Friday night, front end of the three-day holiday weekend. Everybody ready for bed by eight in the evening, relaxing, screens fired up, and kids winding down. Room lighting just so, a fan blowing gently behind me, easy breeze, hum, glow from the screen on the wall delivering food network fun, light, soft-brain goodness. What’s on? …
Category: mental health
Lists Inspired
We can find inspiration everywhere, really. Some people, like me, find power and energy in reminders, lists of things that specify what we think, strive for, believe. One list. The list above? Not even sure where I found it. Nonetheless, it’s a good collection of things to strive for; these things, well-practiced, might just make …
Lyrics Post: “Everyday Glory”
You might be thinking, “RUSH must be this guy’s pandemic band…” not so. In fact, this band has buoyed me for the better part of my life. Here’s another great lyric from a more recent tune by these guys, so true, seeking every day glory. Enjoy. “In the house where nobody laughs And nobody sleeps …
Let It Be
Let it be, as it is, plain and simple wisdom, so easy and true. The path of least resistance presented to you. So often we might try to turn things around, make them bend to our will, standing our ground. For me I will say, that’s oft not the case, much better to go with …
Hello, September
We interrupt the normally scheduled stream of consciousness for a little learning opportunity. This month begun, September. It used to be the seventh month of a ten-month year on the Roman calendar. The root word actually means “seven”. Back then the year began with March. And then 2,400 years ago, it got bumped forward to …
Little Did I Know
Little did I know the relevance and poignancy of this tweet from last year. Almost exactly one year ago, how could it be so? And yet here we are. 2020 had so many black marks: struggles at work, struggles at home, wildfires, untimely deaths, friends and family with cancer, and of course, a global pandemic. …
Reflections
When we look closely, what do we see? Colors, images, layers in sight, inside, outside, what’s actually there? What’s imagined? When we consider things repeatedly, over and over again, what do we find? What deeper meaning? What better understanding? Or do we allow ourselves to get lost? Lost in thought, muddled, searching in vain...? I’m …
Stream, Pandemic Life: Indoor Camp, Week Review
Just like that, another week on the books. And not just any week: a Pandemic Week. A Distance Learning Week, WHEW, what a week. Campsite. Fuel. Classroom. Organization. Motivation. Downtime.
The Next Right Thing
Pretty frickin’ powerful lyric for a cartoon “kids” movie. Learning the lessons young, amen to that. "The Next Right Thing" (from "Frozen 2" soundtrack) I've seen dark before But not like this This is cold This is empty This is numb The life I knew is over The lights are out Hello, darkness I'm ready …
I’ve Heard It Said
I’ve heard it said that children at some point begin to resist what their parents have to say. This behavior is maybe obvious for adolescent-age kids, but it could happen at any age I suppose. Well, that reality has now arrived in my life. And our oldest daughter is nine years old. We're into Distance …
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