_mindful_faith_
@mindful-faith.bsky.social
be mindful of what you choose to believe & why, and the impact of that choice on your happiness & the well-being of others
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We need to carefully think about what we believe about life and why we believe it. Then make deliberate choices about which beliefs to maintain, being mindful of how those choices will affect the world we all share. And continually reassess our beliefs in the light of growing experience.
struggling Mormons will get it
October 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
struggling Mormons will get it
"I hate my opponents." United States' "Christian" President, 9/21/25
"You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies." Jesus, Matthew 5:43-44
"You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies." Jesus, Matthew 5:43-44
September 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"I hate my opponents." United States' "Christian" President, 9/21/25
"You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies." Jesus, Matthew 5:43-44
"You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies." Jesus, Matthew 5:43-44
We believe in diversity, multiculturalism, equity, & pluralistic secular democracy based on a universal human right to live as one chooses. We believe in peacemaking & welcoming foreigners. We believe in science & progress, protecting our planet, and in humility+goodwill. So we're moving to Canada.
September 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
We believe in diversity, multiculturalism, equity, & pluralistic secular democracy based on a universal human right to live as one chooses. We believe in peacemaking & welcoming foreigners. We believe in science & progress, protecting our planet, and in humility+goodwill. So we're moving to Canada.
there's nothing like a hobbit hole for escaping the wearying world of men
September 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
there's nothing like a hobbit hole for escaping the wearying world of men
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Just a quick update of the summer’s adventures can be found here! It features @mindful-faith.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
The Summer of Us
Where I try to summarize an entire season of adventures
open.substack.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Just a quick update of the summer’s adventures can be found here! It features @mindful-faith.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
Last month @charalba.bsky.social & I went to northern Michigan for the 1st time & fell in love with the clear blue saltless seas & charming lake towns. While there I cared for very sick folks in the hospital too, and we used half our vacation money to help #gaza and #sudan. Our hearts are with them.
August 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Last month @charalba.bsky.social & I went to northern Michigan for the 1st time & fell in love with the clear blue saltless seas & charming lake towns. While there I cared for very sick folks in the hospital too, and we used half our vacation money to help #gaza and #sudan. Our hearts are with them.
A marvelous week w/ @charalba.bsky.social in one of my favorite places. Far too many incredible views to share. This one was in a 2-mile stretch of trail where we watched a mama grizzly & her 2 cubs frolic among the wildflowers for 20min, & see mountain goat kids & bighorn sheep up close. #glaciernp
August 18, 2025 at 5:08 AM
A marvelous week w/ @charalba.bsky.social in one of my favorite places. Far too many incredible views to share. This one was in a 2-mile stretch of trail where we watched a mama grizzly & her 2 cubs frolic among the wildflowers for 20min, & see mountain goat kids & bighorn sheep up close. #glaciernp
came across this lovely pair of twins during my early morning ride through the woods
July 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
came across this lovely pair of twins during my early morning ride through the woods
Rarely top tier airlines allow military retirees to preboard, but usually it's restricted to active duty. Today was the 1st time someone enforced that on me. To me it's proof of posturing rather than gratitude, when a kid is thanked on the way to basic, but decades of service to country don't count.
July 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Rarely top tier airlines allow military retirees to preboard, but usually it's restricted to active duty. Today was the 1st time someone enforced that on me. To me it's proof of posturing rather than gratitude, when a kid is thanked on the way to basic, but decades of service to country don't count.
@charalba.bsky.social lights up my life
July 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
@charalba.bsky.social lights up my life
Taking a break from the madness to be immersed in nature with @charalba.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Taking a break from the madness to be immersed in nature with @charalba.bsky.social
Biking at dusk with the fireflies on the summer solstice 😃
June 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Biking at dusk with the fireflies on the summer solstice 😃
This is a surprisingly nuanced exploration of DEI in America. It's long, but offers plenty to think about. Diversity, inclusion and equity are essential. The methods used to achieve them matter if we are to avoid creating new problems.
The rise and fall of DEI
DEI promised to remake academia and the American workforce. And then it collapsed, seemingly overnight. What went wrong?
www.deseret.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This is a surprisingly nuanced exploration of DEI in America. It's long, but offers plenty to think about. Diversity, inclusion and equity are essential. The methods used to achieve them matter if we are to avoid creating new problems.
The Mormon church's newspaper based in Utah boasts that the "Washington, D.C., bureau of the Deseret News reflects the publication’s dedication to delivering unimpeachable journalism." It employs TWO reporters in this "bureau", both just out of college and neither with a journalism degree. It shows.
June 9, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The Mormon church's newspaper based in Utah boasts that the "Washington, D.C., bureau of the Deseret News reflects the publication’s dedication to delivering unimpeachable journalism." It employs TWO reporters in this "bureau", both just out of college and neither with a journalism degree. It shows.
The rainbow is a reminder that every shade on the entire spectrum of reality is essential. If you prefer one color for your own life, that's terrific. Someone else will prefer another. And that's the point. No color on the spectrum is superior. Every shade and every soul is equal and needed. #pride
June 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The rainbow is a reminder that every shade on the entire spectrum of reality is essential. If you prefer one color for your own life, that's terrific. Someone else will prefer another. And that's the point. No color on the spectrum is superior. Every shade and every soul is equal and needed. #pride
Interestingly, liquid sugar raises diabetes risk but not sugar in solid food. And juice raises it much less than sugary soda. Fructose & glucose have different metabolic effects, so pasta doesn't harm like soda does. I've long said step 1 in a healthy diet is avoiding liquid sugar; science agrees!
Worried about sugar? Soda, sweet drinks carry more risk than foods
Sugary beverages are a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, per study that shows table sugar doesn't carry same risk
www.deseret.com
May 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Interestingly, liquid sugar raises diabetes risk but not sugar in solid food. And juice raises it much less than sugary soda. Fructose & glucose have different metabolic effects, so pasta doesn't harm like soda does. I've long said step 1 in a healthy diet is avoiding liquid sugar; science agrees!
I never knew strawberries came from beautiful little flowers until my love @charalba.bsky.social grew them at home ❤️
May 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I never knew strawberries came from beautiful little flowers until my love @charalba.bsky.social grew them at home ❤️
Tap for full screen and listen!
May 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Tap for full screen and listen!
@charalba.bsky.social and I got to say hi to our favorite biblical scholar @maklelan.bsky.social when he came to town!
May 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
@charalba.bsky.social and I got to say hi to our favorite biblical scholar @maklelan.bsky.social when he came to town!
@charalba.bsky.social and I had a Lego date 🙂. My starship comes with a ridiculous Ackbar Trooper & a hidden compartment for a spare banana 😄
May 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
@charalba.bsky.social and I had a Lego date 🙂. My starship comes with a ridiculous Ackbar Trooper & a hidden compartment for a spare banana 😄
This is pure gold from the first word to the last.
Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars | Defector
Mars does not have a magnetosphere. Any discussion of humans ever settling the red planet can stop right there, but of course it never does. Do you have a low-cost plan for, uh, creating a gigantic ac...
defector.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
This is pure gold from the first word to the last.
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"We do not believe it just to mingle religious influence with civil government."
Doctrine and Covenants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 134:9
Doctrine and Covenants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 134:9
May 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"We do not believe it just to mingle religious influence with civil government."
Doctrine and Covenants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 134:9
Doctrine and Covenants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 134:9
