1. Right Action in the Face of Suffering on Lion’s Roar. “After we see the world as it really is, we take action. Based on the clarity we develop in our mindfulness practice, we respond to the world with compassion.”

2. The Story Behind the First Native Woman Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model from Native News Online. In related news and also from Native News Online, “It’s About Damn Time”: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition Features First Indigenous Model, Ashley Callingbull.

3. 15 Ways to Leave Your Clutter on Be More With Less. Also from Courtney, Let’s Be Lazy: 10 Ways to Rest and Relax.

4. Slobbing out and giving up: why are so many people going ‘goblin mode’? “The term embraces the comforts of depravity and a direct departure from the ‘cottagecore’ influence of early pandemic days.”

5. Recipes I want to try: Southwestern Black Bean Casserole (Dump and Bake) and Taco Lasagna. And while I’m at it, this one: The Perfect Margarita, because I rarely drink, but when I do it’s a margarita.

6. I’ve Been A Health Coach For 20 Years. Here’s What Most Diet And Exercise Plans Get Wrong.

7. The incredible afterlife of an abandoned luxury hotel. (video) “The Grand Hotel in Beira, Mozambique has had an extraordinary life: opened in 1954, it was a luxury destination with an Olympic-sized swimming pool and cinema. Closed in 1963 and taken over for political purposes during the country’s war of independence, it now houses a few thousand squatters – some of whom are the third generation living there.”

8. Dagny Carlsson, Centenarian Blogger, Dies at 109 on The New York Times. “She began posting about her daily life in Sweden at the age of 99. She went on to acquire a worldwide fan base.”

9. ‘Gaynine’ Rejected For Humping Another Male Dog Adopted By Gay Couple.

10. Jared Polis: The Gaymer Democrats Need? “Look to the Colorado governor for a model of how you can build a coalition of the normal and decent.” I feel incredibly lucky to have him watching out for us.

11. My Teenage Life After Leaving a Cult. “I spent my childhood waiting for the apocalypse. When it never came, I grasped at anything I could to feel in control, from binge drinking to suicide.”

12. Vibrant Centimeter-Wide Paper Cranes by Artist Naoki Onogawa Engulf Bonsai Trees.

13. Senator Cory Booker brought Ketanji Brown Jackson to tears in Supreme Court confirmation hearing. In related news, Pushing Back on Right Wing SCOTUS Nomination Lies.

14. What is “Match Day”? “After years of hard work, graduating medical students’ fates are handed to them in an envelope.” I had never heard of this before and was seeing videos about it so I was glad for this explanation.

15. How I Spotted the Early Signs of Burnout… and Took Action. “The short and simple questionnaire that helped me recognise the first symptoms of increasing physical and emotional exhaustion.”

16. Highlighting Life in Ukraine, A Print Sale is Raising Funds for People Impacted By the Crisis.

17. Artist Goes Viral Thanks To His Hyper-Realistic Oil Paintings Of Sandwiches.

18. Read Me: Melissa Febos Believes in Writing Through Your Trauma. “Her new book Body Work comes to the defense of memoir.”

19. Giving Your Heart Over to Real Change: Sharon Salzberg, a Sounds True podcast. “In this podcast, Sharon Salzberg joins Sounds True’s founder, Tami Simon, to discuss her recent book, Real Change: Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World—and how you can begin to bring the core of your being into your work, your community, and your life. Sharon and Tami also discuss how contemplative practices can open the heart, agency and reclaiming your power to effect change, the empowering symbol of the Statue of Liberty, transforming anger into courage, determining the next step you can take when you’re uncertain, patience, faith as the act of giving over your heart, generosity and how you end up with more through giving, moving from grief to resilience, suffering and the First Noble Truth, the role of joy on the path, living by the truth of interconnection, caring to know as the first step in making a difference, and a sneak preview of Sharon’s forthcoming book, Real Life.”

20. National Grief-in-Public Day, “a day for awareness to be raised about our global grief crisis. By creating grief-accepting spaces in public we begin to change the cultural narrative about where grief expression is acceptable.”

21. Gary Vee: The Youth Pastor of Capitalism. (video) “Today we’re looking at Gary Vee – analysing how he runs his business, makes his money and separates himself from all the ‘fake gurus’ out there. But is he as legit as he likes to try and make out…?”

22. 5 Ways To Avoid News Burnout—While Still Keeping Up With Current Events.

23. I saw the death industry up close – it changed my life. “For a significant number of us, death feels closer now than it ever has – but still we cannot talk about it. If not now, when?”

24. What You’re Feeling Isn’t A Vibe Shift. It’s Permanent Change.

25. How Long Should It Take to Grieve? Psychiatry Has Come Up With an Answer. on The New York Times. “The latest edition of the DSM-5, sometimes known as ‘psychiatry’s bible,’ includes a controversial new diagnosis: prolonged grief disorder.”

26. It’s still the apocalypse, let’s give ourselves and one another some grace. “Everyone is suffering, and we’re all in denial about it. Things are not just not normal, they are horrible for a lot of people. We need to renegotiate the rules and standards on how we treat ourselves and one another, or I don’t know how we can get through this with our relationships and integrity intact.”

1. This Black Male Doula Is Shattering Stereotypes While Advocating For Pregnant Women. “The 37-year-old said that he wants to provide a safe birthing experience for mothers because, according to the CDC, about 25,000 women develop severe pregnancy complications each year, and Black women are 2-3 times more likely to die during labor than other racial groups. The 37-year-old said that he wants to provide a safe birthing experience for mothers because, according to the CDC, about 25,000 women develop severe pregnancy complications each year, and Black women are 2-3 times more likely to die during labor than other racial groups.”

2. The Way it Was, a podcast. “Step back in time with stories from Fort Collins’ past, from the cute and quirky to the dark and mysterious.”

3. 6 in 10 teachers experienced physical violence or verbal aggression during COVID. “Educators are taking blows from all sides, and they sometimes feel like no one is hearing them. That is the key finding of a big, new COVID-19-era survey from an American Psychological Association task force.”

4. Oklahoma parents outraged after son’s hair is cut in school. In related news, House Passes Crown Act, Takes Step Closer To Banning Hair Discrimination.

5. Is media platform Nextdoor a friend in need or a vigilante nightmare? “The fast-growing media platform claims its mission is to foster community spirit – which it mainly does. But can it control the spread of misinformation?”

6. Hannah Gadsby on her autism diagnosis: ‘I’ve always been plagued by a sense that I was a little out of whack’. “Even as a child, the comedian knew her brain was atypical. But it was only in her late 20s that her anxiety, depression and meltdowns finally made sense.”

7. Standup comedy and the myth of cancel culture. “David Cross on political humor, how standup has changed, and why complaints about cancellation are ‘bullshit.'”

8. Maria Bamford’s Masterful Late-Night Eulogy. “Her Corden set about her mom [who died of lung cancer in late 2020] might be the best filmed stand-up of the past two years.”

9. People Are Loving Stacey Abrams’ Star Trek Cameo and Wish She Could Play the Character for Real. President Abrams is the best idea, ever.

10. 7 Body Concepts I No Longer Subscribe To from Ivy Felicia. “After coaching, speaking, teaching, and writing for over 10 years I have gathered more insight and gained different perspectives. This article is about the top 7 things that I no longer subscribe to about bodies. There are many more that have shifted, but these are some of the most impactful ones.”

11. Where do we go from here? on The Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH)’s blog, a follow up the their recent post, Holding Lindo Bacon Accountable for Repeated Harm in the Fat Liberation & HAES® Communities. “Our highest priority for the 2022-2023 board year will be revising the HAES® principles. This project will be led by fat liberationists and Black feminists with significant input from our membership and the greater fat community. When Health at Every Size® is not firmly grounded in liberatory frameworks, it can become a tool for harm and impede fat liberation. The current principles uphold healthism and ableism while failing to adequately acknowledge the social determinants of health like racism and fatphobia.” In related news, Health at Every Size®, Stories and Silence, and A Week Into The Lindo-pocalypse, and I have a Lindo Bacon story, too.

12. Family is composed of love. (video)

13. The Skin Deep on YouTube, “an Emmy award-winning creative studio exploring human emotion, intimacy, and connection in the digital age.”

14. The Story Behind The Unique Oval Community Gardens of Copenhagen.

15. Two Years of the Pandemic in New York, Step by Awful Step on The New York Times. “We know that there is no going back to ‘before.’ Too much has happened. That shore is too distant.”

16. Recipe I want to try: Chicken Wonton Soup.

17. Behind the Entenmann’s Cellophane, a Slice of Long Island Life on The New York Times. “The passing of a founding baker reminds our writer of what the brand meant, and still does, in its birthplace — banana crunch, polysorbate 60 and all.”

18. The 50 Best Fantasy Books of All Time.

19. The Shape-Shifting Power of Menopause. “Menopause is revealed to be not a curse or a punishment but a chance to open and shed. Though there is suffering involved—hardship, and deep physical challenge—there can be a breaking through of fierce, bright lucidity.”

20. Make Time to Mourn on The New York Times. “Though the pandemic has posed obstacles to funerals, delaying memorial services has also opened up unexpected opportunities for reflection and creativity.”

21. Our most valuable lessons from 2 pandemic years. “It’s been a revolving door of fear and fatigue and anger and uncertainty and suffering and loss. But we’ve also experienced a surprising amount of joy, and kindness, and new discovery, and delight, even. All of this to say: it feels all but impossible to qualify two years of pandemic living in any one way, but one thing is certain: we’re still here – and we’re changed.”

22. The Story Behind a Defining War Photo on The New York Times. “Lynsey Addario, a photojournalist, took an image that captured the new reality of the fighting in Ukraine.”

23. StyleLikeU on YouTube. “Created by mother-daughter duo, Elisa Goodkind and Lily Mandelbaum, StyleLikeU is a radically honest storytelling platform powering a self-acceptance revolution. Through intimate docu-style video series, including The What’s Underneath Project, Getting Dressed: An Act of Self-Love, Dispelling Beauty Myths and more, we celebrate personal style (and beauty) as an expression of individuality, empowerment and self-acceptance.”

24. 7 Everyday Situations That Can Make an HSP Feel Overwhelmed.

25. Critical Race Theory Opens Up New Opportunities for Student Learning. “Amid the heated national controversy about CRT in schools, some Black educators are openly using the framework to help students better understand history and contextualize current events.”

26. ‘Lucas the Spider’ will begin streaming on HBO Max in March 2022. “An adorable little spider with a big, bubbly personality named Lucas is joining HBO Max’s line-up for kids. Lucas the Spider follows the cutest 4-year-old jumping spider you’ve ever seen as he goes on adventures throughout his human-sized home and learns about the world around him.”

27. What Does An Unbroken Spirit Look Like? from Andrea Gibson. “Working for peace inside and out.”

28. Fifty-word stories: an experiment. “In February, to kick start myself out of the spring doldrums, I decided that I would begin each day by writing a fifty-word story (after caffeine and Wordle, of course). Rules were established for this practice: less than ten minutes would be spent on each story; only one pass of editing was allowed; stories must be posted to my social media for accountability; and I would commit to this practice for one month.”

29. Best Books for Writers from Poets & Writers.

30. Anyone else failing to find their way back into the world? on Renegade Mothering. “And yet I wonder if we can all to some extent relate to the feeling of having been reset in an irrevocable way. Like it all blew the fuck up and you can take away the masks and social distancing and mandatory testing but you can’t bring back the way it was. Do we even want it back?”

31. now is not the time to chase calm. “The point of an embodiment practice is not to be present all of the time, and the point is not to be calm all the time. The point, at least as far as I can tell, is to find ways to be human, to root into our humanity, in a world where the speed and intensity of quite literally everything is pushing us away from ourselves and from each other.”

32. How to Practice Dedicating Merit on Lion’s Roar. “When we dedicate our meditation to others, says Lama Palden Drolma, we make our practice more open and beneficial.”

33. 3 Simple Ways to Reject Productivity Culture from Courtney Carver on Be More With Less.

34. Rare Thoughts on Writing From Cormac McCarthy in This Unlikely Interview.

35. Good stuff from Austin Kleon: The book that changed my life: Looking back at 10 years of Steal Like an Artist and Why Am I Talking?

36. How to Make Time for Reading, No Matter How Busy You Are.

37. Peculiar Characters by Sophie Woodrow Flaunt a Bizarre Array of Costumes and Hybrid Features.

38. Have We Been Thinking About Burnout All Wrong? “Reframing burnout as what’s getting in the way of your wellness and a symptom of inadequate support led Aviles to conclude that the problem isn’t the burnout. It’s an economic system that makes individual workers essentially dispensable, so that the workplace becomes a site of survival struggles. ‘I really think it’s a tool of oppression, to keep folks constantly busy, and we’re overworking and underpaying them,’ she explains. ‘You’re not allowing people to rest and relax and rejuvenate and refresh their minds and their bodies, [and] oftentimes, you can’t make clear decisions if you’re in that state.'”