Recently shared a little about inertia; I told a friend after that post it was actually more accurate to call it “emotional inertia.” That’s where I’ve been the last few days, for some reason. You might call it a funk. I’ve probably called it that here somewhere before. And so what to do? Another common …
Month: January 2020
“Let Freedom Ring…”
Image from Google's Home Page on MLK Day, 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke these words on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963. Tens of thousands gathered to participate in expressions of dissatisfaction with a lack of racial inequality in society here in the United States. Fifty-seven …
Inertia
I found myself deep in it this past weekend. Inertia. My particular case was mental inertia. High minded goals stalled out. Some things completed, but much still to do. With a little faith and patience and some love too, I came out the other side. Then I fell back in again, into the funk. When …
We Are Called
We are called to be with and for all people, this idea is a fundamental of Christianity. That means we help others; that means we do not judge; that means we do not reject, belittle, demean. In as much as people want to be better and forgive themselves and others of wrong-doing, so too we …
Indigo, I Didn’t Know
Snakes That Eat Other Snakes Could Help Birds in the South | Audubon By restoring the country's indigo snake population, scientists hope to bring balance to ecosystems—potentially benefiting songbirds. — Read on http://www.audubon.org/magazine/spring-2018/snakes-eat-other-snakes-could-help-birds-south
Catboy
One of my son’s heroes and model of how to be. Catboy. Disney Channel’s kid show, The PJ Masks has this character, Catboy. He’s the leader of a kid superhero trio. The PJ Masks show is a great one for kids, I think. The trio do typical superhero work, but also face normal challenges of …
2020, The Earth, We humans, and, change is a coming, change is now
Three great examples of our home planet changing, three great voices to tell the stories, NPR Short Wave does it again. one.npr.org/i/795017172:797141313
Get Some: Early Morning Peace
This road, so busy during the day. A road running from the east foothills all the way to what was orchard lands, a hundred years ago. Now home of The Spaceship. I walk this road most mornings, heading west, only a couple of blocks, with a couple dogs. It's the perfect way to start the …
Pantone unveils its Color of the Year for 2020: Classic Blue – CNN
It turns out, Blue is Super Cool. Pantone unveils its Color of the Year for 2020: Classic Blue - CNN — Read on http://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnn.com/style/amp/pantone-color-classic-blue-2020/index.html
Science is Cool
When you have a few minutes, take a listen…this story is FOR SURE worth your time. This is how we learn. There is a story that grabs us, and then the facts, and the data behind it. And thus, the lesson. Very cool. From the intro on the NPR Short Wave website, it reads: "In …