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The Quiet Room, c.1941 by David Alison (Scottish, 1882–1955)

Mike Willcox

Landscapes by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller

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“ Take a Breath “ // Jakub Čerňava

Fierce Tranquility 🧡 | juusohd

The power of words. My mom shared with me "I have a head ache" in response I said " mom you are looking at your phone, your ipod and have the TV on in the back " then suddenly cuts me off and starts talking over me. I politely interjected and said " mom I love you, but when I speak you often cut me and speak over me, in fact even my brothers do the same. I take the time to listen to you all, you guys are never in competition to speak over each other. You take the time to listen to each other then speak. But everyone feels they can speak over me, like what I have to say is not of importance." Mom then replied " okay, I am sorry. But I already knew what you were going to say." In which I said to her " mom even if you know what I am going to say, take the time to listen to me. Then tell me that you already know what I am going to say. It shows that you acknowledge me and what I feel and says is of some value and that you are showing me the same courtesy of listening, as I do you." Mom was silent in my process of explaining this to her. In that moment she took a minute thought about what I said, and apologized once more " I am sorry, you are right. i didn't think about that." Ladies and gentleman the power of words.

We need everyone's help right now to protect the rainforest and Indigenous People

The Amazon Rainforest is under a massive threat. I know you've heard this a million times, but this is different. There is a piece of legislation that will decimate the rights of Indigenous people of Brazil, who have been protecting the rainforest. It's unfathomably bad. It has majority support. And they're voting tomorrow. As reported here, the Bill allows "the Brazilian government to find energy resources, set up military bases, develop strategic roads, and implement commercial agriculture on protected Indigenous tribal lands, without any prior discussion with the affected peoples."

The thing you can do—and I know this sounds overly simple—is sign this petition—and tell your friends to do the same: SIGN HERE.

As reported here, the Bill allows "the Brazilian government to find energy resources, set up military bases, develop strategic roads, and implement commercial agriculture on protected Indigenous tribal lands, without any prior discussion with the affected peoples."

Again, this bill has majority support. You may be wondering, why will a petition signed by people who don't live in Brazil make any difference? Because it will give those opposing it political air cover. It will show the world is with them.

But we need a LOT of signatures.

Please do this simple act and spread the word.