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07/14/2025

07/14/2025

07/08/2025

“REMEMBER” Joy Harjo
Remember the sky that you were born under,
know each of the star’s stories.
Remember the moon, know who she is.
Remember the sun’s birth at dawn, that is the
strongest point of time. Remember sundown
and the giving away tonight.
Remember your birth, how your mother struggled
to give you form and breath. You are evidence of
her life, and her mother’s, and hers.
Remember your father. He is your life, also.
Remember the earth whose skin you are:
red earth, black earth, yellow earth, white earth
brown earth, we are earth.
Remember the plants, trees, animal life who all have their
tribes, their families, their histories, too. Talk to them,
listen to them. They are alive poems.
Remember the wind. Remember her voice. She knows the
origin of this universe.
Remember you are all people and all people
are you.
Remember you are this universe and this
universe is you.
Remember all is in motion, is growing, is you.
Remember language comes from this.
Remember the dance language is, that life is.
Remember.

By Joy Harjo
(Muscogee/Creek Nation, 3rd term US Poet Laureate).

07/04/2025

Here at this midpoint in the calendar year—182 days behind us, 182 days ahead and waiting for us—I am spending some time looking back on what the past months have held, and doing some dreaming and beginning again as I enter into the months to come. As we move through this middle day, this is a blessing for you.

BLESSING FOR THE PLACE BETWEEN

When you come
to the place between.

When you have left
what you held
most dear.

When you are traveling
toward the life
you know not.

When you arrive
at the hardest ground.

May it become
for you
a place to rest.

May it become
for you
a place to dream.

May the pain
that has pressed itself
into you
give way
to vision,
to knowing.

May the morning
make of it
an altar,
a path,
a place to begin
again.

—Jan Richardson
from The Cure for Sorrow: A Book of Blessings for Times of Grief
janrichardson.com/books

Image: “Beginning Again”
© Jan Richardson

07/03/2025

07/03/2025

🌎☀️ It’s easy to assume that July 3 — when Earth is farthest from the Sun (aphelion) — would be the coldest day of the year. But that’s not the case. Seasons are caused by Earth’s 23.5° axial tilt, not its distance from the Sun.

In June and July, the Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, meaning the Northern Hemisphere receives more direct sunlight — making it summer there, while it’s winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

Also, daily temperatures depend heavily on local weather. For example, on the day of aphelion, one year might bring clear skies and warmth, while the same day the next year could be rainy or snowy — resulting in cooler conditions despite Earth being farther from the Sun.

06/28/2025

“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant.”

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