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wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Apr 3

Now the cute manta ray tattoo meets my scar - tummy to tummy
I find significance in the connection of the two experiences. How wonderful humans are at meaning making.

Mindy Braun
4/2/25
#poetry #meaningmaking

wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Apr 3

Divine Wisdom floats towards me
and turns my direction to show the way
Hospital. Hours. Scans. More Hours. Appendicitis. Morphine now aids my flotation through this ocean of pain.

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wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Apr 3

Excruciating pain I can’t escape from
Advice falls short and I feel left to fend for myself. Prayer echoes empty. What do I want to do?
Another brief moment
I listen within - what do you need?
Hospital. Go to the hospital

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wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Apr 3

I honor this moment of freedom with a tattoo
perfectly drawn and placed to cover a scar from another memory

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wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Apr 3

awe deepens
connection
affirmation from my sister of the water
pure joy now aids my floatation

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wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Apr 3

Memories of the brief moment shared tummy to tummy
“Here comes Jana!”
Awe as I watch the graceful large creature float through the water
towards me and then lift up to turn
her belly graces my belly
I exclaim a giggle as I realize what has just happened

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wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Apr 3

Jared at Glass Beetle Tattoo did it again! I brought in a rough idea and he made it spectacular. This is in honor of Jana the Manta Ray being tummy to tummy in Hawaii. It’s also to cover a small scar from an appendectomy. I wrote a poem about it. #tattoo #mantaray #Kona #connection

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wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Mar 30

wildflower hike today #california #wanderwoman #wildflowers

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Mar 26

Just finished giving the Discovery Lecture at @carleton.ca hosted by @saraheverts.bsky.social and @drkimhellemans.bsky.social this evening! We had tons of great questions and I promised to answer the 8 most up-voted ones here. Here we go! 1/10 🧵

Discovery Lecture: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope in a Divided World (Mar 25)

Mar 25, 2025 07:00 PM Discovery Lecture: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope in a Divided World Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding the impacts of clim...

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wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Mar 25

Some California Natives in my yard. Western Redbud (just planted!), Red Flowering Currant, Blue-eyed grass, Creamcup #nativegarden #restoringhabitat #attractbirds #dowhatisminetodo

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wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Mar 25

Flowers! I just can’t get enough of being outside. #spring #California #SonomaCounty #wildflowers

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wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Mar 22

Yellow rumped warbler and white crowned sparrow have become regular visitors in my Sonoma County yard. 🪶#birds #soco

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wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Mar 19

I had a magical experience paddleboarding in SLO Bay near Avila Beach! #seal #SUP #selkie

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wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Mar 19

Sure! Thanks!

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wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Mar 7

Chestnut-backed Chickadee in the Dancing Pear tree #BeautyAbounds #BackyardBirds #WalkinBeauty #spring

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Spiritual Rewilding @spiritualrewilding.bsky.social · Mar 1

"There's something there we sense, but cannot name, a feeling akin to sitting quietly in the presence of an elder.
So it is, with pines. You want to slip into their circle and listen." Robin Wall Kimmerer

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wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Mar 1

Getting this tattoo is part of my healing journey of reclaiming my body. I belong to myself. I cannot truly give what is not mine. #BrigidsCross #triskele #ChurchoftheOaks #Celticspirituality

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wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Feb 20

💔My heart is filled with lament for this country. The list of incredulous and cruel decisions made keeps growing. #NoKings Entering Joanna Macy’s spiral 🌀 - Gratitude - Acknowledge the pain and sorrow- move through to see with new eyes- empowered for action. God help us. 💔

wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Feb 16

What a glorious hike! #californianewt #bobcat #buckgulchfallstrail

wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Feb 15

Grateful to be alive on this beautiful morning in this broken world. Inhale: Remember who I am. Exhale: Do what is mine to do.

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wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Feb 14

oh I am so happy to see this California red flowering currant blooming!! I wasn’t going to hope for blooms until next year but look at this mighty plant sister!

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 14

Heartbreaking news… Tonight, many of our friends were let go, and tomorrow, even more will follow. Word is that all probationary employees at NPS will be let go. 😭

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wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Feb 14

Life After Doom by Brian McLaren is bringing me life. Hosting a book group & it is beautiful to see so many engaging with this. It’s a bit of a roadmap to navigate the chaos we are in. Please consider reading the book and connecting with others. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. #LifeAfterDoom

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wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social @wholeheartedmindy.bsky.social · Feb 13

Flowers from my love. 💗

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · Feb 13

Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

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