On Being the Change....

I stopped a guy from harassing a woman on the train tonight. I wasn't the only one who felt something was off about the man's behavior towards this woman, but the others later told me that they didn't know how to approach the situation. I simply asked the woman if she was okay. Even when the man became belligerent (at which point the whole train had my back, don't worry mom) I calmly ignored him and continued to make sure the woman was okay and felt safe. This is probably the adrenaline talking, but being a decent human being felt really effing good tonight.

Please and Thank You...

 

Reader, do you have experience with gardening? I have killed almost everything I've ever put in a pot. I'm looking for something low maintenance and beautiful. If you have learned to help plants grow, can you tell us (me?!) your secrets?

...People For The Trees

Via NITCH

Ram Dass // "When you go out into the woods and you look at trees, you see all these different trees. And some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of them are whatever. And you look at the tree and you allow it. You see why it is the way it is. You sort of understand that it didn’t get enough light, and so it turned that way. And you don’t get all emotional about it. You just allow it. You appreciate the tree. The minute you get near humans, you lose all that. And you are constantly saying, ‘You’re too this, or I’m too this.’ That judging mind comes in. And so I practice turning people into trees. Which means appreciating them just the way they are."
NITCH is easily one of the most interesting and uplifting Instagram feeds I follow... I am always learning something new. Having a light shed on the inner souls of artists, etc. I love - and some I didn't know I loved, yet - somehow gives me the tools necessary to believe in myself. At least one more day.

Excerpted From the Sunset Series...

I am still learning how to take pictures that I love... the good thing about the sun is that it has a history of being patient with my learning curve. I took this when I lived in Washington, North Carolina - right where the Tar River lets into the Pamlico Sound.

Mood...

Source.

On What Does 'Adult' Even Mean...

Via Tokyo-Bleep

Recently, I saw a presentation that Elizabeth Gilbert made as part of Oprah's Super Soul Sunday series titled "Flight of the Hummingbird - The Curiosity Driven Life". This struck a chord in me as I have never felt particularly passionate about one specific thing; rather, I have been curious and even fascinated by a host of topics and opportunities.

Sometimes, this makes me feel like I don't adult very well... Our society seems to be so convinced that there is a passion for every person and a career path that corresponds to every passion. And if you haven't found it yet, you a) need to be patient, b) need to try harder, or c) the universe hates you.

If those are my options, then with all due respect to the universe - bugger off. Maybe my passion is curiosity and my spirit animal is a hummingbird. ...for today, at least.

Whither Can a Lover Go, But to the Land of His Beloved...

Thank you for a lifetime of encouragement, rest in peace.