Today is the day Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on so many. We are still feeling the effects. There is a huge flood in India right now. It’s affecting more people than Katrina did. As somber as this is, it reminds us to count our blessings and live life as if each day could be our [...]
Today is “Be an Angel” day. Has anyone ever called you an angel? It’s humbling to feel appreciated. Have you ever been mysteriously blessed? In the nick of time, has someone ever come to your aid? Have you ever been safe in an accident, or are you a medical miracle? I know that’s a lot [...]
I’ve been listening to this mash up of 3 songs. It is the happiest thing I have ever heard. http://soundcloud.com/dj-dain/dont-worry-im-yours-mashup It takes Bobby McFarin’s ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’ (lyrics) and mixes it with Jason Mraz’s ‘I’m Yours’ (lyrics) and Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ (lyrics) It is fantastic.
Today is National Archeology Day. I often think about what it would be like to go back in time, yet I also wonder what mistakes future generations would make interpreting what we leave behind. I worked one summer at a prehistoric Indian museum. What they thought might be burial mounds were just mounds of dirt [...]
Happy Friday the 13th! Apparently, today is Annie Oakley’s birthday. What a strong woman! I’m not sure I could live in pioneer times as I am now, without a microwave and hot water heater. I can’t bake bread from scratch, nor have I any idea how to raise livestock, let alone shoot a gun or [...]
Today is national Play in the Sand day. Lots of fun playing in the sand yesterday at the Children’s Museum. Guess we were a day off! I also think of the word ‘sandbox’ and how it is used as a brainstorming place. Ideas are dumped, molded, destroyed, weighed, measured, poured, and sifted through, just like [...]
I love fire. I’m thinking about fire today because it is Smokey the Bear’s birthday. Here’s a poem I wrote for a Winter themed poetry book in which all the poems together made one continuous story. I found him in the resort Snowboard in hand Decided I could try a lesson Unafraid to crash land [...]
Rest. Sometimes I just need a moment to stop everything and recalibrate. In the stillness, inspiration comes. In the calm, a solution may arise. Outside of the stress, one can breathe and relax. Refocusing of the real goals; realigning with the stars.
I have never been to the ocean. It is on my bucket list. To see the waves crash ashore, The vastness of the sea humbling me. The closest I’ve gotten to a sea experience Was the wave pool at a theme park. I can only imagine the power of the real thing.
Today is Friendship Day. Friends Not the TV show The people you know Who care about you And your life Friends Who love you anyway Fight for you any day Who argue with you And take offense Friends Who come back and say They still love you anyway And your friendship grows Much deeper Friends [...]
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