“An amazing group of players but an even more amazing group of people.”
The best lessons are the the most simple and straight forward:
Strive everyday.
Be resilient.
Never give up.
Thank You, USWNT, World Cup Champions 2019~
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Month: July 2019
In the End It’s True…
After all the struggle and strife, it’s true. And too, I find wisdom im many perspectives.
“There is an Arabic proverb which says that “Peace comes from understanding, not agreement.” Agreements are more easily broken than made; but understanding never. It is urgent, therefore, and in the interest of peace, that there be better understanding among nations. As people we are one, seeking the same goal. As nations, we lose each other down the different paths we choose to fulfill our national objectives. that is why we must understand each other better.
-King Hussein”
Nationalism, patriotism, must be tempered. Our country was founded on basic principles that include tolerance and inclusiveness, and of change.
On this birthday of the United States of America, let’s remember, and rise to, the challenges of our time, applying the ideals that have endured these last two hundred and forty three years.
Beach Jottings
Beach Jottings
13, our lucky number these days of family vacation together. California coast, between Santa Cruz and Monterey, house, ocean, sand, good.
Eight adults, five kids, three families stem from one. Feels good to be together. Let the stress and structure fall away, let it be easy for a few days.
Seen along the way:
Early morning fishermen working the surf at high tide. Grey overcast skies, cool breeze, peaceful.
Red-tail hawk flying low over-head, back drop of gray morning coastal chased by two black crows, defending their land.
Further out, a brown pelican flies close to the blue-gray water, looking for fish. The surf nears high tide, the splashing waves leave the sand dark and wet higher up on the shore.
Kids play throughout the day. It’s vacation, adults have time to join in, make the time to join in. That’s one of the purposes of the whole thing. Join in. Be together. Have fun together. Piling up sand, splashing in the water, playing cards or checkers or Switch, loving and relating and being together.
Time to enjoy the sunset, make time for that, on the schedule for the day, part of the plan. It’s simple, purposeful; a way to pause to acknowledge another day, to be present and grateful and there. Be there. Soak it up.
So lucky, so lucky indeed. Along the way, throughout the day, in so many other simple, glorious ways, it is GOOD.
