March 20, 2026, a thought for today, Time is anger's medicine. German Proverb

Photos in my life yesterday

The first challenge assignment was titled “your favorite.” I have lots of favorites, but this is one from my current load. It is a gorgeous day lily as it was opening. 

The next one is titled “a pattern.” This is an image of a part of a patch work
quilt my daughter made for me many, many years ago. 

The last upload for yesterday was “sweet.” I can’t have too many sweets in the house, my sister and I both have diabetes. I can’t resist now and then. This is one of the McDonald hand size apple pies which is as sweet as I could go yesterday. 

Life today. I went to the church to finish the newsletter around eight o’clock. Dorothy was unable to make it today so I finished and dropped them at the post office. 

Life today. I was still having the “check tire pressure” message. So I had decided to take it to a tire repair place. As I was talking on the phone with them I realized the tire had gone down even further, almost clear flats so I decided instead of driving on a near flat tire I would call AAA. They came and changed the tire and put the spare on. They suggested having the tire fixed soon. I noticed when I went back out for an errand the check pressure message was still on.  I think it may need to be reset.

I as able to get this letter started before I left. I had thought I would be tied up with the car longer today. However having the AAA out only took a few minutes. 

I spent some time on getting the photos ready for upload. Now I have time to finish the letter and do the uploads before I get to work on  the grocery order. Then I can spend some time in the kitchen making a casserole and maybe a dessert. 

The word for today is single. Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error. Benjamin Disraeli.  Resolve to edge in a little reading every day, if it is but a single sentence. If you gain fifteen minutes a day, it will make itself felt at the end of the year. Horace Mann. The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt. Rene Descartes. One single grateful thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayer. G. E. Lessing. If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way. Buddha. All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action. James Russell Lowell.   All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle. Saint Francis of Assisi. When several villages are united in a single complete community, large enough to nearly or quite self-sufficing, the state comes into existence, originating in the bare needs of life, and continuing in existence for the sake of a good life. Aristotle.  How many a dispute could have been deflated into a single paragraph if the disputants had dared to define their terms. Aristotle. A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong. Tecumseh. A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows. Francis of Assisi. The superior man does not, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue. In moments of haste, he cleaves to it. In seasons of danger, he cleaves to it. Confucius. Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope. Epictetus. The whole theory of the universe is directed unerringly to one single individual. Walt Whitman. A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town. Henry David Thoreau. All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly. Thomas Aquinas. I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions. Saint Teresa of Avila. Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day. Sophocles. 

Article summary. I saw the title, it made me think of all the times my kids watched his televison show and me along with them. I always felt there was a caring and gentle way of living life in that show. I thought it would be interesting to see what more there was to know about this man. Later in my life I learned he was a Presbyterian minister and in fact was in theology school with one of our most popular and loving  ministers in my own church. The article title is Why Mister Rogers’ message of love and kindness is good for your health. Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University. At theconveration.com. He felt a part of what his faith’s leaders referred to as a term called  “unconditional love.” He believed in and practiced that feel and showed it in touching others lives. He felt it was not only a way of life it “was also promoting their health.” He lived and used this in his way of approaching his avenue of visiting his audiences. His belief was “you are an important person just the way you are” and “you can make healthy decisions.” He was an essence of his belief  “people who are generous and volunteer their time for the benefit of others seem to be happier.” I was interested in the part of an interview with him that quoted “I went into television because I hated it so” and then went on to convey that there had to be a way of using television “to nurture those who would watch and listen.” The article goes on to say kindness is good for health in that it allows endorphins to be released which relieve pain and lower stress and anxiety. The article also said it appears to “be good for mood.” One study that the article mentions found that people in the study who “rated their happiness highest were 35  percent” of the group and would most likely live longer that those who didn’t. Mr. Rogers as a minister didn’t use blood tests or CT scans, of course, he paid more attention to the “spirt” than the body.  He said “life is more than you touch or see” which  allows you to feel and experience things that you cannot “survive” without. His show encouraged children to “be kinder and more loving.” In a speech he gave at Middlebury College he said that he believed that “appreciation is a holy thing” and in that “we’re doing what God does.” He was not less concerned about bodily health as a matter of fact he “encouraged” healthy habits. He himself was an regular swimmer and ate in a healthy manner. The article related that he believed that health alone did not make a full life. So I’ll end my summary with his show motto (and mine) “Won't You Be My Neighbor, It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood, A beautiful day for a neighbor. Would you be mine? Could you be mine?

I didn’t make tuna casserole as I had planned the other day I think I will tonight. 

Photos in my life today

Today’s first upload assignment “selective color.” The last bouquet I got had some gorgeous lilies and beautiful carnations. The touch was one of the carnations adding some color to its neighbors with their colors in black and white. 

Moving on to the next upload that is titled “laugh.” I took this shot many years ago. It is my granddaughter when something in life gave her a time of happy laughter. She still seems as happy much of the time.

The last assignment for now is “ball.” I made this shot awhile back. I am not sure exactly when or where. I do remember one of my local photo clubs made a trip to a near by golf course for a photo “safari.”

Joy 

                             in the good old summer time