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08/21/2026
Reminder that we live in a world where humpback whales lift other animals out of the water to protect them from predators, where crows hold funerals, where trees in drought send water through their roots to other struggling trees, where dolphins have names for each other, where sea otters hold hands when they sleep to stay connected and where a group of people sitting silently together in a state of love can measurably reduce violence in the city around them.
08/20/2026
'Can we write a poem on stopping, aimlessness, or just being? Can we paint something about it? Everything we do is an act of poetry or a painting if we do it with mindfulness.
Growing lettuce is poetry.
Walking to the supermarket can be a painting."
-- Thich Nhat Hanh
Peace is Every Step
08/20/2026
'Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be."
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'Going inside and tapping into your power is more than inspiring words or quips about how to think.
Itβs all about the practice in our everyday lives, with the people weβve chosen to spend our time with.
... this list is designed to give you a sense of what it would actually look like if you were standing right here with me in my kitchen, learning to recognize those guideposts and use them to consistently tap into your power.'
read on on substack (powerplaywithsam.substack.com)
powerplaywithsam.substack.com/p/8-dinner-time-power-practices?r=5q6pnl
08/19/2026
Rain smells like relief before it even falls, and that smell, has a name: 'Avellinofarms'
08/19/2026
Here's the truth about :
It probably won't look like you expect it to.
It probably won't even really make sense to you, because it's glorious unmerited favor, and nothing else really works that way. There are so many things in life that say to you: "You are not worthy, and you will never be worthy unless you can prove it to me." But grace says something else. Grace says: "I see where you are,
and I know that you have been lost out here, but there is still a way Home for you. And you are free to carry on on that journey, even before it makes sense to you."
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08/18/2026
'There is wisdom in the version of you that keeps going gently, the one who pauses, reflects, & chooses alignment over urgency. This isn't falling behind, It's living with .'
08/18/2026
'What we need right now is more women who have detoxed themselves so completely from the world's expectations that they are full of nothing but themselves.' --
08/17/2026
'The deep, authentic human needs that drive us are tragically unmet in our society:
The need to belong, the need for connection, the need for intimacy,
the need to know the faces and places around you,
to be embedded in a web of stories.
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Am I a No or a Yes? Who Would Want to Be a NO? And, WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH ?
Letβs start this debate by making it clear... we DO want to be a YES in life.
Being a YES can make all the difference in leading us to experiences that promote growth, learning and abundance. Choosing to be a Yes provides us with a constant feedback mechanism for knowing when we need to go to work on ourselves. Lastly, being a YES makes us accessible to others such that our relationships can blossom.
Iβd like to share a bit about what Iβve found about the underpinnings of being a YES.
You must have a well-developed NO to be a trust-worthy YES.
I work on this with each and every person in my life. I want to know that when someone says YES to me about going to the concert... theyβre going because they mean it. Not to take care of me, to be a βgoodβ friend or because they feel sorry for me when no one else will go.
If my son says YES, to riding the zipline β a risky activity heβs avoided multiple times before β I want to be sure that it wasnβt peer pressure or the sense that heβd be a loser if he didnβt. This will matter in his life.
If my client says, YES, letβs go to the next cycle... I want to know that we moved forward because she knew she had other choices, felt confident in our abilities and was okay discontinuing if thatβs what felt right.
My capacity to trust each and every interaction with others is based on my assessment of their NO. If I have a family member who I see has trouble saying NO then I prepare for the flimsy nature of their YES when they declare that they care about me... or they plan to attend a family event... or they speak about how weβre going to alter some dynamic. (con't in comments below)