This is the hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless,
Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done,
Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thou lovest best,
Night, sleep, death and the stars.
–Walt Whitman, published in Inside Poetry (2nd ed.) by Richard Davies & Jerry Wowk
and any luck you’ve had in your day, life, etc.
It is all too easy daily to be suddenly ‘taken out’ by an injury, fall, or serious medical condition that gets out of control. Suddenly being unable to see, walk, move, etc.–the physical stuff, let alone all the mental variations stuff: loss of memory, dementia, senility, madness, etc. Maintaining your overall health and independence is numero uno at ground level.
So today, take some time to count your blessings and whatever goodness, niceness, love, and beauty you have in your life. (The Scrooge Affect.)
Appreciate that you’re still here, still intact, and you’ve got as much going for you, that people otherwise take for granted. That there are many pleasures awaiting, if you will them to be possible, or are lucky.
A great ‘starting point’ as you relax and reflect, and begin to look forward with some hopefulness for yourself (and those closest to you, if lucky or possible, too). Thus, attitude remains all.
We are all held together
by wires or Wi-Fi.
The props that hold us up
can only be glimpsed
in a certain slant of light.
We are really coming apart
all the time, even as we laugh
and profess a strength.
Lame the underpinnings
of our all-so gossamer texts.
We droop our fatigues
against a greater mystery,
our pains and plans mere habits
of exclusiveness.
We turn ourselves inside-out
for others to see how
we might glow in the dark:
blue shadows on evening snow.
When winter came that year,
we could almost imagine
another breathing,
some vague restoration.
There were, though, those among us
who reported seeing streaks of light
or perhaps a radiance
behind all these fronts.
“Reality check: How bad are Christmas lights for the environment”
Give me a break! Totally irrational PCness run amok again. (Someone trying to dump on Christmas and Christians again?)
That’s right up there with the stupids at city hall massively lowering the water height of the pool in front of city hall, spoiling everyone’s summer water fun while vetting the toxic e-coli ‘beach’ on the North Saskatchewan River.
No common sense. Message: ‘There will be no simple family pleasures or common-sense safety in this city.” The city hall hypocrite-fools strike again.
Thoreau’s cabin, Walden Pond, Mass.
“It is no small a thing to have enjoyed the sun. To have light in the spring. To have loved, to have thought, to have done.”
Original found art (series of visuals: 1 to 5 by Richard Davies.
You can tell a lot about a country’s values and agendas from their language use.
The U.S. has banned the use of the following words for their public health agency:
diversity
transgender
evidence-based
science-based.
The redneck/child-abuser/Nazi base that supports Trump would not be interested in any of those. A mix of races and sexes as well as Truth and empirical truths are of no interest in the country of the blind that supports what Kim calls the “Old Lunatic”.
In Canada, Justin will go to the wall for all of these. Governor-General Payette has already, with Justin’s blessing, declared herself on the latter two terms. Generally, the four words are already mantras of Justin and the federal Liberals. In the States, these four words and their associated values are considered threats down South where Trump’s power base is. As for the remaining 67% or so that don’t support Trump, they should move north to Justin Land where all is progressive and ‘obvious’ and beaten to death like a thumbtack by a mallet.
Kent Hehr: Minister of Mean-Spirited Abuse.
“Everyone in Canada has a sob story” said to thalidomide victims!
“When did you stop beating your wife?” said to maternity leave protestors.
Ignorance, stupidity, and a lack of caring and ability to appropriately fulfill his duties.
Kent, you’re fired!
Kent is the face of the uncaring federal Liberals and Justin Trudeau, also seen in their/his shabby, irresponsible treatment of the poor, the elderly, the military, citizens born in this country.
“Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.”
