Humility seems to be out of fashion these days. People have a tendency to want attention, and preferably fame, regardless of what they have to do to get it. So it was with pleasure that I encountered beautifully understated qualities of humility and simple goodness in a 19th century novel, Middlemarch, by George Eliot. If … Continue reading Middlemarch: Humility is beautiful
Transition from cold to warm: the bug factor
I invite you to join me in taking a look at the transitions in our lives through a spiritual lens
Dear Screenwriters
...We are looking forward to the great projects you are working on right now, during the Writer's Guild Strike! Please write some thoughtful, transformative, clean, gripping, original, meaningful, KIND scripts that will help us in our daily lives in this crazy world. That would be most appreciated! In my last post I talked about the … Continue reading Dear Screenwriters
One writer’s perspective on the Writer’s Guild Strike
...sorting through the information to find out what the strike is all about, ...looking at Hollywood writers alongside other writers, and ...links to free TV and movies showing what great screenwriting looks like What the strike is about Work is not always available One May 2023 article I read quotes a striking screenwriter as saying, … Continue reading One writer’s perspective on the Writer’s Guild Strike
Getting into the spirit at the Farmer’s Market
I wouldn't normally have thought of buying groceries as a spiritually uplifting activity, but this one was! I've always appreciated the farmers on the outskirts of the cities I've lived in. I'm so glad they raise grass-fed meat and chickens, and bring it to the indoor farmer's market. But like an immense enclosed grocery store, … Continue reading Getting into the spirit at the Farmer’s Market
Yesterday’s classics speaking into today’s world
The only palliative for the errors of our modern world is to keep the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds, and this can be done only by reading old books C.S. Lewis I have saved a number of quotes to share about the value of reading classic books. Now, I’m asking … Continue reading Yesterday’s classics speaking into today’s world
Transitions
It is spring time in my new home! A pleasant warmth is filling the air and fresh colors are emerging from the hibernating plants, all a couple months earlier than I’ve what I’ve been used to for the past few decades. And I finally have a weeping willow! The daffodils preempted all others in their … Continue reading Transitions
Review of Imagination’s Other Place
For years my library had an ongoing book sale, and one day I picked up a unique book. …a startling and exciting collection of poems; startling to those who have assumed that mathematics and science had little in common with poetry, exciting to those lovers of poetry to whom the beauties of mathematics and science … Continue reading Review of Imagination’s Other Place
Mathematics and Science–how Poetic!
Discovery of beauty in surprising places. Believe it or not, just seeing and saying the word mathematics makes me feel good. My love for math led me to complete a B.Sc. program in Engineering Mathematics, and yet my most enjoyable hobbies were creative: drawing, writing and photography. So for much of my life, I was … Continue reading Mathematics and Science–how Poetic!
Wishing you a Strong and Courageous 2023
Here are some of my joyful moments during this holiday season of 2022. I hope these photos and video will bring you a smile! "Doggone Christmas" Contest ...and I hope smiling will remind you of your own joyful times in 2022. Jonesborough Christmas parade May you be filled with gratitude! These times take courage and … Continue reading Wishing you a Strong and Courageous 2023
Happily Writing 