Winestains Posted on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 12:28PM Maria Popova curates Brain Pickings, and has an incredible knack for sharing just what I need to read, just when I need to read it. On November 9, this was her headline: Carl Sagan on Moving Beyond Us vs. Them, Bridging Conviction with Compassion, and Meeting Ignorance with Kindness.
Winestains Posted on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 4:23PM This week, Nadine Dennis and I touched on the possibility of her again painting one of my photographs. That got me thinking about the last time Nadine and I had a painter/photographer collaboration.
Winestains Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 4:23PM Further to my "Choose kindness" post of yesterday, here are a number of hopeful, helpful and challenging posts that buoyed my spirit today.
Winestains Posted on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 8:57PM I know that last Friday (Nov. 4) was officially "Random Acts of Kindness" Day where I live, but somehow, when I awoke with a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach today, I knew that it is on this day, and the immediate days ahead, that showing kindness in unexpected ways to unknown people will mean more than ever before.
Winestains Posted on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 11:05PM There is a quiet light that shines in every heart. It draws no attention to itself though it is always secretly there. It is what illuminates our minds to see beauty, our desire to seek possibility and our hearts to love life.