"Do not resist the pain. Allow it to be there. Surrender to the grief, despair, fear, loneliness, or whatever form the suffering takes. Witness it without labelling it mentally. Embrace it. Then see how the miracle of surrender transmutes deep suffering into deep peace." ~ Eckhart Tolle [Art: Deb Garlick Art]

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#Jung

"Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.' - Henry Miller Art - Joan of Arc by W Addison Smith

#nature

#herbs

Credit: Science Pulse (Facebook) Lichens are indeed recognized globally as bioindicators of air quality, particularly due to their high sensitivity to airborne pollutants like sulfur dioxide (SO₂), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ozone, and heavy metals. They absorb water and nutrients directly from the atmosphere through their surface, making them vulnerable to contaminants in the air. There are three main types of lichens: - Crustose (flat, crusty) - Foliose (leafy) - Fruticose (bushy) Research shows that in urban or industrial areas with high pollution, lichen diversity drastically declines or certain species disappear altogether. On the other hand, in clean, unpolluted environments, a variety of lichen species can thrive and even colonize large surfaces of trees, rocks, and soil. Scientists and environmental monitoring agencies use lichen surveys to evaluate air quality over time. Some lichens are even used to map pollution gradients across cities and forests. For instance: In Europe, monitoring lichens has helped track forest decline due to acid rain. In India, studies have used lichen biodiversity to assess urban air pollution in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata. Their disappearance is not just a visual clue — it's backed by measurable physiological stress, DNA damage, and metabolic disruption in the lichens themselves, all due to air contaminants. So yes — the presence of healthy lichens is a strong biological assurance of clean air.

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