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12/29/2025

When I'm in fear I go blind to all the good that's around me.

I am biologically wired to detect threats in my environment and my brain will see the negative over the good every time if I'm not paying attention on purpose.

I have to get out a pen and paper and write a gratitude list.

My brain will say 'not yet, not until this big problem is solved.'

I have to override that and do it anyway.

I'm grateful this morning for friendship, sunshine and new beginnings.

Michelle
©Wakingupfree

12/29/2025

Eew, talk about hitting the nail squarely on the head! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 RF

It's hard to look at myself.

So much easier to blame you for the way I feel.

The truth for me is when I start to question what I'm thinking and believing it always comes back to how I'm feeling about myself.

If I'm unhappy with me nobody stands a chance, including me.

Michelle
©Wakingupfree

12/29/2025

Scientists have discovered that clouds forming over mountain peaks are now filled with microplastics. These tiny particles are being carried high into the atmosphere, where they can act as nuclei for ice formation. By helping droplets freeze more easily, microplastics may influence how clouds develop and how storms form.

The finding suggests human pollution has reached even the highest layers of the environment, subtly altering natural atmospheric processes. Researchers are now studying how this could affect weather patterns and precipitation, highlighting just how deeply plastic pollution has woven itself into Earth’s systems.

12/28/2025

When someone says something negative or does something that I perceive as hurtful, the hardest thing to do is get curious.

I want to immediately vilify that person, make them wrong, draw conclusions to make sense of what's happening.

If I stop for a second, and get curious I can learn something about myself and others.

They may be wrong but there might be some elements of truth to their motivation, I won't know if I stamp a conclusion on it instead of getting curious.

All behavior is communication. *Self examination is always the best place to start.

Michelle
©Wakingupfree

12/27/2025

❤️🌊 In a moment that feels almost unreal, a humpback whale gently wrapped its fins around a marine scientist and stayed with her for over seven minutes.

Sensing danger, the whale placed its huge body between her and a nearby tiger shark, calmly guiding her and shielding her from harm 🐋🛡️🦈
There was no panic — only steady, protective movements, as if the whale understood exactly what she needed.

Scientists say humpback whales are known for their deep social bonds and protective instincts, often stepping in to defend other animals from predators 🤍

Moments like this remind us that compassion exists far beyond our own species.
Sometimes, help comes from the most unexpected guardian — silent, massive, and incredibly gentle 🌍✨

12/27/2025

12/27/2025

I absolutely love the vibrancy and colors of The Crypt of San Magno, Anagni, Italy 😍

12/27/2025

Vincent van Gogh

Flowering Orchards

Flowering Orchards is a series of paintings that Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh executed in Arles, in southern France, in the spring of 1888. Van Gogh arrived in Arles in February 1888 in a snowstorm; within two weeks, the weather changed, and the fruit trees were in blossom. Appreciating the symbolism of rebirth, Van Gogh worked with optimism and zeal on about fourteen paintings of flowering trees in the early spring.

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