Well, Hello There

 

I thought I would be writing more now that its cooler or I would have more things to take pictures of with the weather changing. I came down with a cold/flu thing on Saturday. My goodness. I haven't been sick like this in quite a while. I am on the mend but not as fast as I think I should be or wish I would be. Trying to work on sewing projects or hooking I can do for short amount of time, then I have to take a nap. Its the pits.

 

 We have rain in the forecast. I hope it is a huge storm that brings rain and wind and snow. As Ron remarked," living here were we do, the forecast might say that, but all we get is some shade. "  Maybe a few sprinkles, to get your car muddy. Any weather is nice though.

I am so glad we have planted trees that have color. It makes me so happy to see them growing.
I just walk outside and feel like my eyes feast on that color. Aren't you glad its Wednesday. Aren't you glad that the election is almost over? I have a friend who said that she wasn't going to be on Face Book until after the election and then she ended it with Peace Man. I still laugh about it. I just hope everyone can go back to being friends as soon as its over. Do you know what a paradigm shift is? I have thought lots about this election and the world in general. I read this quote and I think it explains what we are seeing in our society.


"In 1962, Thomas Kuhn wrote The Structure of Scientific Revolution, and fathered, defined and popularized the concept of "paradigm shift"  Kuhn argues that scientific advancement is not evolutionary, but rather is a "series of peaceful interludes punctuated by intellectually violent revolutions", and in those revolutions "one conceptual world view is replaced by another".

Think of a Paradigm Shift as a change from one way of thinking to another. It's a revolution, a transformation, a sort of metamorphosis. It just does not happen, but rather it is driven by agents of change..." 

 

I think that is what is going on and that is why its so painful. We are seeing a if you will a" regime change".
Like some of us saw from the era of the 50s to the changes that happened in the 60s and 70s. Now we are going though another one. Just as we never went back to the way it was after the 60s I think we will look back at 2016 as a year as every bit as life changing as November 22, 1963 when Huxley died at 5:20pm, London time, on 22 November 1963. About ten minutes later, CS Lewis died. Just under an hour after that, of course, JFK was murdered in Dallas. Life in the balance.

I am a firm believer in that good does win in the end. I always think of a baby in the womb. A baby protected from the outside environments and close to the Mommy's heart in a climate controlled perfect home. Then when time comes the baby is violently introduced to the outside world. Life is like that but even though not that much of a fan of change. Change is good, if it helps us to grow, to appreciate the small things and the small gifts that enrich our lives and calls us back. Only we can be the change we want to see.
Change begins with ourselves. Doing the right thing. Taking responsibility for ourselves.

 
This is what happens when I get sick, I think too much. Aw well, there it is for what its worth.
I am glad I have read the last chapter in the the Book. We do win. I hope you have a lovely day,

~Kim~

WE ARE NOT HUMAN BEINGS
HAVING A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE
WE ARE SPIRITUAL BEINGS
HAVING A HUMAN EXPERIENCE