Gifts on the Path

It's Tiw's day . . . after the rains comes the sun-filled skies of today in TulseyTown. It's cool as only Fall can be.

We may not be responsible for the world that created our minds, but we can take responsibility for the mind with which we create our world. – Gabor Maté

Sharon Olds turns 82 today. The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award laureat was born in San Francisco on this day in 1942.

And, Jodie Foster celebrates her 62nd birthday today. The motion-picture actress and director was born in 1962, Los Angeles, California.

On this day in 1863, Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Because we are alive in an interconnected Universe, all of our experiences – every one of those details, even the ones that are seemingly obstacles to us, becomes an essential part, a gift if you will, on the path of The Way.