The Ides have infinite edges . . .
It's Frey's day … Brisk Northerlies have returned to Okieland, reminding us that Spring is still unfolding . . .
It's the birthday of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The U.S. Supreme Court Justice was born today in1933, Brooklyn, New York. https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/ruth-bader-ginsburg
Today marks The Ides of March, about which Shakespeare was prompted to say we were to “beware.” It was on this day, in 44 B.C., that Caesar was assassinated by a group of about 60 conspirators. Which probable gave the idea to The Bard.
It's the 106th birthday of biographer Richard Ellmann, born in 1918 Highland Park, Michigan. He wrote biographies of Yeats, Joyce, and Oscar Wilde.
In 1956 the musical My Fair Lady opened on Broadway. An unknown Julie Andrews had to be convinced to audition for the role of Eliza. She starred with Rex Harrison, and the Broadway musical ran for more than 2,700 performances.
Yesterday was the 145th anniversary of Albert Einstein's birth. The physicist/mathematician was born on this day in 1879 Ulm, Germany.
Also, yesterday, bookseller and publisher Sylvia Beach was born 137 years ago. The founder of Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris was born in 1887 Baltimore, Maryland.
And yesterday was Pi day … hope your celebration was infinite.
We make facing reality difficult. We are not human beings on The Way toward Spirit; we are already spiritual beings on a journey toward becoming fully human, which for some reason seems harder—precisely because it is so ordinary. – Richard Rohr at CAC. A reminder: Many find the “God” terms Fr. Rohr uses – he is Franciscan “not yet defrocked” (his quote) – loaded with the baggage of history's blunders in the name of Christianity. I'm among them. I do find, however, that substituting the term “creation” or “The Way” (of Lao Tzu) often opens helpful insights. And, while I've not inquired of Richard, I'm fairly certain my edit would not offend him. Hope the same holds for you.
The Edge You Carry with You
You know / so very well / the edge / of darkness
you have / always carried with you /
… What is this / beguiling reluctance /
to be happy?
– David Whyte, in Still Possible, Many Rivers Press; Unabridged edition (January 1, 2022)