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Shadows Pub
@shadowspub.bsky.social
Writer, Generative Artist, Podcaster, Newsletter pubisher -- I do what catches my interest on many topics.

Creator of the Daily Echo, using AI to explore life, one word at a time.
https://shadowspub.kit.com/561b758abe

I am Canadian
@guardtheleaf.bsky.social you might be interested in the remarks in this video ... brutal but true

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"The U.S. has become a profound threat to Canada", warns former GOP strategist
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October 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Today's Echo -- Grotesque

"Growth into personal fullness means passing through periods of encountering the grotesque, with its strange juxtapositions and surreal transitions. When we integrate what's learned in that passage with all of our being, we become a complete self." -- ShadowsPub
July 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Today's Echo -- Drugged

"The drugged mind synthetically attains peace that can only be repeated with more chemicals. With patience and stillness developed through reflection, acceptance, and exploring of our shadows -- true peace can be had." -- ShadowsPub
#dailyecho #canadian #aiart #inspiration
July 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Today's Echo -- Bandit

"The bandit is a transgressor against the accepted order, they hide, seek and are willing to take risks, to uncover treasure. Consider releasing your inner bandit to uncover your inner gold." -- ShadowsPub
July 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Today's Echo -- Grime

"Personal growth begins when we notice the emotional grime that has accumulated. We can't just apply a pressure washer to clean it away. We can carefully excavate it to examine any jewels left behind." -- ShadowsPub
#dailyecho #inspiration #canadarocks #midjourney #aiart
June 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Today's Echo -- Time-honoured

"Time-honoured traditions can feel like archaic clinging to the past. They are reminders of the connectedness between the past, present and even into the future. The sharing of the past creates continuity."
#dailyecho #iamcanadian #aiart #inspiration #midjourney
June 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Today's Echo -- Successful

"Being successful is not about what you gain in the world. It's about becoming the person you are capable of being. Transforming your capabilities into how you present yourself to the world." -- ShadowsPub
June 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Today's Echo -- Obscene

"It's truly obscene when we see institutions failing in their duty to uphold, support and protect the vulnerable. The inner truths rise screaming in protest at the fracturing of the social contract they were designed to fulfil."
#dailyecho #canadian #midjourney #inspire
June 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Today's Echo -- Full-Grown

"One dimension of an adult becoming full-grown is when they learn the shift from needing relationships or validation to being a steady relational center who helps others feel seen, heard and grounded." -- ShadowsPub
June 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Today's Echo -- Aerial

"What if you could see growth as an aerial experience? As you shed what doesn't serve, you lift higher and higher viewing the sky's expanse with clarity and hope." -- ShadowsPub

#dailyecho #iamcanadian #midjourney #aiart #inspirational
June 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Today's Echo -- Yawning

When you're yawning and not tired, consider how that simple involuntary movement is a moment of invulnerability, a short loss of control as our breath deepens and expands our lungs." -- ShadowsPub

#dailyecho #iamcanadian #aiart #midjourney #inspiration
June 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Today's Echo -- Queenly

"A queenly person is not about commanding others, it's about coming into full sovereignty over self. Moving through the world with a quiet poise that draws the respect of others." -- ShadowsPub
June 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Today's Echo -- Mangled

"When a truth too big to ignore has mangled what we knew to be true, we feel fractured under the weight of it. Yet, in that moment, from the wreckage of what was, we can and will evolve into a transformed self." -- ShadowsPub
June 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Today's Echo -- Kissing

"Kissing is not always just a kiss. A heartfelt kiss between two people is a vulnerable moment of surrender. A recognition of feelings and a need that has awakened a moment of transformation." -- ShadowsPub

#dailyecho #midjourney #aiart #iamcanadian #inspiration
June 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Today's Echo -- Xerophytic

"Life is not always fertile ground. We sometimes wander in the desert. Xerophytic spirituality is how we learn the desert isn't an exile awaiting rain. It's a temple where we bloom despite the absence of it." -- ShadowsPub

#dailyecho #iamcanadian #aiart #inspiration
June 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Today's Echo -- Well-behaved

"Being well-behaved starts life by being obedient to our parents and teachers. In time, we form our own values and alignment with behaviour that serves us well in the world." -- ShadowsPub

#dailyecho #iamcanadian #midjourney #aiaart #inspiration
June 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Today's Echo -- Vocal

"Staying silent and fearful of being vocal in the presence of adversity feels safer at the time. Growth comes when we find our voice and speak truth, firmly and deliberately." -- ShadowsPub

#dailyecho #iamcanadian #aiart #midjourney #inspiration
June 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Today's Echo -- Useless

"Overthinking and hunting creative perfectionism can stifle and render useless the potential that the pure, imperfect joy of creating could make beautiful." -- ShadowsPub
#dailyecho #iamcanadian #midjourney #aiart #inspiration
June 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Today's Echo -- Tarnish

"Life wears and tears at us, rubbing off the sheen our ego thought was ours and leaves a humbling tarnish. We learn that our value doesn't diminish with time, it evolves and grows." -- ShadowsPub
June 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Today's Echo -- Stealthy

"Growth can be a vulnerable and fragile process. Being stealthy can provide an element of protection that doesn't have to be bound in secrecy." -- ShadowsPub
June 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Today's Echo -- Jaunty

"Have you a spring in your step? Realized you don't need other's permission to be you? You have discovered your jaunty state -- where your internal authentic self is more important than external expectations." -- ShadowsPub

#dailyecho #iamcanadian #aiart #midjourney
June 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Today's Echo -- Dull-eyed

"Life can pile on until we reach a dull-eyed state. It's a pause where we realize, life is not about steady progress, it's a series of pauses and restarts." -- ShadowsPub

#dailyecho #iamcanadian #aiart #midjourney #inspiration
June 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Today's Echo -- Brittle

"Even the strongest among us experience feeling brittle under the weight of lived experiences. This is not a weakness or failing. It's a signal that something needs to change." -- ShadowsPub

#dailyecho #canadian #midjourney #aiart #inspiration
June 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Today's Echo -- Rival

"Encountering a rival can be a time of conflict. The rivalry can also be a catalyst for growth, if you use the energy to challenge yourself." -- ShadowsPub

#dailyecho #canada #midjourney #aiart #rivalry #inspiration
May 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Today's Echo -- Savagery

"Our growth isn't always a slow, deliberate process. It erupts with chaotic, brutal savagery. The mask we so carefully present slips. The slip isn't regressive, it's a catalyst for growth." -- ShadowsPub
#dailyecho #canada #midjourney #aiart #inspiration
May 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM