Wishing a peaceful and happy Monday. Please stay safe and sound.

"Never regret anything that makes you smile." ~ Audrey Hepburn (*4 May 1929)

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Quote of the day, 4 May: St. John of the Cross

The Virgin, weighed
with the Word of God,
comes down the road:
if only you’ll shelter her.

Saint John of the Cross

Poetry, 13, “Christmas Refrain”

Original Spanish text:

Del Verbo divino
la Virgen preñada
viene de camino:
¡si le dais posada!

John of the Cross, St 1991, The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross, rev. edn, Kavanaugh, K & Rodriguez, O (trans.), ICS Publications, Washington DC.

Featured image: AI-generated artwork in the style of Gari Melchers, created using Midjourney.

With the legacy of cruelty we are making, I offer my question: What Will the Children Do? AI FOLLIES
#children #food #protection #shelter

https://youtu.be/couYDDxyhSg

Wishing a peaceful and happy Sunday. Please stay safe and sound.

"A day without laughter is a day wasted." ~ Charlie Chaplin

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World Laughter Day is annually celebrated on the first Sunday in May. https://anydayguide.com/calendar/2534

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Wishing a peaceful and happy Saturday. Please stay safe and sound.

"Kindness should become the natural way of life,not the exception." ~ Gautama Buddha

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Beirut, Lebanon
A displaced girl calls to her sister from inside a tent at a makeshift encampment. At least 2,534 people have been killed and 7,863 wounded by Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon since the beginning of fighting between Hezbollah and Israel on 2 March. Hezbollah rocket fire has killed two civilians in Israel in the same period.

Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

#photography
#Lebanon
#Beirut
#children
#shelter

Wishing a peaceful and happy Mayday. Please stay safe and sound.

"I think that no matter how old or infirm I may become, I will always plant a large garden in the spring. Who can resist the feelings of hope and joy that one gets from participating in nature's rebirth?" ~ Edward Giobbi

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