December 30, 2022 a thought for today, Words show the wit of a man, but actions his meaning. Jewish Proverb

The first upload for yesterday was “us”. Yesterday there weren’t any “us” present except me and Sweet Pea. So that was the logical and chosen image for the day. 

 It appears that I misjudged the character of a person that has been in my life often. I am dealing with the lessons that come with that and with the disappointment. 

Today has been a “catchup day”. I have managed to get a difficult track of winter “‘muck” on the hardwood floors cleaned up. Then I took the Christmas tree down . Next on the agenda was cleaning out the frig and running the dish washer. I also got the bill paying for the month out of the way.  So it has been an all around good day. All of that not to mention that the temperatures are back up and the sun is shining. The snow has melted. I guess we are ready for a new year. 

The next upload for yesterday was “ joy”. For me right now there is so much to be joyful for so I glanced out the window that my monitor sits next to and noticed the birds sitting, maybe joining in “conversations” with each other, on the now leafless bush. At that moment I felt the “joy” of life in nature, in life, in community so I snapped the photo. 

Next week looks to be on “calm” and peaceful side of things. Twenty twenty-two brought some “hard pills to swallow”. The final out comes were satisfactory but were a little hard to travel through. Hopefully this coming year is a little better. However, there was one amazing happening that brought me joy that made the rest only a life’s lesson. 

The fist upload today was “how I relax”. The best time of the day is when I relax in the lounge chair with my afghan blanket and my ipad that has my memory games and my current book along with my other hobby supplies on the side table next to me. 

The word for today is wisdom.  Wisdom begins at the end: remember it, John Webster. Wisdom is the most beautiful ornament of the human race, Annæ Mariæ à Schurman.  Wisdom is oft-times nearer when we stoop Than when we soar...William Wordsworth.  The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions, Oliver Wendell Holmes. We can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom, Michel de Montaigne. Every wise man lives in an observatory, Augustus William Hare. "Some persons hold," he pursued, still hesitating, "that there is a wisdom of the Head, and that there is a wisdom of the Heart.. Charles Dickens. Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification, Marti  H. Fischer.  ...common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom, Samuel Taylor Coleridge. To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living, Henri Frederic Amiel.  A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom, Lord John Russell. Never, no, never did nature say one thing and wisdom say another, Charles Dickens. The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common, Confucius. Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens, Horace.  Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it, Sophocles. 

The second upload today was “flames”. The best I could do was my three wicked candle....I think it made an interesting image....warm and comforting. 

I like the period in history that this article touches on especially the buildings. I like to discover how life was lived in different times in history. Really, I like most periods in history for it’s own special features. This article covers the underground railroad and how it was part of one of our communities....the village of Granville. There was a building called the Old Academy Building where “abolitionists” met to talk and plan for happening of this time in history. This part of Licking County enjoys “rolling hills”and a peaceful atmosphere. It was a place of “hidden refuge” for escaping slaves. In 1836 there was a riot “over the issue of abolition”. There are still “traces of the antislavery movement” left in the area. There is a structure that was used for student housing on Denison University campus to a coffee shop. There are landmarks along the “historic paths to freedom”. For instance the Granville and Buxton inns, the Timbuk Farms. The article mentioned that “Most students, residents and visitors aren’t aware of what transpired nearly 200 years ago on the streets they frequent today”. According to the article: “Slavery flourished within a hundred miles of Granville; it was as close as the Ohio River.” A few of homes that were in the Granville area at the time served as “rest stations for weary travelers”. The article mentioned that there were places of concealment in the village. Some of these can be authenticated. However, because of the threats of imprisonments people weren’t “foolish” enough to leave evidences on paper. 

Time for pizza again.... I think we will go back to Josie’s tonight, a rest from Donato’s for a while. 

Joy

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