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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 18h

"The proper use of science is not to conquer nature but to live in it." ~ Barry Commoner

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 18h

"Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect [us]." ~ Stewart Udall

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 02/10/2026

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” ~ Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 01/10/2026

The Buddhist rule re: Worrying. www.elephantjournal.com/2009/08/budd...

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 01/10/2026

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." - Oscar Wilde

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 01/10/2026

"You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 30/09/2026

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” ~ Lao Tzu

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 26/09/2026

"pretending he's not into politics is a lie given his support for Trump from 2016 - to earlier this year. {He} doesn't get credit for {} struggles when supporting a rapist. Shame on him, & shame on the interviewer for letting him pretend to be above politics."

nytimes.com

Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean. (Gift Article)

The legendary actor on his disturbing childhood, his Hollywood missteps and the pain he caused to his loved ones, his body and himself.

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 26/09/2026

A Grounding Prayer for the Autumn Equinox: www.elephantjournal.com/2015/09/a-gr...

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 26/09/2026

Inspired to subscribe to Elephant & read unlimited? elephantjournal.com/subscribe If you’re not quite inspired or able to pay, we offer 95% of our reads free, 2/week to every reader—& your reading & sharing is a huge help.

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 26/09/2026

"We gotta leave it all on the field. Now is not the moment for cynicism. We do not give up. Cynicism is not just unproductive...it's actively harmful." ~ AOC

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 23/09/2026

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function." ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 22/09/2026

"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or storm, but to add color to my sunset sky." ~ Rabindranath Tagore

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 20/09/2026

Life in an American city, even a city like Boulder that claims to be green, is a constant symphony of roaring trucks, scooters, idling autos, leaf blowers, and weed whackers.

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 17/09/2026

No matter how fucked we think we are, the present moment is just a choice away.

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 13/09/2026

“We learned to be tough in school. It is good to be tough. But! It is good to have a tough spine behind an open heart. There is no vulnerability in openness. If we are all the way open, there is nothing to hit. Machismo is ginned-up fear. It is kindness that takes real strength." ~ @waylonlewis

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 04/09/2026

"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it." ~ Maya Angelou

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LifeonPaperbyJaime @lifeonpaperbyjaime.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

“Being watched is not the same as being known.”We look at someone's life from the outside and assume we know their whole story. My new piece for @elephantjournal.com is live. Read, ❤️, or comment if it resonates: elejrnl.com #WritingCommunity #Mindful #Compassion

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 02/09/2026

We spend so much time & energy wondering if the answer is "yes" or "no." But the answer isn't available, now. It's down the road, as we progress, & make a nearly infinite number of smaller choices.

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 01/09/2026

“We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies w/ marijuana & blacks w/ heroin & then criminalizing both

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 28/08/2026

Dolly Parton: "I do not believe we should criticize & judge other people. If you’re the fine Christian you think you are, why are you judging people? I think we should be more loving, more caring. We are who we are. If you’re gay, you’re gay. You should be allowed to be how you are & who you are."

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 21/08/2026

Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Dethrones 'Deadpool & Wolverine' To Become Highest Grossing R-Rated Movie In History, Crossing $1.33 Billion

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 12/08/2026

"Mindfulness isn’t about being perfect. It’s about how to deal with⁠ being imperfect. ⁠ ⁠ Buddhism advises that when we lose our temper, instead of knee-jerk blowing up... ~ "It's Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life."⁠ ⁠ Read or gift Waylon's 2nd eco-printed book 👉🏼 elephantjournal.com/shop

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 08/08/2026

I miss Stephen Colbert. And agreed, Weird Al, I miss it when Americans fought for democracy and *against* fascism. Let's bend the arc of history toward justice, again—all together now. What's your favorite sweet or fun meaningful movie?

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Melody @peace-dreamer1.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

On+Turning+Almost+80%3A+How+I+Stopped+Rehearsing+for+Catastrophes+%26+Chose+Joy+Instead. elejrnl.com?p=4298305 Since writing this article, I officially graduated to 80 years old but everything I wrote before that still is true for me. Thank you for reading this on @elephantjournal.com

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On Turning Almost 80: How I Stopped Rehearsing for Catastrophes & Chose Joy Instead. | elephant journal

I reminded myself that every time I rehearse for tomorrow's disasters, I abandon the promise of today. Instead of asking, "What will happen if everything falls apart?" I’m asking different questions n...

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 04/08/2026

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 03/08/2026

“Because children’s bodies and eating habits are still developing, early and frequent exposure to red and processed meats—like hot dogs—can cause lasting harm,” said Stephanie McBurnett, a registered dietician and the nutrition educator for the Physicians Committee, in a statement from the group.

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Americans Are in the Dark About the Dangers of Hot Dogs, Survey Finds

Only 11% could name a specific health risk linked to hot dogs and other processed meats, such as cancer.

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 29/07/2026

“We are on a bus speeding faster & faster toward a cliff, & we celebrate every added mile per hour as progress. It’s madness. Maximizing growth is like stepping on the accelerator with the absolute certainty of dying in a social & ecological collapse.”~ Timothée Parrique #mindfulmagazine

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 29/07/2026

If we're gonna live in a fascist state, people who buy history and paint the original woodwork oughta be arrested. "They also had nearly every surface, including walls, ceilings, floors and cabinetry, coated in one of two Farrow & Ball paint colors: Pointing white or Pitch Black."

nytimes.com

They Bought a Piece of Old New York, Then Gave It a Contemporary Spin (Gift Article)

A creative couple wanted a New York City apartment that felt like home and found it in the Hotel des Artistes.

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 28/07/2026

"What Orwell failed to predict was that we’d buy the cameras ourselves, and that our biggest fear would be that nobody was watching." ~ Keith Jensen

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 27/07/2026

And put water out with a few rocks in it (so the insects won't drown) for the wild animals.

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 24/07/2026

“Most of the luxuries, and many of the so called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.” ~ Thoreau

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 24/07/2026

"First the polar bears and now the camels, the amount of wreckage we’re doing to this planet in the sake of profits has to stop at some point. Entire penguin colonies drown (well, the chicks do) as Antarctica melts." ~ Comments

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Africa's camels are dying from extreme heat as temperatures soar

Herders and experts tell the BBC how Africa's camels are suffering because of extreme heat.

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