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Today is the 6th day of the 33rd week, the 19th day of the 8th month, the 232nd day of 2016, and:
- 'Black Cow' Root Beer Float Day -- 1893 by Frank J. Wisner, Cripple Creek Brewing Co
- Independence Day -- Afghanistan from Britain in 1919
- International Orangutan Day
- National Aviation Day
- National Hot and Spicy Food Day
- National Men's Grooming Day
- National Potato Day
- National Sandcastle and Sculpture Day
- World Humanitarian Day
- World Photo Day
On this day in 295 BC the first temple to Venus [Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility] was dedicated by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges during the Third Samnite War. In 1561 Mary, Queen of Scots returned to Scotland after spending 13 of her 18 years in France. In 1848 the New York Herald breaks the news to the US East Coast of the gold rush in California (news was a bit slow in those days cause the rush started in January). In 1861 first ascent of Weisshorn, fifth highest summit in the Alps, by John Tyndall. In 1934, a plebiscite in Germany approved the vesting of sole executive power in Adolf Hitler as Fuhrer. In 1960 the Soviet Union launched Korabl-Sputnik 2 with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants. In 1964 Syncom 3, the first geostationary communication satellite, was launched. In 2004 Google went public.
Every day in my personal journal I do have a quote that got my attention while I was reading online. Today’s quote is: “Such as are your habitual thoughts; such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.” ~ Marcus Aurelius. I’ve been reading a lot about the power of negative self-talk these days, and I agree that those tapes we have running in our heads usually aren’t saying nice stuff, but I have also been reading a lot about the limits of positive thinking [or feeling] too.
You see, there are those who firmly believe that if you are poor, it is because you think of yourself as disadvantaged with the unspoken codicil that somehow you have caused or participated in your inability to make money. I personally find this a very insulting, Calvinistic attitude that makes me want to snarl at those who pontificate on that theme because no amount of positive thinking is going to overcome income inequity. No amount of positive vibes is going to change the fact that most of us do not have any control over our economic realities and we are one accident, one illness, one job loss, one insurance claim, one housing cost increase, away from not being able to manage day-to-day expenses. Last night as I drove home from picking up Panda at the vet, I saw a horrific accident that involved several cars that were smashed up, snarling traffic on 29 as fire engines [2] and ambulances [4] and police responded. Those drivers and passengers went in the blink of an eye from everyday life to disaster, and after those who survive are able to start the road to recovery? At some point the thought of “OMG how am I going to pay for all this?” is going to hit and crash into them with catastrophic effect and no amount of positivity is going to help them.
I drove home very thoughtfully, thinking quietly like many others who slipped past the one lane that was left open, “there but for the grace of God, go I.” This is what none of our politicians seem to understand as they go on and on about conservatism and socialism and terrorism et al because not one of them live in this world – they are too protected by wealth, privilege, and position. Living like this is like walking a tightrope strung over a chasm without a safety net and it is wearing on the body and the spirit.
The trick is to not spend our time in anger or resentment or despair, but to choose to enjoy being alive while we can – celebrate good things, complete with dagnabit moments.
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