This piece by Father Jim captures it beautifully, “Happy Mothers Day! Here is a reflection I wrote for the May edition of @GiveUsThisDayLP The same thing happens every year on the Sunday of Mother’s Day. I wonder if I should offer, as some parishes do, a blessing for the mothers in the congregation. On the …
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I play the puzzle Wordle most everyday. If you don’t know the game, You get six guesses to solve the five letter word puzzle. I play to improve thinking; added bonus, in a small chat group where each member shares their result after the play. I also play to improve my vocabulary. If I get …
I like to tinker. I wouldn’t same I’m very mechanical, but I like to make things, fix things when I can. I’m a mild do-it-yourselfer (DIY). It sort of runs in the family. My grandpa always seemed to be fixing things or have a project. He retired to a cattle ranch; there was always something …
A political statement. Freedom of speech as guaranteed in the first amendment of the United States Constitution. As one former federal attorney  stated recently, the Department of Justice under the Trump Administration is being used increasingly for political payback rather than protecting an upholding, the rule of law, it’s vengeance masquerading  justice. 
It could Brahms, Mozart, Rossini, Haydn, or scores or other masters, Whoever the composer, embrace the music … especially Classical Music … It’s good for your physical health, It’s good for your mental health, It’s good for your soul !
Daily Prompt: “List the people you admire and look to for advice...” It seems I’ve most all my life been pliable to guidance, instructions, lessons. It didn’t take me ever too long to change course when my parents, teachers, coaches provided feedback. Certainly as I matured I also had a stronger, more certain sense of …
HA so the phrase evolves, puns too… May the Force be with you, as Wiki explains, “The Force is a metaphysical, mysterious, and ubiquitous power in the Star Wars fiction franchise. Within the galaxy in which the franchise is set, characters refer to the Force as an energy that interconnects all things, maintaining cosmic balance.” May the Force be with you.
For as long as I can remember I have felt this gentle pull from an unseen force, it’s always been there, It pulls me forward, seeking something also unseen, beyond words almost, seeking connection, bonds mysterious, ethereal, Perhaps unreachable, unknowable, Perhaps the better way is not to seek, but instead ride atop the gentle pull …
Long before Labor Movements, long before Karl Marx, there was more simply May Day, Nature speaks, Winter to Spring, Eternal, Let it be so.
Annual remembrance, recognizing the many, the masses, humanity, The many millions, billions even, all those that struggle to make ends meet, So many of those who also are the main source of labor that keeps the global economic engine churning, Would that this engine function in a way that also provides for the masses, the …
