In the wake of worsening floods like those caused by Hurricane Helene, communities in coal country are taking ownership over their futures.
Read more here: https://loom.ly/2VcZd4A
#brightspots
#appalachia
#appalachianvoices
Virginia and the USDA are investing $4.9 million in its food systems! This investment also comes as demand for locally grown fresh fruit and produce continues to rise!
Read more here: https://loom.ly/eqCWsQE
#brightspots
#appalachia
#virginia
#usda
3/15: #Women’sHistoryMonth view from the Fitchburg Art Museum #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #brightspots #Massachusetts #art
Pleased to see our #brightspots research referenced in the new @POST_UK research briefing on Improving outcomes and support for children in care post.parliament.uk/research-bri...
I will always cherish these moments with Obi Wan but is it spring yet? #sharingspaceheaters #puppytraining #pottytraining #goldendoodlepuppy #brightspots
February 1: recent views (left: The Artist Slumbers by Matthew Burgos, ArtsWorcester; right: American Repertory Theater, Cambridge) #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #brightspots #Massachusetts #art
Feeling optimistic about 2025 climate action! From China's flattening emissions and powerful grid batteries to AI-driven energy tech, global efforts are actively steering us away from the gravest dangers. 🔋💡 #ClimateProgress #BrightSpots #CleanEnergy
Ain't even 11 AM yet and I already yawp-ed today, so at least there's that. #fuckyeah #carpediem #brightspots
Sometimes the right thing is done for the wrong reasons — and it’s still the right thing.
#Argentina #Normalization #BrightSpots
My daughter just turned 9. She’s 16% through 8th-grade math, studying high school physics, and philosophy. She recently argued that people shouldn’t think of punishment as good; it impoverishes everyone, not just the punished. I’m so proud.
#BrightSpots #FreeWillParenting #SecularHomeschooling
Progress rarely announces itself with fanfare.
It happens quietly, one choice, one kindness, one act of courage at a time.
This week, trust the gentle momentum of good will.
Let patience and compassion do their quiet work.
#MondayMotivation #ObjectiveCompassion #FreeWillInAction #BrightSpots
I’m geeking out over this year’s Nobel Prize in Economics: Mokyr, Aghion & Howitt!
I’m especially thrilled about Joël Mokyr, honored for showing how cultures of curiosity and openness make sustained progress possible.
#Mokyr #Innovation #Growth #BrightSpots #Nobel #economics
Hope doesn’t have to feel bright to be real.
Sometimes it’s quiet,
a choice to keep moving when results haven’t arrived.
Progress rarely looks like progress up close.
But patience compounds.
Resilience accrues interest.
Keep investing.
#BrightSpots #FreeWillInAction #Hope #UniversalWealth
Freedom isn’t a lightning strike.
It’s a skill honed through feedback, failure, and renewal.
Each week is practice in adaptation: either hold or pivot; turn uncertainty into momentum.
Autonomy grows through practice.
#MondayMotivation #FreeWillInAction #BrightSpots #ObjectiveCompassion
Optimism isn’t naïve, it’s practical.
Pessimism blinds us, but optimism fuels resilience, rewards diverse investment, and opens eyes.
Optimism permits free will to find its footing and wealth to universalize.
#BrightSpots #FreeWillInAction #ObjectiveCompassion #UniversalWealth
In 1847, Ignaz Semmelweis realized that disinfectant handwashing could save lives.
His excitement from the art of Venice prepared him for the tragic loss of colleague Prof. Kolletschka — whose death provided answers.
Beauty gave him strength for truth.
#BrightSpots #History #BeyondSurvival
🍂 Today is the autumnal equinox—equal day and night.
It reminds us freedom is found in the order on the edge of chaos. Like the seasons, autonomy thrives in transition—in the ability to adapt, create, and turn change into opportunity.
#AutumnEquinox #FreeWillInAction #Concupiscere #BrightSpots
The Curse of Knowledge warns us: once we know something, it’s hard to imagine not knowing it.
That’s why clear communication is an act of grace.
Don’t race to conclusions. If you’ve planted the premise, you’ve made progress.
That’s a win.
#BrightSpots #ObjectiveCompassion #FreeWillInAction
The 1692 Salem witch trials didn’t end with violence against Thomas Putnam, the initial instigator.
They ended when new writings created space for all to step back and let go.
Progress comes not from wrath, but from making room for change.
#BrightSpots #ObjectiveCompassion #IdeasDefeatViolence
Today's setting sun. Blue sky, white and gray clouds, 3 palm trees, hills, and light beams.
#WordlessWednesday
#SouthernCalifornia #sunsets #landscapephotography #brightspots #photography 📷
Some of the best days are the ones you never planned.
Stay open; joy often arrives unannounced.
#BrightSpots
Strength isn’t only what you carry.
It’s knowing when to let others carry with you.
#BrightSpots
Rest is part of progress, not its opposite.
Stillness can be preparation.
Act even when feeling stagnant or overwhelmed; the feeling isn’t the reality.
Breathe. Do. You’re not alone.
I share this economy with you & wish you well.
#NeurodivergentWisdom #brightspots #ObjectiveCompassion #Positivity
Quiet victories matter.
Today’s small kindness might ripple for decades in ways you’ll never see—yet perhaps in ways you’ll feel.
Civilization is a process: we’ll always have further to go, but we’ve already come farther than we often realize.
#BrightSpots #positivity #Civility #ObjectiveCompassion
The welcome sets the course. This poem still holds the heart.
“But westward, look, the land is bright.”
We won’t always see change coming.But it's there—through cracks and creeks and quiet hands.
Hope is not naïve. It's necessary.
#ChoosingTrails #Hope #BrightSpots
A sunlit trail winds through three connected landscapes: a lush forest with river (Earth), a mid-section with a small group of diverse people walking or talking (Each Other), and a peaceful bench beside a garden where one person journals (Self). The light ties them all together as one path.
Welcome to @ChoosingTrails—
a space for choosing again
and again what kind of world we want.
We follow three threads:
🌍 Earth
🤝 Each other
🌱 Ourselves
Bright spots. Deep roots.
Living futures.
The path is open.
Walk with us.
#ChoosingTrails #BrightSpots #LivingFutures
A grayscale image from the Dawn spacecraft showing Occator Crater on Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt. Bright spots within the crater remain a mystery despite high-resolution images. A faint haze is also visible above the crater. The image is a composite from recent observations.
Astronomy Picture from 16/09/2015
Bright Spots Resolved in Occator Crater on Ceres
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150916.html
#CeresMystery #DawnMission #DwarfPlanet #AsteroidBelt #SpaceExploration #OccatorCrater #BrightSpots #NASA #PlanetaryScience #SpaceImage #Cosmology
Despite A Difficult Job Market And Chaos, Here Are Some Bright Spots To Stay Hopeful
#JobMarket #BrightSpots
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