Get lit . . .

Saturday, February 8, 2025 . It's the Satyr's day . . . the morning walk to the mailbox was in a heavy fog, now lifted leaving a dense cloud cover. A cold front pushed along by moderate to strong Northerlies and upper 30's wind chill are forecasted for the afternoon with slight rain chances.

You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. – Jane Goodall.

That said, what kind of difference do you want to make? And, if not peace, what?

Today is the 114th anniversary of Elizabeth Bishop's birth. The poet was born in 1911 Worcester, Massachusetts.

James Dean was born on this day 94 years ago in 1931 Marion, Indiana.

Birthdates, yesterday

Novelist Charles Dickens was born in 1812 Portsmouth, England.

Sinclair Lewis was born in 1885 Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

And, another writer from the prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder, was born just north of 1867 Pepin, Wisconsin.

For most of us being creative is an essential aspect of our well-being...Given the present socioculture “hosing” we are exposed to, there is pressure to shove it to the bottom of the metaphorical list, usually under 'make everyone else in your life happy' and 'fix all the pain and suffering in the world'. This would leave us depleted and struggling, which means then we are left with so much less capacity to contribute to positive change....Oppressive systems want us to feel hopeless, exhausted and disempowered. Your creativity matters, no matter its form.

Consider this blog then your “free pass permit” to keep creating the things that light you up.

In the darkest corners of your life

there is still a light

shining.
— jab