April 19, 2024 a thought for today, The foolish fear Fortune, the wise endure her. Latin Proverb

One of the image uploads for yesterday was “lines”. I made several images of “lines” of all sorts, mostly those in the streets for directions. I chose this one for the two sets of arrow line and the hint of a line of the street. 

The next upload for yesterday was “stone and pebbles”. There is a major upgrade and “beautification” to our neighborhood. So right now there a re piles of dirt, rocks, pebbles and pieces of broken concrete all over the place. 

The last upload for yesterday was “one color”. Actually I goofed today was suppose to “pop of color” and tomorrow will be “one color”. This patch of my lawn was my choice for the one color....green. 

Life today. In printing the bulletin yesterday Patti found a very noticeable “typo” actually, not a typo more like an oversight.  It was the omission of the first letter of the name of the church on the front cover. Oooops. I was using a template so the letter must have dropped off during the movements required in formatting. The bulletins were all printed so instead of using more paper and ink I made the missing letter with black marker. 

This has been a Friday on the easy side. I had time to work on the newsletter. As a matter of fact I think I have it done except for gathering the photos I want to include and for the financial page. This will make next week much easier. 

My first upload for today is “traditional”. To my way of thinking an organ in a church is one of the most traditional thing I could imagine.

Sweet Pea doesn’t seem to be getting any better as I had hoped. She still has the weakness in her legs it seems even more pronounced. She is still mobile. I am trying to prepare myself for the “worst” and hope for the best. She alone devotes her whole life to me.

The weather was near perfect the past two days. Today has taken another one of the downward directions in temperature. It’s not bad but not as “happy” as the sunnier days. 

The next upload for today is, as mentioned above, “pop of color”. The pop of color is bright red against the dark grey of my trusty Toyota Camry. 

The word today is cost/ly.  Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much. Blaise Pascal.  How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened. Thomas Jefferson.  The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run. Henry David Thoreau.  Nothing costs less nor is cheaper than compliments of civility. Miguel de Cervantes.  It is hard to contend against one's heart's desire; for whatever it wishes to have it buys at the cost of soul. Heraclitus.  Everybody loves a thing more if it has cost him trouble: for instance those who have made money love money more than those who have inherited it. Aristotle.  The cost of obedience is small compared with the cost of disobedience. Saint Augustine.  For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it. Patrick Henry.  Money often costs too much. Ralph Waldo Emerson.  Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold. Thomas Jefferson.  That which costs little is less valued. MIguel de Cervantes.  Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes. James Anthony Froude.  It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile? Jean de la Bruyere. Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire. William Penn. 

The last upload for the day is “food”. This is my lunch for the day. Eggs sunny side up, toast, turkey meat, a cookie, and my iced tea. 

Article: This is an interesting subject that sparked some deeper diving into the theories. The article is about “3 things to learn about patience − and impatience”. It is written by a Professor of Philosophy and Religion. It begins by bringing up the point that when we are children we are told  “patience is a virtue and that good things will come to those who wait”. First we may learn by waiting for a much wanted toy. Adults wait patiently in long lines, political change and kids antics. It can all be connected to productivity and ultimately our income. This author relates this human action with being a good person and in the case of this article to religious traditions. She suggests that patience is “more than waiting, or even more than enduring a hardship”. She uses writings and teachings of “a medieval Islamic thinker Abu Hamid al-Ghazali” for insight into the subject. This “thinker” was born in 1058. He was a jurist and theologian who traveled to placed like Baghdad and Jerusalem to speak of no contradiction between reason and revelation. He claimed that patience is a “fundamental human characteristic” and is necessary to reach “value-driven goals”. He also relates how and when impatience may be called for. Most of his teachings are of a religious nature but pertain to a good, and ethical, life in general. Patience starts with a commitment to core values which include justice and mercy, and could include something as simple as being a good friend or even not lying. Put into action it may require enduring pain of various sorts with a goal in mind. The article goes on to speak of impatience and when it may be needed. This time could be when we are experiencing injustice and suffering in the world. Also when there is an extreme cause for alarm to our own safety. In ending the article it used the idea that the good of it is a “patience that is in service of righteous goals is key to the ethical life”.

Don’t have to think to far for dinner tonight.....it’s PIZZA!

Joy

                             needs attention