January 23, 2023 a thought for today, One is wiser in the morning than in the evening. Russian Proverb
It’s been productive day.....bills paid, insurance policy set up.....bulletin done to a point...bean soup started.
There’s not much more on my to-do list for today but then all of those above have gotten me into the middle of afternoon. It will soon be time to work on the rest of dinner. In the mean time I think I will finish the “darkroom” (Photoshop) work on my photo uploads for today.
The word today is behind. Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind. Nathaniel Hawthorne. What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you. Ralph Waldo Emerson. What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others. Pericles. Men lose all the material things they leave behind them in this world, but they carry with them the reward of their charity and the alms they give. For these, they will receive from the Lord the reward and recompense they deserve. Francis of Assisi. Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me. Saint Patrick. To lead people walk behind them. Lao Tzu. He's my friend that speaks well of me behind my back. Thomas Fuller. Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us. Thomas Carlyle. Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered the tradition of mankind. Robert Louis Stevenson. They who go Feel not the pain of parting; it is they Who stay behind that suffer. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
I think this is kind of a human interest story and can relate how city services can help people. It is about an “on-demand transit” program that took place in Chillicothe. A bus driver in Chillicothe started his day at 5:50am. His first stop was at six o’clock for a person to go to the YMCA. This person once weighed 500 pounds and began his weight loss in 2019 after he had developed a heart problem. It along with a bypass surgery led to a 300-pound loss. Part of his journey was riding a bicycle to the Y but in cold weather and after a shoulder replacement he had to stop this 2-mile journey. It so happened that the Chillicothe Transit System started a twelve-month pilot program of free on-demand rides within the city. It served about 1,400 people in over 9,000 trips. Employers and senior citizens relied on this transportation. Another person enjoying the free ride to the YMCA was a 93-year old retired teacher who needed the aquatic exercise for her arthritis. After their exercises they were picked up and taken home. The bus driver didn't mind this job, he says was a change of pace in his life. He toke people to doctors’ appointments, grocery stores, pharmacies, mental health appointments. He got directions for many of the pick up and drop off locations through an iPad on his dashboard. There are more stories in this article about other people with other types of needs. “Riders could get text alerts and track the location of the driver online. All vehicles are wheelchair accessible. It has not been determined yet if the Chillicothe Transit System will continue to offer free transportation in 2023.”
I am making lima bean soup and jiffy corn bread for dinner along with fried bologna.
Joy
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