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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Hi, folks. It’s been a minute but I’m here.

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I made it ten months without stickers on my new car.

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

My daughter, me and Wavy many years ago.

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

In Chinese, the symbol for “crisis” is made up of the symbols for danger and opportunity. Every crisis offers us each. It’s up to us to use it wisely or not.

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

In Hinduism, Mother Kali is seen as a fierce but loving deity. She is rarely gentle. She will burn away the places where you cling so that you may truly be free. She’s tough but only wants our best. Just like the best Mother.

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Where a ring once was. I went to twist my ring as I often do when sitting in traffic only to feel only the calluses that formed around it. The tears came.

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

We benefit deeply when we can find the grace in our suffering.

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Needed to find a little spot for Maharajji at work today.

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

“Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians - you are not like him.” -Mahatma Gandhi

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

See beauty in everything. The morning sun slipping in to brighten my day.

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

My pear tree must’ve been hoping for a longer summer. It sprouted multiple bunches of late-season pears which, sadly, will have no chance of ripening this year.

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Proof that we do not need to be held hostage by our own biases. Today, I was gifted a pie by a street preacher for the Nation of Islam. I’d looked out for him and he looked out for me. Gave me hope.

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

After all the massive snow storms of the last few years, clouds like this still give me the jitters.

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

First hike since injuring my knee on a backpacking trip in July and recent illness. Definitely no where close to where I was but I guess I have to accept aging like everyone else. Hike has turned contemplation on the wind in the trees while sitting against a tree.

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Laying in savasana (corpse pose) I look up to see this looking down at me. Better than a vulture, I guess. 😑

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

What an apt subtitle Gandiji chose. Isn’t the life of any thoughtful man or woman their own story of their experiments with truth? True seekers know that since this is an inner and personal journey there, by necessity, comes the need for experiments rather than blind obedience to words.

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Selection two for a turntable morning.

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Felt like a good morning to listen to a couple old albums. Here’s a start.

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Just enjoying my coffee sitting on the front steps. Listening to birds, something rustling around in the plants along the porch, looking at the sky. My bare feet and limbs are a bit chilly. Everyone else is either asleep or at work. Why do I allow myself so few minutes like this? Be here now.

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

I didn’t have a full-on garden again this year but these fiery little beauties are coming perfection. Soon they will be dried, ground and will season a year’s worth,or more, of my favorite foods. #ghostpeppers #joyofgrowing #hot

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thisguy05.bsky.social @thisguy05.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

A movie I think we should all watch right now. Maybe we can save the world.

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