Ben Wood /|\✝️🔶️💚☮️
@cosmichope.bsky.social
Husband, Quaker, theologian, Hedge Druid, "Aristotelian Liberal" in @greenparty.org.uk. Woodbrooke Programme Coordinator for Applied Theology and Biblical Studies. Lover of dogs, Guild Socialism, Dutch beer, old musty books, and slow autumn afternoons.
Pinned
'Once the basic needs of food and shelter are met, man’s greatest satisfactions are to be found in love, trust and friendship, in beauty, art and music and in learning, none of which are served by the mythology of growth for its own sake' (The Environment: A Liberal Party Report, 1972) 🔶️
"Let no man think lightly of good, saying in his heart, It will not come nigh unto me. Even by the falling of water-drops a water-pot is filled; the wise man becomes full of good, even if he gather it little by little." (Dhammapada, 122). ☸️
November 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"Let no man think lightly of good, saying in his heart, It will not come nigh unto me. Even by the falling of water-drops a water-pot is filled; the wise man becomes full of good, even if he gather it little by little." (Dhammapada, 122). ☸️
Also the idea that the ancient Romans never undertook public welfare is manifestly untrue. Is no civilization immune from the horrors of Socialism! 😉 See below 👇
November 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Also the idea that the ancient Romans never undertook public welfare is manifestly untrue. Is no civilization immune from the horrors of Socialism! 😉 See below 👇
I find men who want to tax significant concentrations of asset wealth really sexy. 💚🌹
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I find men who want to tax significant concentrations of asset wealth really sexy. 💚🌹
Two observations:
1) We didn't have penicillin or heart transplants in 100 AD. What's your point?
2) It may interest the Leader of the Opposition to learn that during C2nd (during a lethal pandemic in the Roman world) Christians set up hospitals for the sick & hostels for the poor.
1) We didn't have penicillin or heart transplants in 100 AD. What's your point?
2) It may interest the Leader of the Opposition to learn that during C2nd (during a lethal pandemic in the Roman world) Christians set up hospitals for the sick & hostels for the poor.
November 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Two observations:
1) We didn't have penicillin or heart transplants in 100 AD. What's your point?
2) It may interest the Leader of the Opposition to learn that during C2nd (during a lethal pandemic in the Roman world) Christians set up hospitals for the sick & hostels for the poor.
1) We didn't have penicillin or heart transplants in 100 AD. What's your point?
2) It may interest the Leader of the Opposition to learn that during C2nd (during a lethal pandemic in the Roman world) Christians set up hospitals for the sick & hostels for the poor.
'The closer you get to truth, the more paradoxical it becomes. So, my sense is that at the heart of the universe – the source of all life and spirituality – is love' (Philip Carr-Gomm). 🌟🌻
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
'The closer you get to truth, the more paradoxical it becomes. So, my sense is that at the heart of the universe – the source of all life and spirituality – is love' (Philip Carr-Gomm). 🌟🌻
My heart 💔. Thanks for sharing Liv. 🙏 #climatecrisis #care
The Human Emergency by Liv Torc
YouTube video by Liv Torc
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My heart 💔. Thanks for sharing Liv. 🙏 #climatecrisis #care
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Spoonauger Falls (100 ft),Mountain Rest, SC. 5/2/25.
Chariots River Trail:
34.9747087, -83.1147379
Falls: 34.9745221, -83.109575
#SouthCarolina
#waterfalls
#photography
#waterfallphotography
#longexposure
#chasingwaterfalls
#landscapephotography
#hiking
#outdoors
#explore
#nature
Chariots River Trail:
34.9747087, -83.1147379
Falls: 34.9745221, -83.109575
#SouthCarolina
#waterfalls
#photography
#waterfallphotography
#longexposure
#chasingwaterfalls
#landscapephotography
#hiking
#outdoors
#explore
#nature
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Spoonauger Falls (100 ft),Mountain Rest, SC. 5/2/25.
Chariots River Trail:
34.9747087, -83.1147379
Falls: 34.9745221, -83.109575
#SouthCarolina
#waterfalls
#photography
#waterfallphotography
#longexposure
#chasingwaterfalls
#landscapephotography
#hiking
#outdoors
#explore
#nature
Chariots River Trail:
34.9747087, -83.1147379
Falls: 34.9745221, -83.109575
#SouthCarolina
#waterfalls
#photography
#waterfallphotography
#longexposure
#chasingwaterfalls
#landscapephotography
#hiking
#outdoors
#explore
#nature
"No admittance except on party business"
November 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"No admittance except on party business"
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📣 Latest update: the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill has completed its passage through the House of Commons this week. Where are we now?
A thread 🧵 1/5
@miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social #devolution #communitypower
A thread 🧵 1/5
@miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social #devolution #communitypower
November 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
📣 Latest update: the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill has completed its passage through the House of Commons this week. Where are we now?
A thread 🧵 1/5
@miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social #devolution #communitypower
A thread 🧵 1/5
@miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social #devolution #communitypower
'In this humanistic age we suppose man is the initiator and God is the responder. But the living Christ within us is the initiator and we are the responders. God the Lover, the accuser, the revealer of light and darkness presses within us. ‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock.’ (Thomas R Kelly)
a woman is sitting on a rock in front of a river meditating .
ALT: a woman is sitting on a rock in front of a river meditating .
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
'In this humanistic age we suppose man is the initiator and God is the responder. But the living Christ within us is the initiator and we are the responders. God the Lover, the accuser, the revealer of light and darkness presses within us. ‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock.’ (Thomas R Kelly)
Amongst the trees 🌳
November 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Amongst the trees 🌳
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Comet, Aldebaran and Mars over Stonehenge ✨💫☄️
November 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Comet, Aldebaran and Mars over Stonehenge ✨💫☄️
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“When one has once fully entered the realm of love, the world -no matter how imperfect - becomes rich and beautiful, it consists solely of opportunities for love.”
~ Søren Kierkegaard
Good morning Bluesky! I hope that your day is filled with compassion and understanding. Now go get 'em tiger! ❤️
~ Søren Kierkegaard
Good morning Bluesky! I hope that your day is filled with compassion and understanding. Now go get 'em tiger! ❤️
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“When one has once fully entered the realm of love, the world -no matter how imperfect - becomes rich and beautiful, it consists solely of opportunities for love.”
~ Søren Kierkegaard
Good morning Bluesky! I hope that your day is filled with compassion and understanding. Now go get 'em tiger! ❤️
~ Søren Kierkegaard
Good morning Bluesky! I hope that your day is filled with compassion and understanding. Now go get 'em tiger! ❤️
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Your light is more magnificent
than sunrise or sunset
~Rumi
🕉️
#Scape 🌿
#CloudScape
#SkyScape
#SkyCandy
#SkyPainting
#EastCoastKin
#Photography
than sunrise or sunset
~Rumi
🕉️
#Scape 🌿
#CloudScape
#SkyScape
#SkyCandy
#SkyPainting
#EastCoastKin
#Photography
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Your light is more magnificent
than sunrise or sunset
~Rumi
🕉️
#Scape 🌿
#CloudScape
#SkyScape
#SkyCandy
#SkyPainting
#EastCoastKin
#Photography
than sunrise or sunset
~Rumi
🕉️
#Scape 🌿
#CloudScape
#SkyScape
#SkyCandy
#SkyPainting
#EastCoastKin
#Photography
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✍️ In and around Hebden Bridge, artists will open their workshops this December: from printing to silverwork and more – meet some of the makers
By Philip O'Brien
By Philip O'Brien
Works in progress: inside Hebden Bridge Open Studios
In and around Hebden Bridge, artists will open their workshops this December: from printing to silverwork and more – meet some of the makers
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
✍️ In and around Hebden Bridge, artists will open their workshops this December: from printing to silverwork and more – meet some of the makers
By Philip O'Brien
By Philip O'Brien
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Bakethin Nature Reserve in November
#nature #naturephotography #autumn #kielderforest #northumberland
#nature #naturephotography #autumn #kielderforest #northumberland
November 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Bakethin Nature Reserve in November
#nature #naturephotography #autumn #kielderforest #northumberland
#nature #naturephotography #autumn #kielderforest #northumberland
'I do not believe that friendship today can flower out — can come out — of political life. I do believe that if there is something like a political life to be — to remain for us, in this world of technology — then it begins with friendship' (Ivan Illich) 🌻💚
a man and woman holding hands on the beach
ALT: a man and woman holding hands on the beach
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
'I do not believe that friendship today can flower out — can come out — of political life. I do believe that if there is something like a political life to be — to remain for us, in this world of technology — then it begins with friendship' (Ivan Illich) 🌻💚
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November 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
'Convivialism...[describes]... all those elements in existing systems of belief, secular or religious, that help us identify principles for enabling human beings simultaneously to #compete & #cooperate with one another, with a shared concern to safeguard the world' (Convivialist Manifesto 2013) 🌻
the sun is shining through the trees and leaves
ALT: the sun is shining through the trees and leaves
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
'Convivialism...[describes]... all those elements in existing systems of belief, secular or religious, that help us identify principles for enabling human beings simultaneously to #compete & #cooperate with one another, with a shared concern to safeguard the world' (Convivialist Manifesto 2013) 🌻
'A healthy society is one that manages on the one hand to satisfy each individual's desire for recognition...& on the other hand to prevent that desire from degenerating into excess & hubris & instead fosters an attitude of cooperative openness to the other' (Convivialist Manifesto, 2013) 🔶️🌻
November 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
'A healthy society is one that manages on the one hand to satisfy each individual's desire for recognition...& on the other hand to prevent that desire from degenerating into excess & hubris & instead fosters an attitude of cooperative openness to the other' (Convivialist Manifesto, 2013) 🔶️🌻
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Last night over the U.S., the sky erupted — a rare volcanic lightning storm turned the night into something that looked otherworldly.
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Last night over the U.S., the sky erupted — a rare volcanic lightning storm turned the night into something that looked otherworldly.
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"Life is a journey up a spiral staircase; as we grow older we cover the ground we have covered before, only higher up; as we look down the winding stair below us we measure our progress by the number of places where we were but no longer are."
~ W. B. Yeats
🎨 William Blake
~ W. B. Yeats
🎨 William Blake
November 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
"Life is a journey up a spiral staircase; as we grow older we cover the ground we have covered before, only higher up; as we look down the winding stair below us we measure our progress by the number of places where we were but no longer are."
~ W. B. Yeats
🎨 William Blake
~ W. B. Yeats
🎨 William Blake
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"It is only with gratitude that life becomes rich."
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
I hope that you've had a wonderful day. Sweetest dreams to you my friends ❤️
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
I hope that you've had a wonderful day. Sweetest dreams to you my friends ❤️
November 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
"It is only with gratitude that life becomes rich."
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
I hope that you've had a wonderful day. Sweetest dreams to you my friends ❤️
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
I hope that you've had a wonderful day. Sweetest dreams to you my friends ❤️
'[Spontaneity] forms no part of the ideal of the majority of moral and social reformers, but is rather looked on with jealousy, as a troublesome and perhaps rebellious obstruction to the general acceptance of what these reformers, in their own judgment, think would be best for mankind' (J.S. Mill) 🔶️
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
'[Spontaneity] forms no part of the ideal of the majority of moral and social reformers, but is rather looked on with jealousy, as a troublesome and perhaps rebellious obstruction to the general acceptance of what these reformers, in their own judgment, think would be best for mankind' (J.S. Mill) 🔶️