Belief. It comes down to belief. Believe in yourself. Believe in your place in the universe. And realize the courage is not the absence of fear; courage is taking necessary action in spite of the anxiety and fear, in spite of the uncertainty. Have faith, and do. GOOD.
Ideals, Institutions, & Democracy
I believe in Ideals, Institutions, and Democracy. I’m just going to leave this right here: “George W. Bush’s attorney general, like Bush’s VP, says he is voting for Harris: “It is the president’s integrity, honesty and respect for our institutions that may be the most important and reliable check on abuses of power.””
Insisting A Reset
Consider the reset. Watching a football game recently, One team down by a couple touchdowns in the first half, Commentators talking about the losing team wanting to get to half-time, get to the locker-room, To Reset. Just about now as I scribble this down, I’m working on a reset, One more work day, solo weekend, …
Soothing Sounds
Soothing sounds in the world around, surround, Coffee pot cooking, Wind chimes singing, Fan humming, Kids in slumber, Creak of an old house, Heart beating, breath in, out, Soothing sounds, GOOD.
Moody
I love the feeling, the spark of interest and inspiration from unexpected places. Like Jake Moody. 2nd season with the SF Forty Niners as their Placekicker. And as a Kicker? Certified bad-ass. See Wikipedia for his impressive stats in college. And for his NFL numbers so far too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Moody?wprov=sfti1#
Frustrated Football, Then, Gratitude
DIRECTV & Disney in contract dispute means NO MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL in my house. ABC? NO. ESPN? NO. So…thankful for NFL Channel and Game Center. Sorta like radio with X’s & O’s, plus stats; and some occasional live game video. Humph. I was gonna bitch. Instead I’ll be thankful for what I have access to. …
Three-Auto K9 Commune
There’s a grocery not far from my house; it’s in a shopping center with a half dozen other stores. There’s a big, shared parking lot; small trees cluster here and there in the cement-lined dirt planter boxes. And there’s three cars parked together, and a man, a woman, and maybe three to four dogs living …
Quasi-Pastor
Seems much of my adult life I’ve had an effect, a connection to people. All shapes and sizes. For a while decades back I considered the religious life, as a monk, or priest. Ended up staying in the secular world of vocation. But the connections have never stopped happening. Related topic, several years back good …
Bits of Good: Leftovers, et. al.
Bits of good, mixed together, Clear containers in the fridge, a half can leftover, Mix well, top with a fried egg, oh so good, Micro dose IPA, Beam, Topper just right, chaser just so, Easy way, way to see other parts of life too, Little bits of good where you can get it, celebrate the …
Everyday Art
Find it where you can, appreciate it when it appears, savor the moment, GOOD.