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a flock of birds landed on my roof and I could hear them chirping away but instead of stopping to appreciate them, I continued to stare at my phone, watching an Eastbound and Down blooper (funny) and a TikTok of the UHC murderer look-a-like getting yelled at by his mom (also funny). I only realized when the birds left that I had unwittingly denied myself natural wonder. Instead of having awareness and listening to the beautiful chorus of squawks and chirps brought to my front door, I sat mindless and slack jawed staring at jingling keys in the digital void. Don't be like me. I could cry.
Dec 10, 2024
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During a very bleak time, I heard birds sing at 3am. It really uplifted me.
Now there is https://explore.dawn-chorus.org/ a sound project that collects and maps bird song recordings from all over the world! The sound recordings are downloadable - at least the ones I clicked on. Found via Recomendo, like these bathing birds - and you think, life can be magical if you pause and listen to nature.
Aug 4, 2024
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saw a bunch of birds chirping extremely loudly at each other. ive never wanted to be fluent in bird chirps more than that moment. feeling like a third wheel right now.
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Seriously. Go to a park/lake/whatever nature you got and just sit on a bench. Such a peaxefuo way to connect with your surroundings and get a lil mindfulness in. You can download the Merlin app to pick up on sounds and play I Spy for the utterer, or just rawdog it like I do and if you see someone great, if not there are always more birbs in the sky.
Apr 16, 2024
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a study issued last month found that dancing is the most effective way of treating and mitigating depression. Walking, therapy, and yoga also outpaced SSRIs. and if you're saying 'oh this was probably funded by Big Dance', there's no evidence of that and if you're saying 'that's just what a Big Dance shill would say', well honey you're right
Mar 4, 2024
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Reminder that most of what we do is a performance
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