Winter is not quite ready to go.

#nature #dailylife #snow #spring

“Live the actual moment. Only this actual moment is life.”

– Thích Nhất Hạnh

#mindfulness #dailylife #time #Thoughts #PresentMoment #thichnhathanhquotes #quoteoftheday #quotes

Answering Prompt-177

If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why? I want to be a character from Harry Potter. I wouldn’t want to replace any of the main characters. They already carry their own legacy, their own essence. Changing them would mean losing what makes their story powerful. Instead, I’d create my own character. A student at Hogwarts.Not famous, not forgotten.Someone who quietly observes, learns, and grows. Maybe I’d have a unique ability—something subtle yet […]

https://theelegantbird.wordpress.com/2026/04/08/answering-prompt-177/

#israel #palestine : #war / #genocide / #truce / #devastation / #economiccrisis / #unemployment / #dailylife / #survival / #freedomofmovement

„According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of #Statistics, unemployment in the Gaza Strip has increased to 80%. The local gross domestic product (#GDP) has plunged by 87% over the past 2 years to a mere $362m, with GDP per capita down to $161.

Economists says that’s effectively erased 22 years of development (…).“

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/4/6/jobless-young-palestinians-trapped-as-israel-holds-gazas-economy-hostage?traffic_source=rss

Jobless young Palestinians trapped as Israel holds Gaza’s economy hostage

With 80 percent unemployed, young Palestinians struggle to survive as Israeli blockade causes economic collapse

Al Jazeera