Beginner's Mind

Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of the publication in 1997 of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. It was the the first of seven books in the Harry Potter series which, along with movie and other ancellary rights, has earned J.K.Rowling (Joanne Murphy) an estimated $10,000 an hour from her net worth of some 1.06 Billion in US dollars.

...whether or not you have ever dared to be happy,

whether or not you have ever dared to pray,

each pond with its lillies is a prayer heard

and answered lavishly, every morning. – Mary Oliver

...we’re all novices when we start a new work. – novelist Alice McDermott, born (1953) this day in Brooklyn, NY.

Today is also the 150th anniversary (1872) of the birth of poet/short story writer Paul Lawrence Dunbar in Dayton, Ohio.