(ideas borrowed from an email dated Nov 19, 2010) Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Cats have their own ideas of what makes for a great life. Just ask them. ********** Missy: “If you have something to say, say it loud. Why say it…
Author: Pam R
1000 Words
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed. Henrik Ibsen The time is always right to do what is right. Martin Luther King, Jr. We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is…
A Picture…
… is worth 1,000 words. Posted by my sister-in-law on Facebook.
Bits & Pieces
From time to time, I copy and save a sentence, quote or thought from my reading. Recently, I went back to look at the list from the last couple of years and found that I have no idea what article or book I took them from. But some were such good and timely ideas, I…
Staying Safe in Phase 2
These ideas come from Four concepts to assess your personal risk as the U.S. reopens, by Leana S. Wen, published in the Washington Post on May 21, 2020. Moving to a harm-reduction strategy. Concept 1. Relative risk. View risk through three variables:Proximity: the highest risk is being close to someone who’s infected, indoors, for a…
Ready, Set …
Go? For months we have living with “Stay home, wash your hands, wear a mask.” We have learned caution, keeping our distance from others. Now begins Phase 2, and “Stay home” is modified. Yet the virus is not gone. So how do we stay safe? No one is saying it’s time to stop washing hands,…
Hear & Obey?
(I found this on the Reader’s Digest site.) I’m a nurse in a hospital’s children’s ward. One night, I was at the nurses’ station when I heard a little boy in his room talking. He kept the patter up for some time. Finally, I got on the intercom and said softly but firmly, “All right,…
Be Kind
My friend Sandy posted this on Facebook. It says “COPY AND PASTE … PLEASE SHARE.” So I did. As Governments are trying to figure out how to ease back in to a ‘new normal’ please remember: Some people don’t agree with the ‘reopening’… that’s okay – Be kind. Some people are still planning to stay…
Our Helper & Defender
We live in uncertain times, full of conflicting information in our struggle against an invisible enemy. But what we tend to forget is that there has always been uncertainly, conflict and struggle. That is why this prayer, from 96 AD, is exactly what we need today. If it is hard for you to find words…
“I Go to the Rock”
Yesterday I included the YouTube video of a song that really raises my spirits (and keeps playing in my head!). You may be familiar with the references, or you may not be. In any case, here are some insights into the song, with links to specific Bible verses. Where do I go when there’s nobody…