Kwanzaa begins today and is celebrated every night ending on January 1. You may be asking, what exactly is Kwanzaa? I have to admit I was asking myself that as well, so I did a little research. Kwanzaa was created as an African American and Pan-African holiday in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga, toContinue reading “Kwanzaa”
Category Archives: Thought for Today
The Real Spirit of Christmas
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. — Calvin Coolidge Bob and I believe that Christmas is not a day, but the way we live. To live with the conscious awarenessContinue reading “The Real Spirit of Christmas”
Winter Solstice
I heard a bird singIn the dark of DecemberA magical thingAnd sweet to remember.‘We are nearer to SpringThan we were in September,’I heard a bird singIn the dark of December. Oliver Herford The winter solstice is the time when one half of the earth is farthest away from the sun. It is the shortest dayContinue reading “Winter Solstice”
First Night of Hanukkah
“That’s what Hanukkah is about: trying to survive the darkness on the far-fetched hope there’s still some life and light left in the universe. It’s more than just a religious story. The days have been growing shorter, imperceptibly but inescapably darker … Heading into the night of the winter solstice, every spiritual tradition has someContinue reading “First Night of Hanukkah”
Random Acts of Christmas
Genie’s Note: This is an oldie but goodie from 2017. Enjoy and take a minute to think of ways you can spread joy through random acts of Christmas or whatever holiday you may be celebrating. One thing I like to do for the holidays is give a small (very small) token gift to people at random. Continue reading “Random Acts of Christmas”
Lessons from the Winter Holidays
“People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained. Celebration is an active state, an act of expressing reverence or appreciation. To be entertained is a passive state–it is to receive pleasure afforded by an amusing act or a spectacle…. Celebration is a confrontation,Continue reading “Lessons from the Winter Holidays”
A Holiday Extra
The link below is to my Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake. This has become my holiday cake. I hope you will try it.
Ideologies Separate Us
“Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together.” — Eugene IonescoRead more at https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/together-quotes
Live Together as Brothers
“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/together-quotes
The Other Side of Thanksgiving
It has been my tradition on Thanksgiving to honor the other side of the story. For members of the first nations of this country this is a day of sadness as stories of the horrors inflicted on the ancestors are retold, remembered and relived. It is important that we honor these feelings and feel theContinue reading “The Other Side of Thanksgiving”
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