This and every moment . . .

Sunday, February 1, 2026. It's Sol's day . . . and forecasts for TulseyTown indicate easy Southerlies bringing Sol’s sunny skies and upper 40's to the afternoon. Tomorrow provides a preview of a week's worth of mild 60's.

Karma means that past thoughts and actions have led to this moment. It also means that this moment is the birthplace of the next. What we think, how we feel, what we do—it all matters.

Confessions of a writer who also insists she is Christian. – Liz Charlotte Grant, “Beyond literalism,” in Meditations, The Center for Action and Contemplation.

Trees grow from their roots. The roots send up green shoots. This past week, green shoots emerged. – Robert Reich, “Green Shoots,” on Sunday Thoughts, online for today, 12.1.26

Today is the anniversary in 1961 of the first “sit-in” that sparked the Civil Rights Movement in America.

And, it's the birthday of the poet/novelist/playwriter Langston Hughes. He was born in 1902 Joplin, Missouri.

No time for meditation? For prayer? There are no “bad” buddhists. "Bad Buddhist" really means being authentic. It’s about showing up as you are and giving what you can give – two minutes of silence – amid the chaos of life. Then, going through it all aware of each moment. That’s the practice. Why struggle to fit something into your already busy life when your busy life is where the dharma is? – bell hooks

Sun Song

Sun and softness,
Sun and the beaten hardness of the earth,
Sun and the song of all the sun-stars
Gathered together,—
Dark ones of Africa,
I bring you my songs
To sing on the Georgia roads.

– Langston Hughes, “Sun Song” is in the public domain.