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Small blue dot.

I noticed this branch when coming back from lunch. It was a reminder of  worlds within worlds that exist all around us. That is, this tree branch is its own world where lichen and moss "live and move and have their being." All the hustle and bustle of ETSU and the administration parking lot going on and yet in the midst, there exist many, many other communities and systems.
May all beings be happy, may all beings be well.

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