Jim Lockard
@jimlockard.bsky.social
Live in Lyon, France. Author, blogger, speaker, lifelong student. Progressive, liberal, spiritual. Into wine, food, travel. No chat.
From Baltimore, MD
Blog: NewThoughtEvolutionary.Wordpress.com
Image is of a figure from the Abbey at Cluny, FR
From Baltimore, MD
Blog: NewThoughtEvolutionary.Wordpress.com
Image is of a figure from the Abbey at Cluny, FR
Good morning #BlueSky
"Every day people are straying away from the Church and going back to God." ~ Lenny Bruce
"There's a lot of money in wars, except in the war on poverty. Can't make any bread helping the poor." ~ Lenny Bruce
"All happiness is a form of innocence." ~ Marguerite Yourcenar
"Every day people are straying away from the Church and going back to God." ~ Lenny Bruce
"There's a lot of money in wars, except in the war on poverty. Can't make any bread helping the poor." ~ Lenny Bruce
"All happiness is a form of innocence." ~ Marguerite Yourcenar
November 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Good morning #BlueSky
"Every day people are straying away from the Church and going back to God." ~ Lenny Bruce
"There's a lot of money in wars, except in the war on poverty. Can't make any bread helping the poor." ~ Lenny Bruce
"All happiness is a form of innocence." ~ Marguerite Yourcenar
"Every day people are straying away from the Church and going back to God." ~ Lenny Bruce
"There's a lot of money in wars, except in the war on poverty. Can't make any bread helping the poor." ~ Lenny Bruce
"All happiness is a form of innocence." ~ Marguerite Yourcenar
New shit has come to light, Man.
November 20, 2025 at 8:05 AM
New shit has come to light, Man.
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Good morning #BlueSky
“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” ~ Frédéric Bastiat
"In politics, stupidity is not a handicap." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” ~ Frédéric Bastiat
"In politics, stupidity is not a handicap." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
November 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Good morning #BlueSky
“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” ~ Frédéric Bastiat
"In politics, stupidity is not a handicap." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” ~ Frédéric Bastiat
"In politics, stupidity is not a handicap." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
Good morning #BlueSky
“The greatest prison that people live in is the fear of what other people think.” ~ David Icke
“You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do.” ~ David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest
“The greatest prison that people live in is the fear of what other people think.” ~ David Icke
“You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do.” ~ David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Good morning #BlueSky
“The greatest prison that people live in is the fear of what other people think.” ~ David Icke
“You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do.” ~ David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest
“The greatest prison that people live in is the fear of what other people think.” ~ David Icke
“You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do.” ~ David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest
Good morning #BlueSky
“Preachers err, [Joseph Campbell] told me, by trying “to talk people into #belief; better they reveal the radiance of their own discovery.” ~ Bill Moyers
"The Way of Liberation is not a belief system; it is something to be put into practice." ~ Adyashanti
“Preachers err, [Joseph Campbell] told me, by trying “to talk people into #belief; better they reveal the radiance of their own discovery.” ~ Bill Moyers
"The Way of Liberation is not a belief system; it is something to be put into practice." ~ Adyashanti
![Image of beautiful lanterns being released in a crowd.
Quotes:
“Preachers err, [Joseph Campbell] told me, by trying “to talk people into belief; better they reveal the radiance of their own discovery.” ~ Bill Moyers
"The Way of Liberation is not a belief system; it is something to be put into practice." ~ Adyashanti](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4eaeirxubuzehnhzypkghbz4/bafkreiajyy6aypszvog5iejo7grds7445swrgnkp43ewx2s56mhzjdzfva@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 7:56 AM
"Art must take reality by surprise." - Francoise Sagan
#catsofBlueSky
#catsofBlueSky
November 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Art must take reality by surprise." - Francoise Sagan
#catsofBlueSky
#catsofBlueSky
November 16, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Good morning #BlueSky
“Consciousness is a singular, the plural of which is unknown.”
“The total number of minds in the universe is one. In fact, consciousness is a singularity phasing within all beings” ~ Erwin Schrodinger
"When we are not sure, we are most alive." ~ Graham Greene
“Consciousness is a singular, the plural of which is unknown.”
“The total number of minds in the universe is one. In fact, consciousness is a singularity phasing within all beings” ~ Erwin Schrodinger
"When we are not sure, we are most alive." ~ Graham Greene
November 16, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Good morning #BlueSky
“Consciousness is a singular, the plural of which is unknown.”
“The total number of minds in the universe is one. In fact, consciousness is a singularity phasing within all beings” ~ Erwin Schrodinger
"When we are not sure, we are most alive." ~ Graham Greene
“Consciousness is a singular, the plural of which is unknown.”
“The total number of minds in the universe is one. In fact, consciousness is a singularity phasing within all beings” ~ Erwin Schrodinger
"When we are not sure, we are most alive." ~ Graham Greene
Good morning #BlueSky
"The conquest of the fear of #death is the recovery of life's joy. One can experience an unconditional affirmation of life only when one has accepted death, not as contrary to life, but as an aspect of life. ... The conquest of fear yields the courage of life."~Joseph Campbell
"The conquest of the fear of #death is the recovery of life's joy. One can experience an unconditional affirmation of life only when one has accepted death, not as contrary to life, but as an aspect of life. ... The conquest of fear yields the courage of life."~Joseph Campbell
November 15, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Good morning #BlueSky
“The main point about #civility is...the ability to interact with strangers without holding their #strangeness against them and without pressing them to #surrender it or to renounce some or all the traits that have made them strangers in the first place.” ~ Zygmunt Bauman
“The main point about #civility is...the ability to interact with strangers without holding their #strangeness against them and without pressing them to #surrender it or to renounce some or all the traits that have made them strangers in the first place.” ~ Zygmunt Bauman
November 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Good morning #BlueSky
“The main point about #civility is...the ability to interact with strangers without holding their #strangeness against them and without pressing them to #surrender it or to renounce some or all the traits that have made them strangers in the first place.” ~ Zygmunt Bauman
“The main point about #civility is...the ability to interact with strangers without holding their #strangeness against them and without pressing them to #surrender it or to renounce some or all the traits that have made them strangers in the first place.” ~ Zygmunt Bauman
Thank God, it's Frida!
November 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Thank God, it's Frida!
Good morning #BlueSky
“Whenever we refuse to accept something as a part of us, we project that something onto others. A projection is like an arrow that flies out of your unconscious and finds its mark in someone out there.” ~ Marion Woodman
“Whenever we refuse to accept something as a part of us, we project that something onto others. A projection is like an arrow that flies out of your unconscious and finds its mark in someone out there.” ~ Marion Woodman
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Good morning #BlueSky
“Whenever we refuse to accept something as a part of us, we project that something onto others. A projection is like an arrow that flies out of your unconscious and finds its mark in someone out there.” ~ Marion Woodman
“Whenever we refuse to accept something as a part of us, we project that something onto others. A projection is like an arrow that flies out of your unconscious and finds its mark in someone out there.” ~ Marion Woodman
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Good morning #BlueSky
"So long as we are not in contact with our own potential, we are vulnerable to being controlled by others."
“If you've never been here, never been present, I'm sure you'll be terrified of death because your whole life has been an absence.” ~ Marion Woodman
"So long as we are not in contact with our own potential, we are vulnerable to being controlled by others."
“If you've never been here, never been present, I'm sure you'll be terrified of death because your whole life has been an absence.” ~ Marion Woodman
November 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Good morning #BlueSky
"So long as we are not in contact with our own potential, we are vulnerable to being controlled by others."
“If you've never been here, never been present, I'm sure you'll be terrified of death because your whole life has been an absence.” ~ Marion Woodman
"So long as we are not in contact with our own potential, we are vulnerable to being controlled by others."
“If you've never been here, never been present, I'm sure you'll be terrified of death because your whole life has been an absence.” ~ Marion Woodman
Good morning #BlueSky
“Your thoughts have little legs that go out and create what you think about. ” ~ P. Hayes
“Dysfunctional systems will fall under their own weight. Let them.” ~ Bashar
“Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.” ~ Marcus Aurelius
“Your thoughts have little legs that go out and create what you think about. ” ~ P. Hayes
“Dysfunctional systems will fall under their own weight. Let them.” ~ Bashar
“Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.” ~ Marcus Aurelius
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Good morning #BlueSky
“Your thoughts have little legs that go out and create what you think about. ” ~ P. Hayes
“Dysfunctional systems will fall under their own weight. Let them.” ~ Bashar
“Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.” ~ Marcus Aurelius
“Your thoughts have little legs that go out and create what you think about. ” ~ P. Hayes
“Dysfunctional systems will fall under their own weight. Let them.” ~ Bashar
“Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.” ~ Marcus Aurelius
November 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Morning #BlueSky
“One of the most mindful ways to stay in your power is not to match the energy of someone who is not in theirs.”~Lalah Delia
“Evil, when we are in its power is not felt as evil but as a necessity, or even a duty.”~Simone Weil
What you give power to has power over you.”~Leon Brown
“One of the most mindful ways to stay in your power is not to match the energy of someone who is not in theirs.”~Lalah Delia
“Evil, when we are in its power is not felt as evil but as a necessity, or even a duty.”~Simone Weil
What you give power to has power over you.”~Leon Brown
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Morning #BlueSky
“One of the most mindful ways to stay in your power is not to match the energy of someone who is not in theirs.”~Lalah Delia
“Evil, when we are in its power is not felt as evil but as a necessity, or even a duty.”~Simone Weil
What you give power to has power over you.”~Leon Brown
“One of the most mindful ways to stay in your power is not to match the energy of someone who is not in theirs.”~Lalah Delia
“Evil, when we are in its power is not felt as evil but as a necessity, or even a duty.”~Simone Weil
What you give power to has power over you.”~Leon Brown
Morning #BlueSky
”The shadow self is not the negative aspects of self, but those aspects that are denied, unaccepted, or disowned. When you accept & explore the aspects of yourself that you’ve hidden, forgotten, or denied, you gain access to new reserves of energy, clarity and freedom.” ~J Ellerby
”The shadow self is not the negative aspects of self, but those aspects that are denied, unaccepted, or disowned. When you accept & explore the aspects of yourself that you’ve hidden, forgotten, or denied, you gain access to new reserves of energy, clarity and freedom.” ~J Ellerby
November 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Morning #BlueSky
”The shadow self is not the negative aspects of self, but those aspects that are denied, unaccepted, or disowned. When you accept & explore the aspects of yourself that you’ve hidden, forgotten, or denied, you gain access to new reserves of energy, clarity and freedom.” ~J Ellerby
”The shadow self is not the negative aspects of self, but those aspects that are denied, unaccepted, or disowned. When you accept & explore the aspects of yourself that you’ve hidden, forgotten, or denied, you gain access to new reserves of energy, clarity and freedom.” ~J Ellerby
Good morning #BlueSky
“What you are comes to you.”
“Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.”
“The love that you withhold is the pain that you carry.”
"God hides things by putting them near us." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
“What you are comes to you.”
“Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.”
“The love that you withhold is the pain that you carry.”
"God hides things by putting them near us." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
November 8, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Good morning #BlueSky
“What you are comes to you.”
“Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.”
“The love that you withhold is the pain that you carry.”
"God hides things by putting them near us." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
“What you are comes to you.”
“Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.”
“The love that you withhold is the pain that you carry.”
"God hides things by putting them near us." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Morning #BlueSky
“One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often.”
“Integrity simply means not violating one’s own identity.”
“The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.”~Erich Fromm
“One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often.”
“Integrity simply means not violating one’s own identity.”
“The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.”~Erich Fromm
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Morning #BlueSky
“One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often.”
“Integrity simply means not violating one’s own identity.”
“The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.”~Erich Fromm
“One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often.”
“Integrity simply means not violating one’s own identity.”
“The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.”~Erich Fromm
Running the country like one of his businesses.
Who could have predicted this?
Who could have predicted this?
November 7, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Running the country like one of his businesses.
Who could have predicted this?
Who could have predicted this?