Today is Earth Day. Well...here we are. Held by a force called gravity, held upright on the terra firma, on the planet we call home. We may deny it, and frequently we do for sanity's sake-- but in reality we all inhabit a magnificent blue-green sphere in outer space, one that we have come to call "Earth."--No one really knows how that came to be---well...I don't anyway. But we are out there---hanging by a slim, thin thread.. hanging out on the planet we call our home.
So, today is earth day...a lot of people I spoke to didn't know...or care.
"The next generation will figure it out" ---"I won't have to worry --not in my lifetime."
Well, I cherish our planet. I don't always treat it as I should. But today I am reminded.
It's Earth Day.
I love you, earth.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Auld Lang Syne
Robert Burns brought the song Auld Lang Syne into the public eye back in the 18th century-- I had to google it today to jog my memory as I couldn't exactly put my finger on what the phrase originally signified. "The good old days" is pretty much the modern interpretation. It has Scottish roots and the song was normally sung right after the toll of midnight on the new year. I think Guy Lombardo popularized it here in the states. It was a toast to all things cherished in the past, to old friends and nostalgic thoughts of long ago.
So...ta ta 2010! That was fast. I was just getting used to you and now I have to file you away back in the good old days section of the cerebellum or wherever memories are stored. I was comfortable with you, 2010. A lot of good things came and went during the months from January to December. You weren't perfect, I guess, but I liked you!
Which brings me to 2011.
Well, it has been two days and so far so good.
It might be a magical year. New vistas.
Maybe it will be a year of disciplined achievements or marked changes.
I pray for peace again this year, my recurring theme.
I ask that my friends and family have good health and happy hearts.
I know two things for certain about 2011. These things never change.
I will be grateful---for I am so blessed.
And we are all connected--no matter how separate we may feel.
So to Auld Lang Syne, my dears. Happy 2011!
I'll keep you posted as things develop.
So...ta ta 2010! That was fast. I was just getting used to you and now I have to file you away back in the good old days section of the cerebellum or wherever memories are stored. I was comfortable with you, 2010. A lot of good things came and went during the months from January to December. You weren't perfect, I guess, but I liked you!
Which brings me to 2011.
Well, it has been two days and so far so good.
It might be a magical year. New vistas.
Maybe it will be a year of disciplined achievements or marked changes.
I pray for peace again this year, my recurring theme.
I ask that my friends and family have good health and happy hearts.
I know two things for certain about 2011. These things never change.
I will be grateful---for I am so blessed.
And we are all connected--no matter how separate we may feel.
So to Auld Lang Syne, my dears. Happy 2011!
I'll keep you posted as things develop.
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