. My task is to listen to myself, to comfort myself, to trust myself, to take the first step towards myself - with the same love with which I would take anyone else into my heart.
Acrostic poem inspired by my writing. The image was generated using the new ChatGPT image model.
April 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Acrostic poem inspired by my writing. The image was generated using the new ChatGPT image model.