Josh Bartok
@joshbartok.bsky.social
He/they | Photographer | Life & Writing Coach | Author | Editor | Birder 🪶
http://www.contemplativelifecoach.org/
https://www.shobophoto.us/
http://www.contemplativelifecoach.org/
https://www.shobophoto.us/
Some bird images during New England fall 🪶
October 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Some bird images during New England fall 🪶
Reposted by Josh Bartok
Reposted by Josh Bartok
Reposted by Josh Bartok
Might be worth mentioning, for those considering using Betterhelp for therapy for various reasons (ease of access, cost etc), please know that they will ignore your request to connect you with an LGBT friendly therapist, and also they will sell your sensitive data to meta, and other advertisers...
September 29, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Might be worth mentioning, for those considering using Betterhelp for therapy for various reasons (ease of access, cost etc), please know that they will ignore your request to connect you with an LGBT friendly therapist, and also they will sell your sensitive data to meta, and other advertisers...
A new @psychologytoday.com post about #photography as a #mindfulness practice. Try it out and share your 📷s below! www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...
3 Ways to Do Photography as a Mindfulness Practice
These three simple photography practices can expand your perspective. Regular practice can help you drop rigid narratives and cultivate openness and compassion.
www.psychologytoday.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
A new @psychologytoday.com post about #photography as a #mindfulness practice. Try it out and share your 📷s below! www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...
Love this pose from this red-breasted nuthatch. 🪶
September 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Love this pose from this red-breasted nuthatch. 🪶
Reposted by Josh Bartok
@joshbartok.bsky.social captured this #borb today 🪶
September 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
@joshbartok.bsky.social captured this #borb today 🪶
This tricolored heron was a lifer for us. 🪶
September 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This tricolored heron was a lifer for us. 🪶
Loved seeing this juvenile great blue heron.
August 31, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Loved seeing this juvenile great blue heron.
Great to see these oystercatchers before they migrate south. 🪶
August 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Great to see these oystercatchers before they migrate south. 🪶
It was exciting to see this sandhill crane family last weekend. They’re rare in southeastern Massachusetts. 🪶
August 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
It was exciting to see this sandhill crane family last weekend. They’re rare in southeastern Massachusetts. 🪶
Reposted by Josh Bartok
This should get WIDE circulation:
MIT stating that it “has no confidence in the provenance, reliability or validity of the data and has no confidence in the veracity of the research contained in the paper.”
gizmodo.com/mit-backs-aw...
MIT stating that it “has no confidence in the provenance, reliability or validity of the data and has no confidence in the veracity of the research contained in the paper.”
gizmodo.com/mit-backs-aw...
MIT Backs Away From Paper Claiming Scientists Make More Discoveries with AI
The retracted paper had impressed a Nobel Prize winner in economics.
gizmodo.com
August 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This should get WIDE circulation:
MIT stating that it “has no confidence in the provenance, reliability or validity of the data and has no confidence in the veracity of the research contained in the paper.”
gizmodo.com/mit-backs-aw...
MIT stating that it “has no confidence in the provenance, reliability or validity of the data and has no confidence in the veracity of the research contained in the paper.”
gizmodo.com/mit-backs-aw...
We spent quality time with this American Bittern yesterday. 🪶
August 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
We spent quality time with this American Bittern yesterday. 🪶
Reposted by Josh Bartok
With @joshbartok.bsky.social
“Perhaps it’s possible—even as we notice and honor the pain, suffering, and hurt all around us—that we might cultivate, look for, and touch small moments of joy, brightness, relief, and release”
#buddhism #psychology
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...
“Perhaps it’s possible—even as we notice and honor the pain, suffering, and hurt all around us—that we might cultivate, look for, and touch small moments of joy, brightness, relief, and release”
#buddhism #psychology
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...
Blooming in the Mud
Inspired by the example of a lotus growing amid mud, we can notice and cultivate joy and awe amid pain and suffering, preparing us to thrive.
www.psychologytoday.com
August 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
With @joshbartok.bsky.social
“Perhaps it’s possible—even as we notice and honor the pain, suffering, and hurt all around us—that we might cultivate, look for, and touch small moments of joy, brightness, relief, and release”
#buddhism #psychology
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...
“Perhaps it’s possible—even as we notice and honor the pain, suffering, and hurt all around us—that we might cultivate, look for, and touch small moments of joy, brightness, relief, and release”
#buddhism #psychology
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...
Hummingbirds are so magical. 🪶
August 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Hummingbirds are so magical. 🪶
Reposted by Josh Bartok
@joshbartok.bsky.social and I wrote about cultivating joy amid suffering for @psychologytoday.com
#therapysky #psychscisky www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind... Blooming in the Mud | Psychology Today
#therapysky #psychscisky www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind... Blooming in the Mud | Psychology Today
Blooming in the Mud
Inspired by the example of a lotus growing amid mud, we can notice and cultivate joy and awe amid pain and suffering, preparing us to thrive.
www.psychologytoday.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
@joshbartok.bsky.social and I wrote about cultivating joy amid suffering for @psychologytoday.com
#therapysky #psychscisky www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind... Blooming in the Mud | Psychology Today
#therapysky #psychscisky www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind... Blooming in the Mud | Psychology Today
@lizroemer.bsky.social and I saw our first fledgling cedar waxwing today! 🪶
August 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
@lizroemer.bsky.social and I saw our first fledgling cedar waxwing today! 🪶
We saw our first little blue heron in Scarborough Marsh, Maine, US on Sunday! 🪶
July 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
We saw our first little blue heron in Scarborough Marsh, Maine, US on Sunday! 🪶
We went to Scarborough Marsh outside Portland Maine today while it was raining and saw these flocks of birds perched on trees. 🪶
July 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
We went to Scarborough Marsh outside Portland Maine today while it was raining and saw these flocks of birds perched on trees. 🪶
A belted kingfisher that @lizroemer.bsky.social spotted. 🪶
July 27, 2025 at 10:50 AM
A belted kingfisher that @lizroemer.bsky.social spotted. 🪶
Excited to get such a good look at a sandhill crane in Halifax, MA, US. 🪶
July 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Excited to get such a good look at a sandhill crane in Halifax, MA, US. 🪶
Portrait of a tree swallow. 🪶
July 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Portrait of a tree swallow. 🪶
Reposted by Josh Bartok
So many beautiful words from this shining light of presence and love. #therapistsky #psychology
July 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
So many beautiful words from this shining light of presence and love. #therapistsky #psychology
Two fun sightings from the weekend. 🪶 @lizroemer.bsky.social and I have been looking for indigo buntings for years and a lovely man helped us find this one.
July 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Two fun sightings from the weekend. 🪶 @lizroemer.bsky.social and I have been looking for indigo buntings for years and a lovely man helped us find this one.