October 9, 2020 thought for the day: If you believe everything you read, you had better not read. Japanese Proverb

Yesterday was crazy. Crazy enough to make me have a dizzy spell at the end of it all. It started with the normal printing schedule at the church. As I was just finishing the print run on the two items I wanted to get done, others came in the building to start sitting up for the delivery of food for the up coming pantry date. 

The photo challenge for yesterday was “a list”. I have a whole bunch of lists laying around the house, grocery, to-do, things to remember. I took a couple that I had scribbled as I thought of things, put them together and shot the photo. As far as I am concerned it is a boring image so I added a Photoshop filter to give it some “life” and left some of the black background around the edges and corners for a bit of interest. 

When I got home there was an email that I had to answer. There was a situation that called for some agreements from several of us. I was concerned about the thing we were deciding. (Out of respect and discretion for the other people concerned and the situation itself,  I won’t go into detail. Suffice it to say that’s not the point of this conversation anyway).  I mentioned my concerns and said that I would go along with the consensus of votes (I don’t like confrontations (especially public ones) so I didn’t want to object strongly). We each have our own personal teacher named experience. The only problem with mine is that it encourages me to open my mouth and share and sometimes that gets me in trouble. I voiced my concerns that’s all I could do. Oh well, such is life.  I worried about the matter and finally told myself to ask God for direction and then tried to let it go. I voiced my concerns that’s all I could do. 

After I checked the email I got the laundry together so that I would have a good start on it before we had to take both dogs to the vet for their second set of annual shots and blood work. We ended up sitting in the car for a total of an hour and a half waiting for them to come and get the dogs one by one and then for the procedures to be completed. The next major shock was the bill. Wow. 

The photo challenge today is “an unmade bed”. I forgot to do the photo shoot before I made the bed this morning but Sweet Pea can fix that. She likes to get up on the bed to watch for critters in the back yard. As she was laying there watching me, the squirrels had left the scene, I tossed a couple of pillows around her, she had already wrinkled the bedding a little. 

As I was getting dinner, Sue noticed a reflection of light that seemed to be flashing. We noticed that it was coming from one of the canned lights in the ceiling. It was the one closest to where the repair was done on the leaking pipe. I turned out the lights and said we probably shouldn’t use it until it was fixed. That’s when the dizziness started. 

I got the kitchen cleared after dinner and turned to my crocheting, thinking of my great grandchildren whose pieces I was working on. That seemed to calm me. That with a good night sleep worked. Let go, let God. 

Today was much better. I worked on the Christmas calendar and did some research. You know, I have that personal teacher I spoke about above and I like to add Google searches to that source. 

The word it noise.  The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise, Benjamin Franklin.  He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak, Michel de Montaigne. What a pity flowers can utter no sound!-A singing rose, a whispering violet, a murmuring honeysuckle ... oh, what a rare and exquisite miracle would these be! Henry Ward Beecher.  As with narrow-necked bottles; the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring out, Alexander Pope. Noise makes no good, good makes no noise, Vincent de Paul. And all the air is filled with pleasant noise of waters, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. God never ceases to speak to us, but the noise of the world without and the tumult of our passions within bewilder us and prevent us from listening to him, Francois Fenelon.  What in your life is calling you, When all the noise is silenced, The meetings adjourned... The lists laid aside, And the Wild Iris blooms By itself In the dark forest... What still pulls on your soul? Rumi. Men trust their ears less than their eyes, Herodotus. Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those in small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever's not full makes noise. Whatever is full is quiet, Gautama Buddha. A man makes no noise over a good deed, but passes on to another as a vine to bear grapes again in season, Marcus Aurelius.  

This article sounds exciting. Maybe a little more exciting for me several years ago. I don’t this a “zipzone” is in the picture for me now. The thought of it is fascinating, almost like flying, a birds eye view. The ZipZone Outdoor Adventures is said to be a perfect place for safe and scenic outdoor fun in Central Ohio. The zip line in the space is 130 feet above the ground at Camp Mary Orton, described as an”outdoor oasis”. This trip not only offers the zip line adventure it get you away from the hustle and bustle of busy streets, shopping centers and office buildings”.  The article mentions that ZipZone Outdoors is located on a portion of State Route 23 that turns into an “amazing forest”, a “hidden gem”.  The staff handles the safety aspects of you visit. The season we are in right now is said to be the most beautiful part of the year to visit and experience the autumn foliage. The park also offers a ground level Kids Park. There are 60 different “challenge elements” including a “smaller zip line”. There are five different levels of zip lining to please everyone. This a self-guided adventure so that you can make the experience what you want. Two  of the areas are child friendly with the lines lower to the ground. There are tightropes, moving platforms and rope climbs. ZipZone follows all CDC and state of Ohio guidelines. 

I think it is going to be something out of the freezer for dinner again tonight (I am going to have to refill it.)

Joy