February 12, 2020 thought of the day: Even if the whole world conspired against you -- that would not inflict a quarter of the harm you inflict ...Turkish Proverb

It has been a tiring day. It usually is any day I do as much walking as I did today.  Sue and I went to Kroger and then stopped at White Castle drive through for lunch. We are expecting some nasty weather later today so I wanted to get the groceries out of the way.

The photo of the day for yesterday was titled “skyline”. Anyone living in Ohio on this date knows, if they remember, that it was totally overcast. There was very little distinguishing horizons and a gray nondescript skyline. So, once again I had to dip into the archives.

After I got most of the groceries put up, I got back to work on the annual report. I picked up one of the two articles that I had left to get done last night at the circle meeting. I got that information typed and entered into the template. I think I will try to print a draft copy when I print the bulletin tomorrow. I can make any updates easier that way. I had received some of the changes to make on the bulletin from the proofreaders so I finished the bulletin too.

I need to change direction in a few minutes to put the rest of the groceries away and make some meatballs for the dogs.

The word is dream. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream, Laozi. Dare to be wrong and to dream, Friedrich Schiller. Dreams are the touchstones of our character, Henry David Thoreau. I have dreamed in my life, dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they have gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind, Emily Bronte.  Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams, Henry David Thoreau. Stay true to the dreams of thy youth, Herman Melville. They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night, Edgar Allan Poe. At every crossroad, follow your dream. It is courageous to let your heart lead the way, Thomas Leland. If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them, Henry David Thoreau. Dreams are excursions into the limbo of things, a semi-deliverance from the human prison, Henri Frederic Amiel. A skillful man reads his dreams for his self knowledge; yet not the details, but the quality, Ralph Waldo Emerson. If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours, Henry David Thoreau.   

The theme for today’s photo caused my thinking cells to open. I thought of several things, then the thoughts stopped spinning and hit upon a photo I took when I visited my great grand son last Friday. The theme title is “the small things”. This one is perfect, tiny fingers, and tiny button nose and a tiny pull on the heart strings. Not to pass by the artful parts of the image with the lines and colors and shapes. The awe of such perfection in every part of this tiny person at this moment stopped in time overwhelms me.

I like the idea of kids getting books or at least reading whenever the opportunity presents itself. In my opinion reading has abounding benefits to the human spirit and well being. So today’s article caught my attention. It is telling about Ohio’s first lady’s recent visit to Nationwide Children’s Hospital to read to kids and to tell them how they can get free books. This event will launch the “Imagination Library” in Franklin County. The article stated that about 83,000 children are eligible for free books that can be mailed to their home each month.  The Imagination Library was started by Dolly Parton. Every child to start kindergarten with a strong start. The money to fund the project comes from donations. Here is Columbus it is sponsored by Children’s Hospital and American Electric Power and some others. The article mentioned that the Ohio General Assembly also committed $5 million to the project. Ohio’s firs lady said the kids who come to the program tend to want to be educated. The project started by Dolly Parton began in Tennessee and has become a multinational project. Apparently Ohio has invested more energy in this project than any other state outside Tennessee, 56 of our 88 counties participate.

I think this is going to be a left overs night.

Joy