A quotation from Terry Pratchett

   “This I choose to do,” she croaked, her breath leaving little clouds in the air. She cleared her throat and started again. “This I choose to do. If there is a price, this I choose to pay. If it is my death, then I choose to die. Where this takes me, there I choose to go. I choose. This I choose to do.”
   It wasn’t a spell, except in her own head, but if you couldn’t make spells work in your own head, you couldn’t make them work at all.

Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld No. 35, Wintersmith, ch. 1 [Tiffany] (2006)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/pratchett-terry/4605…

Today’s #DailySutta:

Thag 3.5 Mātaṅgaputta

“It’s too cold, too hot, too late in the evening……”

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We've got just 2 weeks until June's Buck Full Moon! Don't miss out on the opportunities and dynamic energies that come with it! Our exclusive Ritual Kit has got you covered!

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Can anyone help determine what animal these bones belong to? #determination https://mstdn.social/@mutteripannu/114732444846569279

#determination : direction or tendency to a certain end

- French: détermination

- German: der Entschluss

- Italian: determinazione

- Portuguese: determinação

- Spanish: determinación

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#kansallisetdialogit #finland #suomi #tulevaisuus #sisu #courage #determination #grit #hardiness #perseverance #resilience #tenacity
#Sibelius #sauna ja sisu se on #madeinfinland
#clubforfive

reading #rebel - the braveheart chronicles by #JackWhyte about #WilliamWallace and the subjugation of #scotland by #EnglishKings and #ScottishElites for centuries & as far as I can see, to this day.

#GifsArtidote: one of my biggest passions is history, to learn its lessons. it's high time we learn from our past & accept globalisation is our current reality, abeit not in a capitalist sense though. we are a global human family, the planet is our boundary for our life in the universe & our survival depends on how well we live in harmony with nature & each other. those are the facts.
our collective development and survival should be paramount at all times over certain groups or individuals' interests. each individual has responsibility to honour this collective goal by learning as much as possible with the tools they've been given, each to their ability, and educating as many others with it as possible, whilst enjoying the process, don't forget.

that's one lesson i take from this book.

focus points: #humility #honesty #courage #determination #solidarity #love

https://biblio.co.uk/book/rebel-bravehearts-chronicles-whyte-jack/d/994579314

It's #Thursday May 22nd, the #Moon has now moved into #Aries & the current #moonphase is #WaningCrescentMoon

While the waning moon is in Aries it's the perfect time for action. If there's something you've been wanting to do or complete now's the perfect time. Use that fire #energy Not only is there extra #energy, there's also an abundance of #creativity, #motivation & #determination available but watch out for triggers. Protect your energy.

If it does not work
Don't bang your head on the wall
Try another way

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May 22, 2025

Truly an incredible, heroic story: Tiffany Slayton’s survival in California's Sierras. We found it well worth listening to the entire 43 mins.

And BTW, as she commented, “I had actually started my journey a while ago, attempting to bike the United States. I was very successful because I only have six states left.” https://youtu.be/6eAvrSge4z4?si=AYXtHMmZOxCpipLI

(Note: You may want to do as we do, i.e., make use of Duck Duck Go’s Duck Player. The Duck Player “lets you watch videos on YouTube without privacy-invading ads, and keeps what you watch from impacting your recommendations.‌” https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help)

Hope is not a feeling, it is a decision.
-- Xeni Jardin (@xeni)

#Wisdom #Quotes #XeniJardin #Determination #Hope

#Photography #Panorama #WhiteRimTrail #Canyonlands #Utah

There’s an old man who lives in my neighborhood and for many years I’ve seen him jogging past my house. In the warmer months, with my windows open, I can hear his distinctive, somewhat irregular, shuffling gait as he labors by. As the years have passed, I’ve seen him growing weaker, and just yesterday he came by, more slowly than ever, at more of a walk than a trot. It looked…downright painful. I’m sure nobody makes him run—in fact, I imagine his loved ones urging him to give it up. Yet on he goes, his #determination admirable and inspiring. And there are oh so many like him, who scoff at the difficulties and go on, and on, and on. I know some of you who are like that, each in your own way. Don’t ever lose heart—you are capable of so much.