We have spent the week moving. Because of the condition of our driveway, we’re finding that a pickup brigade is working best. After moving all that heavy stuff in Grandson’s delivery vehicle last Saturday, we had to pull the van out of the driveway on Sunday. We decided that if incoming cars and trucks don’t … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 164
“Most things don’t work out as expected, but what happens instead often turns out to be the good stuff.” ~Judi Dench English actress Judi Dench was born on this day in 1934.
“To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness.” ~Mary, Queen of Scots Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, was born on this day in 1542.
“Nobody is going to pour truth into your brain. It’s something you have to find out for yourself.” ~Noam Chomsky American professor and public intellectual Noam Chomsky was born on this day in 1928.
“The want of education and moral training is the only real barrier that exists between the different classes of men.” ~Susanna Moodie English-born Canadian author Susanna Moodie was born on this day in 1803.
“Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else’s life forever.” ~Margaret Cho American comedian and actress Margaret Cho was born on this day in 1968.
“Don’t learn to do, but learn in doing.” ~Samuel Butler English novelist and critic Samuel Butler was born on this day in 1835.
On Monday, I received a phone call telling me the county approved our temporary occupancy. YAY! Of course, the mountain got more than a foot of snow over the weekend, so we weren’t able to move much during the week. We spent days lining up our ducks. By Wednesday, we realized we need a plow … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 163
“The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.” ~Caroline Myss American author Caroline Myss was born on this day in 1952.
“Peace will come to the hearts of men when they realize their oneness with the universe, It is every where.” ~Black Elk Wičháša wakȟáŋ (”medicine man, holy man”) and heyoka of the Oglala Lakota people, Black Elk was born on this day in 1863.
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