Look for beauty - remember to breathe

 

Our world seems more broken than ever right now.

There are things we can do to help repair our broken world.

And we must.

If not "we,"  WHO?!

Call your Members of Congress!  202-224-3121

Write your Members of Congress!

Stay engaged!

Read what others are doing.

People like Rebecca Solnit,

Joyce Vance,

Heather Cox Richardson,

Scott Dworkin,

The Contrarian,

Sherrilyn Ifill

Along with many other journalists with much to say that we all need to hear since we can't really count on our old news sources any longer.

I had to cull my very long resistance reading list down from daily reads when I realized I was wearing myself too thin, so I recommend choosing your most trusted and leave a few for occasional reading only.

We are all in this together. 

 Stay strong, but don't forget to rest yourself.

And don't forget to add some smart comfort reads into your days as well - starting with my fave - Connie Schultz

Look for beauty  -  remember to breathe

Thank God I'm a Woke Woman

 

Woke:

"Aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)"

So very happy to be included in this smart group

"Woke" means knowing 

"Woke" means remembering that Russia invaded Ukraine, not the other way around.

In other words . . .

Have a nice day

All in a day

 

We had a sometimes gray, sometimes sunny day today.  

Temps were in the mid to high 50s.

And now it's snowing and blowing up a storm

And we have this happening in the sunroom

The first Tinkerbell is ready to show her stuff 

Mother Nature is gonna do what she wants to do.

 “Instructions for living a life.

Pay attention.

Be astonished.

Tell about it.”

                                         ― Mary Oliver, Sometimes

Remembering to breathe and visiting Mitford

 

No, I am not watching the Felon stand before Congress tonight telling lie after lie.

I have made my daily calls to Members of Congress and written a couple of letters.

But now is my time to clear my head of all the lies and hatefulness the Felon and his equally hateful and hypocritical republican cronies enjoy spreading

 and breathe.

And I chose the most gentle book I could think of to escape into.

The first novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon’s beloved series set in America’s favorite small town: Mitford.

It's easy to feel at home in Mitford. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and the people are generally lovable. Yet, Father Tim, the bachelor rector, wants something more. Enter a dog the size of a sofa who moves in and won't go away. Add an attractive neighbor who begins wearing a path through the hedge. Now, stir in a lovable but unloved boy, a mystifying jewel theft, and a secret that's sixty years old. Suddenly, Father Tim gets more than he bargained for. And readers get a rich comedy about ordinary people and their ordinary lives.

I read this lovely novel when it first came out in 1994 and could hardly wait for the next one.

I wasn't sure i'd actually find it to be the book I was hoping it to be after all this time, but I am happy to say it has held up beautifully.

It feels just right spending this evening with Father Tim and the residents of Mitford.

Hold on to those dreams

 

I'm still and forever dreaming of Paris and I know, someday, we'll go back.