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Miyo Wratten @mkgw.bsky.social · May 22

It is difficult not to feel ... ragey... lately. Remember to pause, go out in nature and re-fill your cup. Can't fight fascists when our internal resources are depleted. Make sure to take care of you ❤️ It's part of saving the world - you're the world, the world is you.

Guy Thomas 〓〓 @guywrites.bsky.social · May 22

This is something I have had to do myself a lot this week. And it does work. Even though it can be exhausting and hard work sometimes, it is useful advice. May you find your calm, my friends. 😊

#mindfulness #life #compassion #calm #peace #health

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Janet Nestor @janetnestor.bsky.social · May 17

May all beings be peaceful.
May all beings be happy.

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Miyo Wratten @mkgw.bsky.social · May 16

The challenge with staying informed in the current climate is staying informed without allowing ourselves to get carried off by fear. Traditional news sources are designed to tweak our limbic system to keep us going back. Fear is also a tool used to control us. Stay informed. Not afraid.

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Miyo Wratten @mkgw.bsky.social · May 16

If you, like me, are looking for sources of news that are meant to deliver information rather than stoke the fires of "us" vs "them," here are some that I've found and checked out that I have appreciated so far:

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Tangle
Straight Arrow News

What are your favorites?

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Miyo Wratten @mkgw.bsky.social · May 9

Incredibly, it IS that simple. Everyone has the right to live. Period.

The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · May 9

This kid runs circles around the reporter

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Miyo Wratten @mkgw.bsky.social · May 8

Blue Jay? I used to always confuse the sound of those with our squeaky clothesline.

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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · May 3

Canada has been named among the top 5 countries with the most freedom.

The United States ranked 57th.

Canada named among countries with the most freedom

According to a new report by Freedom House, Canada has been named among the top countries in the world with the most freedom.

cultmtl.com

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Miyo Wratten @mkgw.bsky.social · May 2

... he clearly doesn't know the history behind such a measure .... or doesn't care. Not sure which is worse.

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Tricycle: The Buddhist Review @tricyclemag.bsky.social · May 1

Yesterday, the Buddhist peace activist, Mohsen Mahdawi, was freed from federal custody. In ruling to release Mohsen, a federal judge found that he did not pose a danger to the public.

Read more about his story in the piece below.

Mohsen Mahdawi, the Buddhist

Understanding and responding to the latest college-student abduction by ICE

tricycle.org

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Miyo Wratten @mkgw.bsky.social · Apr 30

Engaged Buddhism.

Buddhadharma: Deepen Your Practice & Study of Buddhism @buddhadharma.bsky.social · Apr 30

Big update in the Mohsen Mahdawi story today!

Judge orders release of Buddhism-informed activist Mohsen Mahdawi

Mahdawi’s case has found support in some corners of the Buddhist community, most notably in via letters from mostly American Zen teachers as well as from Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi.

www.lionsroar.com

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Miyo Wratten @mkgw.bsky.social · Apr 30

Ah yes, there's a reason I miss the Motherland.

Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · Apr 29

You’re welcome. 😊

Montreal is the most anti-Pierre Poilievre city in Canada

Montreal is the most anti-Pierre Poilievre city in Canada

Montreal is the most anti-Pierre Poilievre city in Canada.

cultmtl.com

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Miyo Wratten @mkgw.bsky.social · Apr 27

open.spotify.com/episode/7mJG...

Buddhist Wisdom for Working with Political Division with Tania Israel

The Lion’s Roar Podcast · Episode

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Miyo Wratten @mkgw.bsky.social · Apr 23

This law should never have been invoked. The internment of Japanese Americans should never have happened. Internment like this should never happen again. War or not, targeting any one type of person to ship away or incarcerate is a dangerous mindset. Only steps away from another Holocaust.

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vegy🎃power @vegypower.bsky.social · Apr 23

#RoseWednesday 🥀
#WednesdayWisdom

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Miyo Wratten @mkgw.bsky.social · Apr 22

Well, say goodbye to the US tourism industry, folks. Nice job.

AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · Apr 22

This is outrageous

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Teen Girls Arrested and Deported While Backpacking in Hawaii

Two teenage girls from Germany were detained, arrested, and deported at an airport in Hawaii after immigration officials said it was suspicious they had not booked a hotel room. Backpackers Charlotte ...

news.yahoo.com

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Miyo Wratten @mkgw.bsky.social · Apr 20

I lived there for a handful of years, and I wish I could say this surprises me ... it doesn't. Glad you all are safe!

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Christian Petersen @iwantyoustudio.bsky.social · Apr 18

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Miyo Wratten @mkgw.bsky.social · Apr 17

If you don't have this book. Order a HARD COPY now. Read it. Recognize that much of what happens in the book, is happening now in the U.S. Then, resist. With everything that is in you.

Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · Apr 17

In today’s atmosphere, it’s obvious why a book warning of totalitarian censorship would be in the American Library Association’s list of most commonly challenged books

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Miyo Wratten @mkgw.bsky.social · Apr 17

open.spotify.com/episode/7BuQ...

How to Stay Engaged without Burning Out with Daisy Hernández

Tricycle Talks · Episode

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Miyo Wratten @mkgw.bsky.social · Mar 30

I just followed her - thank you for sharing! Just going through her past posts made me smile so much. Looking forward to more happy pups!!!

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Carmen 📚 Latinx Book Influencer 📚 @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social · Mar 29

When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public

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Miyo Wratten @mkgw.bsky.social · Mar 23

Yesterday was our last day with this sweet, grumpy old brown bear we called Cooper. It all happened so unexpectedly, but we are glad we could help him make his transition into the next life. I'll look for you in the skies with the birds you wanted so badly to catch ❤️

Closeup of the face of a chocolate lab whose ears are laid back but he is smiling.

Closeup of someone giving scritches to a chocolate labs neck. The chocolate labs face is in the closeup. He is looking away from the camera and we can see he is enjoying the attention.

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Miyo Wratten @mkgw.bsky.social · Mar 16

Now that I posted this, I'd like to edit it to re-word the first line to: the beauty of impermanence is that it makes room for joy in dark places. I need an editor for my posts 🤣

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Miyo Wratten @mkgw.bsky.social · Mar 16

The joy of impermanence is that it makes room for joy in dark places. It's the fireflies at midnight, it's the beauty of the hooting owl in obscured branches, it's finding love where the waters were once too muddied to perceive it.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · Feb 26

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