February 12, 2026 a thought for today, Of big words and feathers, many go to the pound. German Proverb
Photos in my life yesterday
This first one is “fresh.” The “freshest’ thing I had on hand was the green onions and radishes. I am trying to eat more salads so I have more green and fresh in the house.
kitten. There are a lot more parts to my daily “routine”.
Life today. It is one of those days that things didn’t go exactly the way that had been planed. The cleaning lady was supposed to come today. I had forgotten until about 2:00 this morning when I realized the things that I normally have out of the way for her hadn’t been put away. So I got up early to take care of that and put ice melt on an icy spot on the front porch before she came. She normally gets her about 7:30. It came and passed. Near eight o’clock I called Lowell who usually schedules her to see if he had heard from her. He called me back to let me know he had just gotten a text from her. She and her mother had been in a car accident on the way here. They were not injured. Since this is my day to print at the church. I got ready to hear out.
After I finished there, I mailed some of the bulletins. I also scouted around for the daily photo challenges.
I noticed on my car that the “information window” on the dash board wasn’t the same as it was before I had the oil changed. So I brought the book that from the car inside to study and find the way to get it back the way it is supposed to be. After some research I think I have the answer. I will wail until I need to go back out to the car to try it.
Yesterday I worked on the terrarium I got for Christmas. I’m not entirely happy with the way it came together. It is a bit over crowded. So I may give the plants time to recover then clean it out and start over.
My ipad is about five years old. Yesterday it began showing that the battery isn’t holding a full charge. I inherited Bob’s ipad when he passed on. So that will be my back up until I can get a new one.
I started the laundry soon after I got home it looks like it is time to do the folding, then it’s kitty care time.
The word today is reveal. The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own. Benjamin Disraeli. A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. Commit a crime and the earth is made of glass. Commit a crime, and it seems as if a coat of snow fell on the ground, such as reveals in the woods the track of every partridge, and fox, and squirrel. Ralph Waldo Emerson. Be sure that it is not you that is mortal, but only your body. For that man whom your outward form reveals is not yourself; the spirit is the true self, not that physical figure which and be pointed out by your finger. Cicero. Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become an enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend. Saadi. It is curious to note the old sea-margins of human thought. Each subsiding century reveals some new mystery; we build where monsters used to hide themselves. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The reading of all good books is indeed like a conversation with the noblest men of past centuries who were the authors of them, nay a carefully studied conversation, in which they reveal to us none but the best of their thoughts. Rene Descartes. America is therefore the land of the future, where, in the ages that lie before us, the burden of the World's History shall reveal itself. Georg W. Hegel. Until the day when God shall deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is summed up in these two words,--'Wait and hope'. Alexandre Dumas. God conceals himself from the mind of man, but reveals himself to his heart. African Proverb. Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true. Honore de Balzac. Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids. Aristotle. The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own. Benjamin Disraeli. Balk the enemy's power; force him to reveal himself. Sun Tzu. In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are. Ovid. The dreams which reveal the supernatural are promises and messages that God sends us directly: they are nothing but His angels, His ministering spirits, who usually appear to us when we are in a great predicament. Paracelsus. Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it. Montesquieu. Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the justice that may consist with wrong-doing. Henry David Thoreau.
Article summary. I worked on one article a few days ago about reading and it’s value. Now I have picked an article about writing and what it can do for your well being. I had a dear friend from my church who told me once that she felt everyone should keep a daily diary in journal form not only for herself but more for the family now alive and those to come. It is also a record of history on a personal level. Oprah Winfrey encouraged keeping a more specific type journal. She called hers a gratitude journal. I myself incorporate the gratitude part with the rest of my life happenings. The article title is Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges. Emily Ronay Johnston, Assistant Teaching Professor of Global Arts, Media and Writing Studies, University of California, Merced. At theconveration.com. It opens by mentioning that writing lets you “dash off” a message that allows you to mention unhappiness with “clarity” with a kind of airyness or “resilience” as a relief. You may not send it but release is all you needed at the time. Resilience can be adapted and grows through “life’s challenges.” It mentioned that a group called the “wellness industry” encourages strengthening the “path to resilience.” The author is a professor of “writing studies.” She teaches how writing can “navigate” upsets in daily life. Writing in the form a journal helps to create a “mental distance” to problems and reduces worrying about it. It goes on to say that writing can help us to become calmer. Apparently even making a to-do list can aid in “reasoning and decision making.” In writing by hand as opposed to typing makes us think more intently and with more meaning. The article encourages writing daily so that it helps release stress and increase thoughtfulness. It goes on to encourage writing before speaking in many cases. It further suggests writing whether you intend to send it or not. So the kind of writing I do, which is to share my life and experiences with others also has another and more helpful effect to humans as a whole. It is healthy and necessary for well being.
I am going to have the tuna casserole I made and froze for later tonight
Photos in my life today
The second upload is “leading lines.” My street is a leading line with the added lanes of piled up snow adding to the leading line image.
now” when the shot was made was on my way to drop off the mail I had on hand.
Joy
the bonus is a partial of a vintage vase
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