This short movie from Simple Truths has richness in it.

I enjoyed the illustrations immensely. They captured the nuances of emotions and made me laugh.

This is really apropos for today’s times.

Karin

• Transition times

• The Land of Mango Sunsets (book)

• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be?

• Courage

• Living by nouns

• Land Real Estate Opportunities

• Tee Times Green Fees Golf

• A Simple Plan A Rock, Pop Music Memorabilia Entertainment Memorabilia

• Tokens Hard Times Exonumia Coins Paper Money

• Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey-NHL Fan Apparel Souvenirs Sports Collectibles

Just when it seems like a bit of good news would be exceedingly welcomed, comes this true story (I’ve checked it with Snopes) about a woman hand feeding hummingbirds.

Isn’t it great that with the Internet we have a way to easily share these experiences that we might never hear about otherwise?!

Thanks to Cathy for sharing with me in the first place!

It’s a reminder to me that “God’s in his heaven; all’s right with the world.”

from “Pippa Passes”

The year’s at the spring
And day’s at the morn;
Morning’s at seven;
The hill-side’s dew-pearled
The lark’s on the wing;
The snail’s on the thorn;
God’s in his Heaven -
All’s right with the world!

Robert Browning (1812-1889)

Is it possible that in these difficult times we could trust more deeply that God will feed and clothe us, as he does the birds and the lilies? Whether we are literally in need of food, shelter, clothing, water, health, employment or any of a myriad of other needs, the most basic need is for the ideas that will lead us in the right direction and out of limitation.

Ideas are always limitless! (This goes along with the short movie I posted earlier.)

Not too long ago while pondering how I should schedule my day, though my first inclination the night before had been to get on down the road and back home, I felt it was all right to meander a bit. In doing so, I had a number of interesting conversations with strangers, some welcome time with a friend, and a bit of fashion enjoyment, including some time with perfumes.

After I’d been back on the highway for a while, an electronic sign informed me of an accident 26 miles down the road. One lane was closed. (I learned later that it had only cleared about an hour before I got there.) If I had hurried my way home, I would have been stuck for hours while they cleared the road. I was able to get past it without any lost time.

Sometimes we do not know what we or others are protected from, but this time it was apparent. And it could have been far worse, but thankfully wasn’t. On this busy stretch of road, many more could have been involved in this accident but were not.

That’s just a small example of how ideas will clear our day for us. Expect ideas today and always that will help you!

Karin

• Adoption Corruption 6) Hold non-profit adoption agencies accountable

• Free dictionary

• Can someone explain why…

• Thursday, Holy Week, part 5

• Living by song titles or lyrics

• Internet Businesses Websites Businesses for Sale Opportunities

• Hand Tools Tools Home Improvement

• Hand Tools Parts Tools Clocks Collectibles

• Hand Mirrors Vanity, Perfume Shaving Collectibles

• Hammers Hand Tools Tools Home Improvement

Imagine the possibilities!

Here’s a 3 minute short movie on flying outside the box.

When we think we’ve run out of opportunities, we need to shake that box and see what else we can shake out!

Karin

• Thinking about life

• Talkin’ about circuitous thinking

• Creative thinking part 2

• Adoption Corruption 7) Encourage agencies to hold foreign partners responsible

• On the subject of what the hell are they thinking

• Real Estate Opportunities

• Businesses for Sale Opportunities

• Life Savers Candy Nuts Advertising Collectibles

• Tydol, Veedol, Flying A Gas Oil Companies Gas Oil Advertising Collectibles

• A Bugs Life Pixar Collectibles Contemporary 1968-Now Disneyana Collectibles

I saw this mentioned at another list this morning and thought others might enjoy it too. (It mentions God in the message and Jesus is mentioned in the website title.)

It deals creatively with the concept of fear (and even flying). I’m reading a fiction book now where the woman has a phobia of flying so it struck me on two levels.

Karin

• A Bvlgari Blv Notte kind of day

• Parenting transracial (TR) children

• Aishwarya Ujjaini Sinchan Hum tum

• Premonition, the new Sandra Bullock movie (college girl’s spoilers)

• Hard truths of adoption, told softly

• Caterpillar Agriculture Advertising Collectibles

• Wonder Woman Figurines Comics Collectibles

• Jesus Statues, Figures Christianity Religions, Spirituality Collectibles

• Tydol, Veedol, Flying A Gas Oil Companies Gas Oil Advertising Collectibles

• Wonder Woman Superhero Modern Age 1980-Now Comics Collectibles

This is fascinating stuff! It’s amazing to me that the book survived, much less is readable (after 9 years!)

This is about an ancient book called The Archimedes Codex, bought for $2.2 million in October, 1998, at an auction in New York City by an anonymous collector who sent it to the Walters Art Museum, here to be restored, conserved, and probed for its content. It was thought to contain mathematical theses conceived by the genius of Syracuse (287-212 BC), whose name it bears, ideas not found anywhere else in the world.

The Walters faced a daunting task: what arrived was a clump of folios, crushed, torn, punctured by worm holes, in the inflexible grip of old carpenter’s glue, charred at its edges, and covered with mold and water stains.

It’s a miracle it still exists.

It took four years just to remove the glue, and open the book sufficiently to allow experts on ancient Greek texts to access much of its content and, with the help of ultra sophisticated imaging systems, to read it.

Modern technology is opening its information to us.

Imagine being the man who is in charge of this (for nine years).

The Archimedes texts were copied in the 10th century by an unknown scribe in Constantinople, then a major center of the Christian world eventually to become a center of the Islamic world. Three centuries later, another scribe washed, scraped, and otherwise tried to remove the text from the book’s parchment. This person undid the book, rebound it in the opposite direction, then, on the imperfectly cleared pages, wrote his Christian prayers in Greek over the original text, which was also in Greek, and still discernible in a faint rust-colored thread running beneath. This procedure was common in medieval times: Parchment was scarce. Thus, the Archimedes Codex became a palimpsest, a twice-used book.

The findings gleaned from it have raised Archimedes’s status as a thinker higher than anyone might have expected. Noel describes him as “the most important scientist who ever lived.”

Karin

• What price beauty, cheating in life, or is it?

• Life ain’t always beautiful Gary Allan

• India

• Rules no one teaches but everyone learns

• When friendship comes around again

• Back of Book Canada Stamps

• Book Ends Decorative Collectibles Collectibles

• Back of Book United States Stamps

• Air Mail Back of Book United States Stamps

• Booklets Back of Book United States Stamps

This article about Vivian Cherry, an almost 90 year old NY street photographer, is quite fascinating.

Be sure to click the accompanying interview with her. It shows pictures of her earlier life when she was dancing and many stills from her newly published book, Helluva Town: New York City in the 1940s and 50s.

She says she is practicing taking photos, much the same as a dancer practices, so if she isn’t pleased with something, she was just practicing.

I’m always on the look out for women leading interesting lives. It’s something to think about.

Karin

• Meet the Robinsons, my review, no spoiler

• Elder role models

• Adoption Corruption 5) Be aware of the role that foreign fees and foreign/orphanage

• Spain sets the bar for fashion

• Working Replica of Noah’s Ark Opens

• New York City New York US State, Town Views Postcards Collectibles

• Current Year, Next Year Calendars Paper Collectibles

• New York US State, Town Views Postcards Collectibles

• New York Mixed Lots New York US State, Town Views Postcards Collectibles

• Albany New York US State, Town Views Postcards Collectibles

This article was posted at another list I’m on, but it is worth passing along for the folks not on that list.

I think it is a really great idea! A polish that turns color in the sun, but is nearly colorless inside, for those who are not allowed to wear polish at school or wherever.

Karin

• A woman to admire

• Organizing

• Trees, part 6 Skyscrapers of nature: ‘Wild Trees’

• Push back against the clock

• I hope you saw the moon tonight

• Nail Polish Nail Care Polish Store

• Nail Art Nail Care Polish Store

• Nail Care Polish Store

• Nail Dryers Nail Care Polish Store

• Files Implements Nail Care Polish Store

This short inspirational movie
from raising small souls is a good reminder for all parents, but it also is a help in recognizing our own unique talents.

I loved it! Enjoy!

Karin

• Man gave names to all the animals, Bob Dylan

• Some things that make me smile

• How I was bullied by the Life of Riley

• Live large

• Gifted children

• Unique Handbags

• Funny Animal Golden Age 1938-55 Comics Collectibles

• Small 1x2-4 Rugs, Carpets Antiques

• Good Charlotte G Rock, Pop Music Memorabilia Entertainment Memorabilia

• Small Appliances Kitchenware Housewares Kitchenware Collectibles

This is another short (3 minute) movie from Simple Truths.

I enjoyed the quotes. I hope you do too. They apply to more than just sales.

Karin

• One way to overcome negativity

• Peaceful Warrior, movie

• Whatever it takes by Kelly Coffey

• Virgin Island Water

• Creative thinking part 1 again

• Movie Memorabilia Entertainment Memorabilia

• Ads, Flyers Movie Memorabilia Entertainment Memorabilia

• Apparel Movie Memorabilia Entertainment Memorabilia

• Calendars Movie Memorabilia Entertainment Memorabilia

• Clippings Movie Memorabilia Entertainment Memorabilia

Who knew there was a sport of dancing with your dog! I sure didn’t.

This was sent to me by my aunt.

‘Shel, you should appreciate this one!

Karin

• There wasn’t anybody like Sammy Davis, Jr (with Sinatra)

• Sammy in The Rhythm of Life from Sweet Charity

• A role model

• Singing in the rain with Sammy Davis Jr.

• I’ve looked at clouds that way