It's a lovely afternoon at Lions Field in Bremerton. Peaceful. I love the Pacific Northwest.

Freiburg, Germany, Central Station Bookshop (right @the center of the shop‘s entryway):
“This is a selection of books which are banned at schools in the US“.
#UniteAgainstBookBans
#FreedomToRead
@ala-pla.bsky.social
@librarypolicy.bsky.social

I want to go to our local protest today, but I've been at home on leave for my mental health, and l just don't think I'm quite ready for going to something like that. Im so torn. I WANT to be there, but i think it would cause a setback.

Please post photos, stories, etc, from what you see, BlueSky!

Please, oh please, let the Sullivan amendment mean something!

Still one of the most amazing paintings ever

Arguably one of the cutest owls of North America and definitely rarest! ID: Boreal Owl

📸 midhunjohnthomas
#Owl #Nature #Birds

"What Union?" is the question I keep asking myself today.

As always, if you or someone you know is in crisis, in the USA dial 988. Press 1 at the prompt if you are a Veteran.

Rutter: I am a professional arts attendee. I am a believer in the work of the artist. I am not a propagandist. I am not a politician. Art speaks for itself. Art sometimes doesn't make you feel comfortable, but it is telling the story of who we are...."

SUD treatment professionals, how will we continue to serve people if we lose critical funding sources?

Are you planning? Brainstorming?

Now, I'm sorta maintaining sanity when staying very busy using the resources I have at hand. But I can't help but worry what changes are coming, and how soon?

A relapse prevention skill we teach sometimes is "urge surfing." I feel like the past couple weeks I've been needing to practice this, in the shape of worry, fear, anxiety surfing.

Keep riding the waves. Please don't drown.

"I won't be made useless, won't be idle with despair." Jewel, Hands

The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.

What is going to happen to Medicaid. It funds the treatment of EVERYONE I serve. RFK, the lesser, wants the people I serve put in labor camps. No. NO.

NOLA! Gaga, Batiste, Ledisi, Trombone Shorty, Harry Connick Jr., and Kendrick!!

youtu.be/tHlkxmsVCFo?...

@emilyrandallwa.bsky.social I'm so grateful you are my representative. Keep fighting the good fight. I'm going to keep serving our folks at home!!