Muddy Water . . .
Thursday, February 13, 2025. It's Thor's day . . .Freezing rain and snow below freezing temperatures froze the mailbox yesterday here in TulseyTown. Forecasts indicate sunshine today albeit continued cold with wind chill in the single digits and another hard freeze tonight.
Every thought, every belief, every assumption is either reinforcing a world that feels fixed and predetermined—or revealing a world that is fluid, shaped by your consciousness. Throughout history, both ancient wisdom and modern science have pointed to the same realization: Reality is not something that happens to you. It is something that happens through you.
The world before you is not set in stone—it is waiting for your observation to give it form. So, what are you choosing to see? Because the moment you become aware of this power, the only question that remains is - What reality will you create?
Three gifted creator's birthdays on yesterday's date:
Judy Blume celebrated her 87th birthday. The author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret was born in 1938 Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Abraham Lincoln, born in 1809 Hardin County, Kentucky. – Heather Cox Richardson, Letters From An American.
And, on the same day, Charles Darwin was born in 1809 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.
Evolution has rigged all of us with a negativity bias—a survival-driven habit to scan for what’s wrong and fixate on it. In contemporary society, a pervasive target is our own sense of unworthiness . . .we also fixate on the faults of others. . .While negativity bias is a key part of our survival apparatus, when it dominates our daily life we lose access to the more recently evolved parts of our brain, which contribute to feelings of connection, empathy, and well-being. What can decondition the negativity bias? – Tara Brach at Lion's Roar.
Peter Gabriel is celebrating his 75th birthday today. The British musician and lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis was born in 1950 Woking, Surrey, England.
The view from Solsbury Hill.
Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone. – Alan Watts
Weird Orchid . . .
Tuesday, February 11, 2025. It's Tiw's day … An aptly named “Snow Moon” reaches full. Forecasts indicate moderate Northerlies, mid to upper 30's for the next three days. Rain and snow mix are likely starting tonight and extending into tomorrow before afternoon moderation beginning Thursday, but with hard freeze mornings for the rest of the week.
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive – The Dalai Lama
No one reaches out to you for compassion or empathy so you can teach them how to behave better. They reach out to us because they believe in our capacity to know our darkness well enough to sit in the dark with them. – Brené Brown
It was on this day in 1778 that Voltaire returned to Paris after living in exile for 28 years in protest against France's religious fanaticism.
In 1858 Lourdes, France, 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous, a miller's daughter, first had visions of the Virgin Mary.
And, it was on this day in 1990 that Nelson Mandela was released from Victor Verster Prison, outside Cape Town, South Africa.
More recently:
Joyce Vance posted an update on all the litigation presently surrounding the Trump attempt to implement Project 2025.
Dr. Vance also posted a new undertaking titled The Democracy Index. It came with an introduction and an invitation on The Contrarian, 10Feb25
Sophie feels like a weird orchid.
The pen is a hammer . . .
Monday, February 10, 2025. It's the Moon's day, waxing toward full . . . Hello Winter: moderate Easterlies becoming Northerlies as the day unfolds with clouds, mid 40's and slight rain chances. Forecasts for today through Thursday indicate cold Wintery conditions with snow likely Wednesday, moderating a bit for Valentine's Day.
It's easier to be kind when you remember that none of us came into this mean world with a manual about how to get it all right.
In yesterday's mailbox:
In 1943, the Battle of Guadalcanal ended. The battle marked a turning point in the Pacific theater of World War II.
Star Wars at sea.
Poet Amy Lowell was born in 1874 Brookline, Massachusetts.
And, Carole King celebrated her 83rd birthday. The singer/songwriter was born in 1942 New York City.
Today's mailbox:
There’s new and promising research on brain health, PTSD, addiction and cognition.
Novelist Boris Pasternak (Doctor Zhivago) was born on this date in 1890 Moscow.
And playwright/poet Bertolt Brecht (Three Penny Opera; Mother Courage) was born on this date in 1898 Augsburg, Bavaria.
The Week Ahead. – Joyce Vance in Civil Discourse.
"Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it." – Bertolt Brecht,