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The Cost of Living

HELL AND EARTH

“To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power.

Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”

~Arundhati Roy, ‘The Cost of Living’

Posted by Hell and Earth.

Another of those of us seeking social justice and reasons. Ultimately it comes back to the why of it. Why are we here? What is our purpose? And the things that fascinate us and transform us along the way.

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Beauty

Today is being brought to you by beauty. Just some timeout for beautiful things…the light as it beacons across the room and sprinkles itself into time, the butterfly wings, the whisper of love from long ago…

José Maria Rodriquez Acosta – Woman in a Green Dress, 1933

Posted by Ravenous Butterflies.

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A Pause For Beauty

Just a little pause from the news of the day, any day. Time out for just a moment’s breath, and some beauty.

Posted by nature amazing.net

A beautiful Great Egret (Breeding adult) | Also known as Common Egret, Large Egret or Great White Heron.

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Some Numbers

To put things into some sort of perspective

There are approximately 7.7 billion people in the world.

As of the end of this past week:

# Of global C-Virus cases = 132,567

# Dead = 4,947

# U.S. C-Virus cases = 1,629

# U.S. Dead = 41

Oh, and just for the heck of it, the # of gun deaths in the U.S. in 2019 was = 39,773

Maybe we’ve overreacted just a little bit. But then, I’m a member of the Olds and the Stoics, at least somewhat. I recall walking to school and seeing signs that said, “Quarantine, Mumps.” Others warned of measles and other contagious diseases. No one panicked and nothing shut down. Life went on and it just was what it was.

Now, in other news, from the worlds of the Woods and the Arts and the Thoughts we ponder. Why not let’s think of Love and Beauty!


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    Edgar Maxence – Portrait of a Girl with Irises

“When you are sorrowful look again in your heart and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.” Kahlil Gibran

And then, a final thought for our sweet dreams and morning greetings:

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Ohio Today

Here we are today, with the sun and chill, hanging out in all the finery of life.

Rob Blair  
A touch of winter met with some rich autumn colors late this morning at Munroe Falls Metro Park.

Sometimes when beauty hits the eye it’s too difficult to list the trials of dealing. Just emerse. Just breathe.