I am NOT doing MILWORDY... and neither should you

Getting Into Character for "Mr. Complain Takes the Train" -- Wade's New ...

The Hero at the End of This Book

 Last night, I dreamed I was writing a new book. This morning I doodled the cover as best I could. It was a sequel to "The Monster at the End of this Book." But each time you turn a page, it takes you further into Grover's secret lair, uncovering his secret identity as a super hero, until he finally trains you (the reader) as his side-kick and together you save a lost kitten stuck in a tree.

The last page is a mirror, so the Hero at the end of the book is you.

I wish Jon Stone and Jim Henson were still here so I could tell them about it!

A new comic

 

Thursday Movie Question: Tribute to Olivia de Havilland

Back to School: Food For Thought Videos

 A school is a group of fish who move as one through the water. Why do they do they? Why do they spend so much time together? Why do they conform? 

The quick answer: to survive. 

But still... how do they work together so well? This animated TedTalk Video helped me understand a phenomenon called "Emergence." 

I stumbled upon an animated video series that explores a lot of cool subjects, including emergence. 

Tribute to Movies Delayed by Covid-19: Thursday Movie Question!

Day Dreaming in the Back Yard: This is the Closest I've Come to Meditation

I just sat outside for an hour. It was so pleasant. The weather is perfect. The dogs were well behaved. A sat with my journal, hardly making a note. A butterfly fluttered by. 

An overwhelming sense of peace enveloped me. Maybe it was the Advil I took for my cankersore. 

I think the feeling of fulfillment came from allowing myself to relax a little, now that I’m done with putting my English course online. 

I’m in my late 40s…. But I currently have my health and countless blessings for which to be grateful. 

If I live to be 100… that means I have 51 and a half years left on this planet. 

Of course, there’s no guarantee I’ll live that long… and there’s also the possibility I’ll live a bit longer (and if our consciousness survives death it might be a WHOLE LOT LONGER!) 

I am flawed. I make mistakes. I have regrets. 

But I also love myself. I love being me. I love the people in my life, and even though we go on much of life’s journey alone, we do connect with others, truly connect, from time to time. 

I have the potential for 51 and a half more spins around the sun (give or take a few decades!) How excellent is that? 

John Green recently talked about how we don’t know the suffering that lies ahead, nor can we predict the joy. 

The Realm Unknown is what lies ahead… and that’s kind of exciting, isn’t it? Today, the Unkown fills me with a joyful wonder. 

Feelings don’t last. So this too shall pass. But it feels pretty darn good right now.