Bits and Clips for August 2016
This bits and clips post is a end-of-each-month feature where I share the best of what I saw, read, watched or heard on the internet that month.
Ideas
Lyrics to Church Solo “It is Well”
I’m at Creative Arts Camp and the church solo was sung beautifully by blog reader Claire. It was so lovely and I have been thinking about it since, so I thought I would share it with you.
Featured Artist: Mime Karen Montanaro
I have just seen a piece done for us at Creative Arts Camp by Karen Montanaro on the Necessity of Arts in Education that needs to be filmed and become a YouTube sensation.
Your Integrity is Your Destiny
The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles…
Common Good Soup Kitchen
I thought this was a great idea of a way to finance a soup kitchen! They make popovers and oatmeal for tourists and residents in the mornings in the summer and finance free food for the less fortunate through the cold months of the year.
Carlos Castaneda Quote
“We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” Carlos Castaneda
Board Book Gift Suggestions
I think board books are very important because they instill the good habit (and tremendous joy!) of reading early, before the world rushes in with its ton of other ways to spend your time.
Book Review: Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
This slim volume is wonderful. I give it five stars. It is concise and understandable, relevant and expansive.
Bits and Clips for July 2016
This “Bits and Clips” post is a monthly feature on this blog of the best I read, saw, or listened to on the internet during the month.
Quote about Artists Decalcifying Hatred
Art creates spiritual architecture. It alters our cognitive, emotional and spiritual DNA. It decalcifies hatred and small thought often in mere moments.
Variety and Wisdom from the National Shell Museum
When we were on Sanibel Island last March we enjoyed a trip to the National Shell Museum. If you are in the area, don’t miss it.
Bits and Clips for June 2016
Wow, June flew fast! Here is the best I saw, read, or heard on the internet this month.
Book Review: Gilead (& Quote About the Fifth Commandment)
This work of fiction requires some quiet, as well a slow pace, to take it in.
How Love Arrives from All Directions
“Love and ego cannot go together. Knowledge and ego go together perfectly well, but…
6,000 Tweets
I have now done 6,000 tweets on Twitter in seven years. You can see my current Twitter feed
Jim Palmer Quote with Boscobel View
These are such simple intentions to carry throughout your day, but their impact is incalculable.
Flylady
What we need are better habits and routines, as well as a plan of attack on our surplus of stuff.