(Things I gleaned from my reading, although I don’t usually remember where I read it) Science has determined that both incivility and kindness are contagious. Like a virus, they’re transmitted from one person to the next. If we experience rudeness or kindness — even if we only witness them — we will tend toward that…
Category: A Faith in Process
Notes from the Journey
CoVid Shopping, update
On May 5 I wrote about the new way to grocery shop. It has been a real learning experience. In my first online order, I wanted 3 packets of bacon bits. I got 3 boxes (15 packets)! In the first local order, I ordered 5 pounds of rice. I got 10 pounds for the same…
A Prayer for Today
This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 New Living Translation (NLT) Lord, be with us this day,Within us to purify us;Above us to draw us up;Beneath us to sustain us;Before us to lead us;Behind us to restrain us;Around us to protect us.(St. Patrick c 389-461)…
Waiting
But death will be destroyed forever. And the Lord God will wipe away every tear from every face. In the past, all of his people were sad, but God will take away that sadness from the earth. All of this will happen because the Lord said it would.At that time people will say, “Here is…
Seasons of Change
Spring is not supposed to be like this. It’s the season of bright possibility before the heat of summer sets in. By Mother’s Day we traditionally start planting. But this year spring came quite late. It’s not supposed to be like this, but it is. It’s not supposed to be like this: afraid to leave…
Feline Philosophy
(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…
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…