#NotMyPresidentsDay Protests on Monday, noon start in most places with #50501 (#OR50501 in Oregon). Resist, with Love.
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Hello. Professor of Contemporary Buddhism and Spiritual Care at Maitripa College; mama of two cherished teens; Believer in Portland, Oregon; occasional Chaplain; more or less good enough dharma practitioner.
#NotMyPresidentsDay Protests on Monday, noon start in most places with #50501 (#OR50501 in Oregon). Resist, with Love.
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I just added #Chaplaincy to my "Feeds" and the top half dozen posts literally do not contain "#chaplaincy" anywhere. If this app is too hard to use, it isn't going to catch as a people's alternative.
Yes! Agreed. Past time. Also, I don't really understand how this platform works - do you? I look at hashtag Buddhism feed and see cat photos and some ancient Roman glass...cool, but....I did just find that there is a Plum Village feed but may be for TNH quote of the day posts...also nice, and....??
Where are the #Buddhists on BlueSky interested in topics of Engaged #Buddhism, how to organize as #dharma practitioners, supporting needs and learning successful strategies from sanghas, and #BuddhistStudies scholarship for our times? Looking for politically informed, skillful voices.
Read, share, act.
This reflection on "life touching life", "care partnership", and painterly meditations on birds by Buddhist chaplain in training, Teresa Jordan, is lovely. A line from one of her painting/verse pairs: "Dear Winged Ones, who see everything we do, and sing to us anyway..." youtu.be/rdYsLSB3S3k?...
IRC (International Rescue Committee) matching donor through tonight (12/9)! Considering resettling refugees in this country is not likely in the coming years, and considering dire circumstances in Gaza, and considering I am a descendant of Jewish refugees and owe much to Tibetan refugees, I donated.
Hiya! I'm thinking of actually getting on the socials and remembered there are friends here, and by friends, I don't mean Elon...and I do remember you mentioning moving over long ago!
reeled!