Who’s looking for peace of mind? I am and I’m guessing I’m not alone.
I hope you find some peace of mind here.
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If I were going to write to my late father on this Write to Your Father Day, I’d write, “Dear, Dad. I did a show of my original songs and I got a standing ovation! I think you would have been proud.” This is giving me peace of mind, here and now.
What’s also giving me peace of mind is that I can blog more easily on my new laptop. That means it will take less time for me to give you a piece of my mind every day.
Here‘s what I hear in my mind when I think about “peace of mind.”
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Thanks to all those who contribute to my peace of mind, including YOU!
Do my other photos from yesterday have a little faith?
I have a little faith that when I randomly and intuitively take photos every day, they will somehow fit together in my next blog post.
Have a little faith that Michael’s cooking tastes even better than it looks. When I first met Michael, exactly nine years ago today, I had a little faith that we were meant for each other.
Speaking of anniversaries, yesterday was an anniversary of the big success of “Faith” by George Michael.
I have a little faith that you will leave a comment, below.
Have a little faith that I’ll end this post with gratitude for all, including YOU!
the chance to pay my respects today to my late friend Hillel and to his family and friends.
All I need is my iPhone to take photos and to post this blog a few hours before my wonderful hostess Julie and I leave to drive to Hillel’s funeral in NYC.
All I need is that Connecticut Cat Nellie and a FaceTime call with Harley to help prepare me for the funeral today.
Last night, in a therapy group, people were declaring that the U.S. President declaring a national emergency seemed like a national emergency to them. Some people declared that the election of Donald Trump seemed more like a national emergency than 9/11. Somebody else declared that the U.S. President setting the precedent of declaring this national emergency paved the way for a national emergency about climate change.
I’m declaring a national emergency of worry, shame, and guilt.
I’m declaring that the people I meet, every day, who suffer worry, shame, and guilt are not people who deserve to have those excessively painful feelings. I’m declaring that I’m doubtful that the people declaring a national emergency today have worry, shame, and guilt about that.
Are there any other emergencies declared in my other photos from yesterday?
I’m declaring a national emergency of peace and love.
Words can be weapons and so can a lot of other things. Maybe that’s why I keep hearing the word “weaponize,” which is defined at merriamwebster.com as follows:
Definition of weaponize
weaponized; weaponizing
transitive verb
: to adapt for use as a weapon of war
Recent Examples of weaponize from the Web:
Facebook, in particular, has come under fire for its partnership with Philippine President Rodrigue Duterte, who has weaponized the social media site to attack his critics.
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Alex Shephard, The New Republic, “Facebook Has a Genocide Problem,” 15 Mar. 2018
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Sinclair explicitly weaponizes local TV news’ reputation for impartiality to amplify White House talking points.
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Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, “Local News Anchors Are Being Forced to Deliver Pro-Trump Propaganda,” 8 Mar. 2018
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Hertzberg said in January that foes were attempting to weaponize the allegations against him to kill his effort to overhaul the money bail system in California.
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Taryn Luna, sacbee, “Hugging banned for California lawmaker after harassment investigation | The Sacramento Bee,” 8 Mar. 2018
With all the real weapons in the word, I can’t imagine why so many other things need to be weaponized. Personally, I was hoping that definition would include an antonym, but it doesn’t (and neither does any other definition of “weaponize”).
Is it weaponizing my blog to clearly state that I’m against weaponization and for the opposite? For now, let’s call that”deweaponization” or maybe just “peace.”
I heard the word “weaponize” on the news yesterday morning and for the rest of the day, I tried to deweaponize by taking these photos.
YouTube has been weaponized with videos like “How to Weaponize Fidget Spinners,” “How to Weaponize IKEA pencils,” “How to Weaponize Trash,” “How to Weaponize Duct Tape,” “How to Weaponize a Beard,” and “How to Weaponize Business Cards.” I’m deweaponizing with this:
I’m also deweaponizing with gratitude for all who helped me with today’s blog post and — of course! — for YOU.
I have a little faith that when I randomly and intuitively take photos every day, they will somehow fit together in my next blog post.
