Crop failure . . .

Wednesday, May 28, 2025. It's Odin's day . . . some sunshine returns to TulseyTown today. Forecasts indicate a mix of clouds and sun with easy Northerlies and mid 70's. 50/50 rain is indicated tonight and tomorrow morning.

Throughout human history, wise women and men, in their own ways, have understood the old Sufi parable of the person who looks for the key under the lamppost because that’s where the light is, but it’s not where the key was dropped, which is in the darkness. – Connie Zweig and Steve Wolf, “Searching in the Shadows,” in Meditations, The Center for Action and Meditation,

The Shadow Self I

During the first half of our lives (and for many, into the chronological second half of life), we ... tend to develop those things which are acceptable and repress those things which are not. Its the “not” that becomes the shadow. – Fr. Richard Rohr, Meditations, The Center for Action and Meditation.

All the “insanity” of Trump flows from his malignant narcissism and all of it – the contradictions, flip/flopping, personal attacks – all of it is calculated. The angst you are feeling is precisely what he wants everybody to experience and remain in.The instability in the markets is purposeful. While he upsets the more liberal, he appeals to his base with targeted attacks. Angst-filled people are easier to distract and manipulate. There are ways to deal with this. – Dr. Jocelyn Sze, writing for The Huffpost.

Heather Cox Richardson's recent post in Letters From An American provided a perfect portrait of Trump's disease.

And last night, Richardson posted an update to Trump's legalities, noting that Trump and the administration suffered a 96% loss rate in federal courts in the month of May.

Two words to self-correct and get you back into The Way. From Jonathan Van Ness (Queer Eye) with Marie Forleo, in a free-wheeling exchange celebrating creativity.

There are no wrong turns, only unexpected paths. – Mark Nepo