Are we there yet?

It's Odin's day and strong Northerlies are bringing a reminder of Winter to Northeastern Okieland today. Dawn's windchill was 15º

Courage has nothing to do with our determination to be great. It has to do with what we decide in that moment when we are called upon to be more. – Rita Dove

You are at this very moment being called upon by The Way to become more. Even now, you can by simply opening your awareness of your shared presence with It and letting go of anything that looks and/or seems like denial.

Garrison Keillor's post today also spoke of going with the flow …

Events of this date:

The twice time Nobel laureate scientist and peace activist Linus Pauling was born today in 1901, Portland, Oregon.

Frank Gehry is 95 today. Arguably the most important architect of the contemporary era and certainly the most famous living architect was on this day in 1929, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Check out images of his works.

In 1953 James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, and Rosalind Franklin discovered the structure of the DNA molecule.

Demter's Prayer to Hades

This alone is what I wish for you: knowledge.
To understand each desire has an edge,
to know we are responsible for the lives
we change. . .

I see clearly the trail you planted,
what ground opened to waste,
though you dreamed a wealth
of flowers. . .

And so I give up this fate, too.
Believe in yourself,
go ahead – see where it gets you.

– Rita Dove

From Collected Poems 1974-2004, W. W. Norton & Co, New York, 2016.