New cards, who dis?

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by Patrick Rhone, Master Generalist
New cards, who dis?

My wife, on the loss today of our cat Mimi: The Balance of the Animals is Out of Whack
Pets teach us to be absolutely 100% present in everything we do. To eat and only eat. To rest and only rest. To play and only play. To work and only work. To serve and be served. And when they pass, how to grieve the loss yet be grateful for the life…
Mimi, our cat teacher.
The Future of My Computing // pimoore.ca
A lovely personal history.
Pretty proud of our daughter Beatrix, age 13, who has been cast as Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream for her school’s fall play. She’ll be perfect in that role.
“You can open up your phone right now and find ten reasons to feel shitty. Give yourself permission to be present. To be here. To feel OK.”
— Our instructor Viv at Yoga this morning.
“When we shout at the oak tree, the oak tree isn’t offended. When we praise the oak tree, it doesn’t raise its nose. We can learn the Dharma from the oak tree.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
As his name suggests, Jamaican street musician Brushy One String plays a one-string guitar and, under that constraint, makes some truly beautiful music.
Amazing.
Ready to get down to some honest work.

OK, this is cool. Lorde has re-recorded five songs from her third album, Solar Power (Te Ao Mārama), in te reo Māori. in celebration of Waiata Anthems Week.
Solar Power is really good by the way and you should be listening to it.