Singing in the morning dark . . .

It’s Tiw’s (Frigg’s) Day . . . the sun is shining this morning in TulseyTown.

Yesterday was the birth date of two major novelists: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, born in 1821 Moscow and Kurt Vonnegut, born in 1922 Indianapolis, Indiana

And, it was the birthday of comedian Jonathan Winters, born in 1925 Bellbrook, Ohio

You can’t be willing to fight for democracy only when it’s easy. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.

Inside the growing '4B’ movement empowering women after Trump's win. The '4B' urges women to say "no" to everything relating to men: sex, marriage, childbirth, and dating until full rights are restored. – Morgan Stephens

Who is in control at Mar-a-Lago? – Heather Cox Richardson.

A dark future for our military on Veteran's Day. – Joyce Vance, Civil Discourse.

The moon’s reflection on water appears without obstruction and seems to shine very brightly, yet it is simply the appearance of something that does not exist. There is no such thing as a moon in the water. Likewise, when one recognizes that thoughts have no true existence, one recognizes awareness – Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

I Worried

I worried a lot.

...Finally I saw that worrying

had come to nothing.

And gave it up. And took my old body

and went out into the morning

and sang.

– Mary Oliver, “I Worried,” from Swan, Beacon Press, 2010