Thinks I find along the way
Resolve to follow blogger David Kanigan in the new year — he is one of the most interesting bloggers I’ve ever met!
…Gentle… It comes when twilight comes. It is hardly worth mentioning. But it is as strange as the stirring of one leaf on a tree, when there is no wind.
— Patricia Highsmith, “Patricia Highsmith: Her Diaries and Notebooks: 1941-1995.″ Anna von Planta (Editor). (Liveright, November 16, 2021)
Photo: DK @ Daybreak. 7:19 am, December 26, 2021. 38° F. (3° C). Rowayton, CT
Just in time for Christmas, Joni Mitchell has debuted the first official music video for “River,” her wistful contribution to the Christmas songbook, taken from her landmark 1971 album Blue.
A sweet version of one of the best love songs ever…
Bonus!
This could be the most amazing and terrifying thing I’ve ever seen! What do you think about Spot? Comment below…
What are your pronouns? Fifty percent of Americans are uncomfortable asking this question but using gender-neutral pronouns and language can create inclusion and help deconstruct the gender binary. Based on interviews with gender diverse people, psychology professor calls for allyship by sharing ways we can act to create gender inclusive spaces and see each other more deeply. “Watch what you say.”
“Be careful how you say it.”
These phrases have even more of an impact today…
5 steps to a better mindset and a better outcome. Source: How to Make the Best of a Bad Situation
One of my favorite websites finally got the CBS Sunday Morning treatment…
“I am walking a lot, through the forest, and having tremendous conversations with myself.” Source: Nietzsche on Walking and Creativity
WikiHow writes: “Sometimes it can be hard to navigate this world of ours. It’s so easy to be led down the wrong paths by the charlatan map-makers of human society. Merely trusting in this system ensures that you will be misled and scammed and made a fool. Without critical thinking ability, there is nothing standing between you and the lies. However, with critical thinking ability, there is nothing standing between you and the truth.” Here are some thoughts on how to become more of a critical thinker! Source: How to Be a Critical Thinker
Are you truly living or merely surviving? Source: What’s Your Emotional Range?
I’ve learned alot from cats — especially detachment! Eckhart Tolle said ‘I have met many Zen masters in my life. Most of them cats!’ and I agree. Psychologist John Amodeo shares this: ‘A personal perspective: loving and losing a cherished companion’. Go to the source: What Cats Can Teach Us About Love
How to reap the positive effects of streaming, and how to avoid problems. Source: The surprising health benefits of binge-watching
So shoot me. I like cat memes! Source: Top 20 Memes of The Week – Cheezburger Users Edition #221
Our healing and freedom unfolds as we bring radical acceptance—a mindful, allowing presence—to our moments. This interview looks at how we wake up out of the stories that keep us in fear and self-doubt, and discover a true intimacy with ourselves and our world.
Tara Brach
The emotionally neglectful family may look fine, but it is not. Source: 8 Signs of Emotional Neglect in Your Family
Apparently, the struggle is real: understanding male alexithymia. Source: Why Men May Struggle to Communicate Their Feelings
Carl Jung’s “Method of Self-Development’
“There is no pit you cannot climb out of provided you make the right effort at the right place… do the next thing with diligence and devotion.” Source: Carl Jung on How to Live and the Origin of “Do the Next Right Thing”
I have an ongoing bromance with Christoph Waltz. Here are a few of the reasons why:
Bonus…
Bright, shiny objects! 
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