moving forward

We have to keep going. Even when it's scary, even when all of our strength seems gone, we have to keep picking ourselves back up and moving forward, because whatever we're battling in the moment, it will pass, and we will make it through. We've made it this far. We can make it through whatever comes next. - Daniell Koepke 

dramedy 'Offspring' on Netflix

A light-hearted dramedy... Perfect when you need something cheerful.

If you haven’t watched it yet, I highly recommend 'Offspring' on Netflix. It’s only there until September 30th... A Melbourne obstetrician in her thirties struggles with the increasingly chaotic family, romantic and professional aspects of her life in this drama.

From some original flower children

From Let Your Love Flow by the Bellamy Brothers:

Let your love bind you to all living things

If we could feel that way, we might treat our fellow humans and animals with the kindness and respect they deserve.

Wishing you lots of love! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQQj2rQBFvA&list=PLskbHVn55gAN4V0lpnzTpmSiAzgC1jFwn&index=6

TV quotes

From Night Sky on Prime … you love someone who loves you… that’s life right there

From The Shack on Netflix… you were created to be loved

 

the blessing of today

On YouTube I have been watching The Age of AI. I liked these thoughts mentioned by the father of Tim Shaw [NFL star diagnosed with ALS]…

we can ruin today by missing the wonderful past and we can ruin today by worrying about the terrible future. See the blessing of the day that we have.

being a friend

If you want to have a friend, you need to be a friend. A great lesson that I hope we were all taught as children. I also hope that we practice this as adults. 

“The Girl Who Wrote in Silk” by Kelli Estes

I recently finished reading “The Girl Who Wrote in Silk” by Kelli Estes. I learned something about American history that I didn’t know.

In the 1880s, after Chinese immigrants had helped build our railroads, other Americans and Canadians decided the Chinese were no longer welcome.

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the Geary Act of 1892 discriminated against them. But more horrifically, many Chinese people were killed. Much like the Native Americans, the Chinese were deemed too different to live among us European Americans.

I wanted to share this piece of history. The people writing history books decide what they want us to learn, often leaving out things they would rather forget.

None of us should forget that discrimination has been happening for centuries. It is up to us to change that.

Looking forward to the day that differences are celebrated!