Here is a wonderful image from Vienna taken by my friend Monika Schmidt. Visit her new blog at http://monischmidt.com
“I have decided to find myself a home in the mountains, somewhere high up where one learns to live peacefully in the cold and the silence. It’s said that in such a place certain revelations may be discovered. That what the spirit reaches for may be eventually felt, if not exactly understood. Slowly, no doubt. I’m not talking about a vacation.
Of course, at the same time I mean to stay exactly where I am.
Are you following me?” Mary Oliver
Thanks, MK…
It will take more than outrage to create real change. How do we deal mindfully with the emotions aroused by a shooting?
Source: What is the Mindful Response to a Mass Shooting at a School?
Once again we find ourselves as a nation trying to make sense of something that makes no sense at all: the theft of precious lives in a mass murder by a sick individual. And sure enough, once again…
Source: Thoughts on Thoughts and Prayers
The best movies about politics. Source: Top 10 Presidential Movies
The Danger Of Being Around Stressed People
The effect being around stressed people has on the brain. Source: The Danger Of Being Around Stressed People – PsyBlog
Photo post by @rollingrock53. Source: Sunday Inspiration
The 5 Questions Everyone Needs To Ask Before They Start Organizing
A pro spills the simple questions she asks all her clients. Source: The 5 Questions Everyone Needs To Ask Before They Start Organizing
Building, breaking, fixing
Seth Godin writes:
We spend some of our time building things, from scratch. New ideas, new projects, new connections. Things that didn’t exist before we arrived.
We spend some of our time breaking things, using them up, discovering the edges.
And we spend some of our time fixing things. Customer support, maintenance, bug fixes… And most of all, answering email and grooming social media. The world needs fixing, it always does.
You’ve already guessed the questions:
a. where do you personally add the most value?
b. how much of your time are you spending doing that?
Go to the source for more: Seth’s Blog: Building, breaking, fixing
Remember to be kind to yourself. We are human, which means we are not perfect. Everyone has their struggles and things to overcome. No one is alone.
Source: Self-Compassion
Former prof recounts her ‘escape’ from political correctness
A former professor has written a book about how she “escaped” the campus culture pf political correctness after realizing she was “lying” to students.
Source: Former prof recounts her ‘escape’ from political correctness
Walk Out of School to Demand Safer Gun Laws
On March 14, 2018, a Wednesday, there will be a national school walkout for gun reform. It is being led by Women’s March Youth Empower, an initiative by the folks who organized the Women’s March. The call is for students, parents, teachers and allies to take part in the walkout for 17 minutes at 10 a.m. across every time zone.
Henri, le chat noir
Playlist…
Bright, Shiny Objects! 
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