Who says you have to choose between yourself and others? The case for intelligent generosity

It’s not rocket science but if you want to foster sustainable generosity and human flourishing here’s how to cultivate a balance between caring for yourself and supporting others.

This is what nuclear ‘decommissioning’ looks like: a debacle. #nuclearindustry

“The NDA expects the clean-up of the Sellafield site to go on until 2125 and cost £136 billion ($184 billion), an estimate which has increased nearly 19 percent since March 2019.”

www.theregister.com/2025/06/0…

HT: Glyn Moody, Mastodon

📷 micro.blog photo challenge day 7: switch. #mbjune

A control panel featuring a steam valve operating switch and a soot blower operating switch is displayed on a textured surface at White Bay Power Station, Sydney.

📷 Day 6: contrast #mbjune #Sydney.

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A person walks towards a sandy beach at sunrise under the pavilion at Maroubra, with a few people in the distance near the shoreline.

📷 Day 5: reflection #mbjune #Sydney.

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A puddle on concrete reflects a cloudy blue sky and the surrounding buildings  and chimney stack of White Bay Power Station

📷 photo challenge day 4: nostalgia. Can you tell what these are? #mbjune

Two large, rusted spherical structures with protruding rivets are positioned in a grassy area near a bridge and tall buildings.

💬 “There’s a left-field way of thinking about the world that doesn’t follow the straight path. The route forward doesn’t have to lead in one true direction but potentially many.”

Non-linear narratives inspire non-linear notes.

A fantasy book cover featuring a dragon and a wizard, titled The Warlock of Firetop Mountain by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone.

📷 Day 3: shadow #mbjune.

💬 “My work grows from the duel between the isolated individual and the shared awareness of the group.” - Louise Bourgeois, 1954.

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A silhouette of a person is projected on a wall with a quote by Louise Bourgeois about individual and group dynamics.

📷 Day 2: curve #mbjune.

A curved and winding boardwalk stretches through a coastal landscape with dry vegetation leading towards the blue ocean.

Finished reading: This Is Happiness by Niall Williams 📚

A shaggy dog story in the best possible sense. I re-read several passages to try to work out how the author achieved his almost magical prose. Friends who read it said they felt not much happened. I felt not much happened, miraculously.