“Don’t boo. Vote.” ~ President Barack Obama The President’s, by now, well-known advice that casting one’s vote, rather than merely giving one’s opinion, is what determines to whom we citizens give the job of running our government, is not merely a funny line, or potential words to be tweeted out or printed on a […]
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The United States of Voting
September 5, 2016
The Joy of Joy
August 3, 2016
“Now I am light; now I fly; now I see myself beneath myself; now a god dances through me.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche, From Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None This morning I woke up a bit down. Not a debilitating depression, but one that causes you to awaken with a “sigh” […]
Girl Power
July 18, 2016
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” ~ Alice Walker On the day of the New York Primary Elections this past April, women affixed their “I voted” stickers to the headstone of Susan B. Anthony’s grave, in tribute. Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the women’s […]
Above the Eyes
June 27, 2016
“That the birds of worry and care fly over your head, this you cannot change, But that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent.” ~ Chinese proverb Recently we’ve been bombarded with news of mass shootings, forest fires, politics and the consequences of xenophobia (throwing the UK into chaos and nominating […]
Running Up That Hill
June 13, 2016
“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.” ~ Atticus […]
Encore
May 16, 2016
“All that is gold does not glitter; not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither; deep roots are not reached by the frost.” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien A couple of weeks ago I read that singer Billy Paul had recently passed away. One of Paul’s biggest hits was a […]
Unbreakable
April 15, 2016
“Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.” ~ Carl G. Jung In the illustration above, the hands are forming a yoga position known as Vajrapradama Mudra. The vajra part of that name is Sanskrit for “diamond” (signifying something luminous and indestructible) or “thunderbolt” (signifying an irresistible force). […]
Rolling Away Stones
March 23, 2016
“Life stands before me like an eternal spring with new and brilliant clothes.” ~Carl Friedrich Gauss Alejandro Ernesto/EPA/Corbis This past Sunday, on the first day of Spring, the First Family boarded Air Force One for the first visit to Cuba by a U.S. President since Calvin Coolidge made the trip by sea in 1928. […]
Pi is for Sharing
March 14, 2016
“If a thing loves, it is infinite.” ~ William Blake Happy Pi Day! Pi Day is named for the number that is found by dividing the distance around a circle (circumference) by the distance across (diameter). Pi is known as the “Circle Constant” because, no matter what size your circle is, the ratio of a […]
One Giant Leap
February 29, 2016
“This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” ~ Neil Armstrong, first person to walk on the Moon I love to walk. Walking helps me get out of my house and my head, to make a fresh start mentally and to benefit my body physically. Now, thanks to engineers at […]
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