Leigh Marthe
@lcmarthe65.bsky.social
Minnesota native happily transplanted in New England. Mother, Nana, educator, poet, gardener, green thumb, yoga/meditation practitioner, wisdom seeker.
Let nothing dim the light that shines from within.
MAYA ANGELOU
MAYA ANGELOU
December 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Let nothing dim the light that shines from within.
MAYA ANGELOU
MAYA ANGELOU
Prayer is sitting in silence until it silences us, choosing gratitude until we are grateful.
RICHARD ROHR
RICHARD ROHR
December 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Prayer is sitting in silence until it silences us, choosing gratitude until we are grateful.
RICHARD ROHR
RICHARD ROHR
There is nothing more difficult yet more gratifying in our society than living with sincere, active, constructive hope for the human spirit.
MARIA POPOVA
MARIA POPOVA
December 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
There is nothing more difficult yet more gratifying in our society than living with sincere, active, constructive hope for the human spirit.
MARIA POPOVA
MARIA POPOVA
Wholeness happens while we’re fragmented. We are walking incomplete.
JOHN PAUL LEDERACH
JOHN PAUL LEDERACH
December 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Wholeness happens while we’re fragmented. We are walking incomplete.
JOHN PAUL LEDERACH
JOHN PAUL LEDERACH
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In Illinois, ICE agents have been documented swapping license plates to hide their identity. Under Illinois law, this constitutes a Class A misdemeanor.
The state has made clear that this law will be enforced. Federal agents are not exempt from Illinois vehicle and registration statutes.
The state has made clear that this law will be enforced. Federal agents are not exempt from Illinois vehicle and registration statutes.
December 19, 2025 at 4:51 AM
In Illinois, ICE agents have been documented swapping license plates to hide their identity. Under Illinois law, this constitutes a Class A misdemeanor.
The state has made clear that this law will be enforced. Federal agents are not exempt from Illinois vehicle and registration statutes.
The state has made clear that this law will be enforced. Federal agents are not exempt from Illinois vehicle and registration statutes.
Extend the circle of “us” to include as much of the world as you possibly can.
RICK HANSON
RICK HANSON
December 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Extend the circle of “us” to include as much of the world as you possibly can.
RICK HANSON
RICK HANSON
Reality is always falling apart. In this fleeting situation, the only thing that makes sense is for us to reach out to one another.
PEMA CHÖDRÖN
PEMA CHÖDRÖN
December 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Reality is always falling apart. In this fleeting situation, the only thing that makes sense is for us to reach out to one another.
PEMA CHÖDRÖN
PEMA CHÖDRÖN
It’s not life’s job to make me happy. It’s my job to find the joy in life by observing and appreciating the small wonders and everyday miracles that are all around me, everywhere, every minute of my life.
PAUL COTTER
PAUL COTTER
December 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It’s not life’s job to make me happy. It’s my job to find the joy in life by observing and appreciating the small wonders and everyday miracles that are all around me, everywhere, every minute of my life.
PAUL COTTER
PAUL COTTER
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.
OMAR KHAYYAM
OMAR KHAYYAM
December 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.
OMAR KHAYYAM
OMAR KHAYYAM
Our glad hearts, accepting the miracle of this moment, this breath, this day, this life—that is the foundation of all sanity.
TERRY PATTEN
TERRY PATTEN
December 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Our glad hearts, accepting the miracle of this moment, this breath, this day, this life—that is the foundation of all sanity.
TERRY PATTEN
TERRY PATTEN
Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you.
RUMI
RUMI
December 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you.
RUMI
RUMI
Practicing contentment is a radical act in a consumption-driven society.
ROBIN WALL KIMMERER
ROBIN WALL KIMMERER
December 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Practicing contentment is a radical act in a consumption-driven society.
ROBIN WALL KIMMERER
ROBIN WALL KIMMERER
We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.
JON KABAT-ZINN
JON KABAT-ZINN
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.
JON KABAT-ZINN
JON KABAT-ZINN
Reposted by Leigh Marthe
What might break up Trump's coalition, and what Mamdani might have clocked, is proving to Americans that an anti-fascist government can make their lives more affordable. lnk.thebulwark.com/4iALUlB
What Mamdani Gets About Trump
When New York’s mayor-elect met with the authoritarian president, he didn’t waste time with denunciations. But he didn’t exactly hold back.
lnk.thebulwark.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:16 AM
What might break up Trump's coalition, and what Mamdani might have clocked, is proving to Americans that an anti-fascist government can make their lives more affordable. lnk.thebulwark.com/4iALUlB
The art of deep seeing makes gratitude possible. And it is the art of gratitude that makes joy possible.
ANN VOSKAMP
ANN VOSKAMP
November 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The art of deep seeing makes gratitude possible. And it is the art of gratitude that makes joy possible.
ANN VOSKAMP
ANN VOSKAMP
We’re a nation hungry for more joy…because we’re starving from a lack of gratitude.
BRENÉ BROWN
BRENÉ BROWN
November 29, 2025 at 1:12 AM
We’re a nation hungry for more joy…because we’re starving from a lack of gratitude.
BRENÉ BROWN
BRENÉ BROWN
Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.
JANE HOWARD
JANE HOWARD
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.
JANE HOWARD
JANE HOWARD
“When we ask the saints to pray for us, it is a way of honoring what they are already at work doing. They are standing in love, sending love, invoking love. It helps to bind us together. ”
—Christine Valters Paintner, PhD
—Christine Valters Paintner, PhD
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
“When we ask the saints to pray for us, it is a way of honoring what they are already at work doing. They are standing in love, sending love, invoking love. It helps to bind us together. ”
—Christine Valters Paintner, PhD
—Christine Valters Paintner, PhD
Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal Responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.
H.H. THE 14TH DALAI LAMA
H.H. THE 14TH DALAI LAMA
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal Responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.
H.H. THE 14TH DALAI LAMA
H.H. THE 14TH DALAI LAMA
My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.
DESMOND TUTU
DESMOND TUTU
November 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.
DESMOND TUTU
DESMOND TUTU
Gratefulness opens me up to receive the flow of blessing and connects me with the source of that flow.
RABBI SHEFA GOLD
RABBI SHEFA GOLD
November 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Gratefulness opens me up to receive the flow of blessing and connects me with the source of that flow.
RABBI SHEFA GOLD
RABBI SHEFA GOLD
I will not abandon my belief in the coming dawn just because I dwell in the midnight hour.
STEVEN CHARLESTON
STEVEN CHARLESTON
November 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I will not abandon my belief in the coming dawn just because I dwell in the midnight hour.
STEVEN CHARLESTON
STEVEN CHARLESTON
I think our journey is all about healing ourselves and healing each other in our own special ways.
RAM DASS
RAM DASS
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I think our journey is all about healing ourselves and healing each other in our own special ways.
RAM DASS
RAM DASS
We can’t enchant the world, which makes its own magic; but we can enchant ourselves by paying deep attention.
DIANE ACKERMAN
DIANE ACKERMAN
October 31, 2025 at 9:34 AM
We can’t enchant the world, which makes its own magic; but we can enchant ourselves by paying deep attention.
DIANE ACKERMAN
DIANE ACKERMAN
In an age where there is much talk about “being yourself,” I reserve to myself the right to forget about being myself, since in any case there is very little chance of my being anybody else.
THOMAS MERTON
THOMAS MERTON
October 31, 2025 at 12:56 AM
In an age where there is much talk about “being yourself,” I reserve to myself the right to forget about being myself, since in any case there is very little chance of my being anybody else.
THOMAS MERTON
THOMAS MERTON