Her Saturday is looking a little different today as she just wants to relax and decompress from the week. That doesn't mean she has to lay around until sweats however.

#SexySaturday
#SereneSaturday

Tonight, I leave you with the sounds of #peace.

#Namaste. 🙏

#Meditation #Music #SereneSaturday

2015: At President Obama's insistence, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes brought his daughter Ella by for a visit. As she was crawling around the Oval Office, the President got down on his hands and knees to look her in the eye. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza. #SereneSaturday

Texas Roadhouse fulfills customer’s special request — his dog’s last meal Hunter Metzger ordered his dog Iris’ final meal from Texas Roadhouse. He was blown away by the restaurant’s response.

A little bit of kindness is such a powerful thing.

#Love #Compassion #Dog #RainbowBridge #TexasRoadhouse #LastMeal #GoodNews #SereneSaturday

Aboriginal Elders Lead Prescribed Burn–and Rare Orchids Appear by Thousands Burned by the cataclysmic bushfires of 2019, a national park called the Barrington Tops exploded in rare veined doubletail orchids.

#Aboriginal knowledge goes back thousands of years. #Tribes must be intimately involved with any land management that a local or national government might prescribe.

#Native #Environment #Restoration #Preservation #MotherEarth #GoodNews #SereneSaturday

A New Generation of Tuskegee Aviators Takes to the Skies to Tackle Another National Challenge Kembriah Parker, has just received a pilot's license, and is excited to be carrying on the legacy of the famous Tuskegee Airmen.

During the current shortage of pilots that the US is experiencing, a new generation of Tuskegee Airmen - and women! - are answering the call.

#BlackHistory is #AmericanHistory #TuskegeeAirmen #GoodNews #SereneSaturday

SOLSTICE — where distraction becomes dawn

The acrostic hides a confession: some lights blind, others teach you how to see.

#pssaturdayprompt #shiren_haider #ansuna_ankaha #saloni.khanna.9809 #poetriespots #poetrycommunity #king2303 #serenesaturday

Recent events have kept me away from political news. There is too much to absorb, with a new crisis every day.

Some time ago, I started my #SereneSaturday practice, to have a 1-day political break. I missed it last week, so here is my offering:

#MellowMonday

This is a mantra for peace. #Shanti

A small owl enjoying a caress on the head. TEXT: "To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." -- Mahatma Gandhi

"To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer."
-- Mahatma Gandhi

#SereneSaturday #Generosity #Service

This Volunteer Made A Homeless Woman Breakfast. What Happened Next Brought Him To Tears Sometimes, the most powerful transformations begin with a single act of kindness. At The Refuge Homeless Resource Center in Lapeer, Michigan, one volunteer’s encounter with a young woman in desperate ...

Kindness is powerful. It can really make a difference in a person's life!

#SereneSaturday #GoodNews #MakeADifference

Community Rallies To Buy Ice Cream Truck For Beloved Tampa Vendor Walking Miles In Summer Heat Today's good news story comes from Tampa, Florida. A heartwarming moment of kindness has gone viral—and turned into real-life change—for a local ice cream vendor named Tomas.

People are naturally kind and compassionate. Expending negative energy takes so much more effort, don't you think?

Community Rallies to Buy Ice Cream Truck for Beloved Tampa Vendor Walking Miles in Summer Heat

#SereneSaturday #GoodNews #Community

Budapest Pride Parade Was Bigger Than Ever, Despite Orban’s Ban

It's wonderful to see the world rising up and demanding its right to shine.

#GoodNews #SereneSaturday #Pride #Budapest

#Kindness is the most important building block of all that is good and necessary in the world.

#SereneSaturday #GoodNews #BigPicture

#SereneSaturday #GoodNews #Kindness #BarackObama

How To Practice Gratitude How To Practice Gratitude

Research shows that #gratitude can boost your mental and physical #health, increase positive feelings, help you connect more deeply with others, reduce #stress and even trigger better outcomes in your life.

#SereneSaturday #MentalHealth #Mindfulness

Mayors lead climate fight with practical solutions as federal support wanes Cities are taking the lead on climate change, rolling out tangible solutions like green spaces, clean energy, and weatherized housing even as the Trump administration pulls back on environmental effor...

Cities are taking the lead on #ClimateChange, rolling out tangible solutions like green spaces, clean energy, and weatherized housing.

#SereneSaturday #GoodNews

TV BRA: Inside the world’s first TV station for and by people with learning disabilities All the reporters at Norway's TV BRA are disabled or autistic.

TV-BRA ("TV Good") is showing the world that disabilities don't have to mean incapabl-ities. The Swedish Prime Minister has even worked with them, so important is their message.

#SereneSaturday #GoodNews #Autism #DownSyndrome #Ability

Banning Plastic Bags Really Works: Shoreline Litter is Slashed by Almost Half Where Policies in Place New research shows shoreline litter in U.S. has been slashed by almost half since plastic bag bans have gone into effect.

New research shows that shoreline litter has been slashed by almost half since plastic bag bans around the US have gone into effect.

The introduction of fees/bans has led to a 47% drop in litter along the coastlines, say scientists from two universities.

#SereneSaturday #GoodNews #PlasticPollution

Hydrogen Gas Blend Will Reduce Power Plant's Emissions by 75%–as it Helps Power 6 States Hydrogen gas has an advantage in that it's already in a storage form, meaning more can be burned or less depending on a community's needs.

Alternative methods of producing energy are available. People just need to be willing to *try* to do better. One coal plant in Utah is doing just that.

#SereneSaturday #GoodNews #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy

The secret to living longer could be found in your own backyard, study finds New research, which tracked a group of men and women from 11 to 79, has added further validity to the links between mental health and gardening.

New research from the University of Edinburgh has found that one activity keeps #senior adults sharp in their twilight years, regardless of income, education, and overall health: #gardening.

#SereneSaturday #GoodNews #Health

On #serenesaturday, the "Mt. Hood Vista" taken from the Mt. Hood winery in Hood River, Oregon. #mthoodwinery #mthood #mounthood #cascades #mountainvista #mountainscenery #hoodriverOR #oregon #PNW #pacificnorthwest #landscape #photography #saturday #bluemoonistic

Pollen Replacement Food for Honey Bees Brings New Hope for Struggling Colonies and the Crops They Support Scientists have unveiled a new food source that can sustain honey bee colonies indefinitely without natural pollen.

Scientists have unveiled a new food source designed to sustain honey #bee colonies indefinitely without natural pollen. It’s expected to become a potent strategy for combating the rate of colony collapse and safeguarding global farm crops that depend on bee #pollination.

#GoodNews #SereneSaturday

Instead of takedown ads, this Gen-Z congressional candidate is using campaign money to feed people Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old running for Congress in Illinois, is spending her campaign dollars in a whole new way.

Kat Abughazaleh is the embodiment of what a "public servant" should be - one who works for the people she represents. I will be watching this Congressional candidate's progress with great interest.

@katmabu.bsky.social

#KatAbu #GoodNews #SereneSaturday

There are good people in the world! *cheering*

#GoodNews #SereneSaturday

An 81-year-old waitress said she couldn’t retire, so a stranger raised over $300K for her “I worked all my life as a waitress and I can’t retire,” Betty said. “I’m 81, but I can still outdo all these whippersnappers.”

Restaurant customer Tamie Konzier overheard an 81-year-old waitress, Betty, remark to another customer that she suffers from back pain but couldn't retire because her monthly SS isn't enough to live on. Tamie created a GoFundMe and the response was INCREDIBLE.

#SereneSaturday #GoodNews

Texas Roadhouse fulfills customer’s special request — his dog’s last meal Hunter Metzger ordered his dog Iris’ final meal from Texas Roadhouse. He was blown away by the restaurant’s response.

There are so many good, compassionate people in the world. #TexasRoadhouse, you have hearts of gold.

#SereneSaturday #Compassion #FamilyDog #SayingGoodbye

Okra and Fenugreek Extracts Safely Remove Microplastics From Water in New Texas Research The slimy strings from okra and the gel from fenugreek seeds can trap microplastics better than the slightly-toxic synthetic polymer in use.

The substances behind the slimy strings from okra & the gel from fenugreek seeds could trap #Microplastics better than a commonly used synthetic polymer.

Texas researchers have found that okra &/or fenugreek extracts attracted & removed up to 90% of microplastics from water.

#SereneSaturday

UK Dairy Company Reaches 4 Million Meals Donated – Tackling Hunger AND Food Waste with FareShare Müller, a family dairy business, has reached the milestone of donating four million meals through its partnership with FareShare

A family-run dairy business has reached a significant milestone this week: Müller UK & Ireland donated the equivalent of 4M meals through its partnership with #FareShare, an organisation which supports low-income people across the UK with food.

#SereneSaturday #GoodNews #EndFoodWaste

#KattWilliams shows what true goodness looks like. Prepare to be awed. He walks the walk.

#SereneSaturday #BeAGoodHuman

"I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, 'Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again." -- Lewis Carroll

#Spring has been steadily creeping into the US Northeast, and the crocuses and daffodils have been lifting their faces toward the ever-strengthening sun.

But in New England, Nature is often a trickster. Yesterday was Spring, but it's Winter today.

#SereneSaturday #PracticalJoke