Sea changes . . .

Thursday, February 20, 2025. It's Thor's day … and TulseyTown is still covered with a hard freeze. The mailbox was near frozen shut at dawn when the temperature was 3º with a wind-chill at -12º below. As I write at 10 a.m. the sun is out but the day ahead is forecasted to reach only 21º. My porch and sidewalk need a shovel for the postal service. Maybe tomorrow before I venture out.

Today, in 1872 the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened in New York City. “The MEt” is the largest and most comprehensive art museum in New York City and one of the foremost in the world.

In 1877 Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake had its premier performance on this date by the Imperial Ballet in Moscow.

And today in 1902 Ansel Adams was born in San Francisco. Hands down, he was the most important landscape photographer of the 20th century.

The past week has solidified a sea change in American—and global—history. – Heather Cox Ricardson at Letters From An American.

Islands of Coherence in a Sea of Chaos

...Small areas of coherence have the potential to shift an entire system toward a higher order, so that even in turbulent environments, small groups or initiatives focused on positive change can inspire a wider transformation...Poet and author Clarissa Pinkola Estés, who famously said, “We were born for these times,” also says, “One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. Struggling souls catch light from other souls who are fully lit and willing to show it.” – Lynne Twist, Wednesday Wisdom, Soul of Money Institute.

Our Real Work

It may be that when we no longer know what to do
we have come to our real work,
and that when we no longer know which way to go
we have come to our real journey.
The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
The impeded stream is the one that sings.

– Wendell Berry, “Our Real Work,” Standing by Words. North Point Press. 1984.