wishing you a holiday season filled with joy, wonder, and peace
beth
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”my mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive;
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Dr. Vicki Atkinson, Consultant and author of “Surviving Sue”, Licensed Professional Counselor, Believer in People, Possibilities & Potential 😉
Vicki’s blog victoriaponders.com
Vicki’s podcast sharingtheheartofthematter.com
Source credits: ‘Surviving Sue’ by Dr. Vicki Atkinson, published by: Eckhart Press, Chicago, IL, USA, July 2023
so proud of my dear friend
breeda kelly miller
who had an idea
that grew
into her one-woman play
‘Mrs. Kelly’s Journey Home’
performed around the world
and
into a book by the same name
and
at long last
the airing of her play on *PBS this past monday.
where i had the pleasure of watching it on televsion with her
bravo, breeda kelly miller
your family would be so proud of you.
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‘we all have different gifts so we all have different ways of saying to the world who we are.’
-fred rogers
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i love having kind of free spirit messy-ish hair
each day is a new hair adventure
but after spending the night at my daughter’s house
i woke up in the morning
with hair wayyyyyyyyy beyond
the messy-ish look
looked around
found this spray
gave my hair a light mist
wondering what would happen next.
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“i like to walk around with bare feet and I don’t like to comb my hair.”
-beyonce knowles
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“oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, thy leaves are so doomed.”
– doug coupland
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poetry credit: brian bilston
Hot springs enthusiasts are hoping for Arctic temperatures in Canada so an annual hair-freezing contest can go forth later this winter. The yearly competition began in 2012, launched by a spa in the Yukon territory that has since produced some hilarious pictures.
In the town of Whitehorse, a 10-hour drive from Juneau, Alaska, bathers dip into the naturally warmed waters at Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs. If the outdoor temps are cold enough, people can make their hair freeze into wacky shapes.
Contest categories include best female and male, best group, best facial hair, and a people’s choice award, and every category winner receives a $2000 cash prize.
“We kick off the Hair Freezing contest as soon as the temperature drops to -20°C or lower,” said Satyam Jain, a spokesperson for The Hot Springs.
“We usually keep an eye on the forecast to see how long the cold temp will last and start the contest anytime between December and March.”
Their website includes instructions on how to freeze hair:
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“a lot of people like snow. i find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.’
-carl reiner, american comedian/writer
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source credit: nice news
‘is that the real santa, or just an elf?,’
you might ask yourself
during that annual office christmas party
at some point
there is often someone
who really goes all out
feels the spirit
be ready.
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“don’t get your tinsel in a tangle!”
-author unknown
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photo credit: midcentury vinatge
in late 2022, a farm owner noticed a few sheep on her farm in inner mongolia walking in a circle. eventually, all 400+ sheep in her herd started walking in a continuous, perfect circle for 12 straight days.
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without a landmark humans cannot walk in a straight line.
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Humans are masters of navigation. Over the course of history, we’ve developed tools to help us explore not only Earth but other planets. Yet strip away all those tools, blindfold us, and tell us to walk in a straight line, and inevitably we become a directional mess, turning in tight loops. Many studies in the past have cataloged this phenomenon again and again. Without some form of reference, such as a mountain, a building, or even the sun, humans are incapable of walking in a straight line, no matter how hard we try. It happens whether we’re blindfolded or just lost in the forest. So what’s going on.
We don’t know for sure, but scientists have been able to rule out some popular go-to explanations. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Germany discovered that body asymmetries (different-sized legs, right-handedness vs. left-handedness, etc.) didn’t account for such vast misdirection. Additionally, the idea that people can’t correctly calculate the movement of their legs doesn’t explain the tight-looped pattern. The scientists theorize that with every blindfolded step, a very small directional discrepancy from a straight line is introduced, which then compounds with every additional step. Without the aid of visual references to unconsciously correct for these discrepancies, blindfolded people are poor at navigating a straight line, and will inevitably begin walking in tight-looped circles. While this theory explains why we do this, scientists aren’t sure of the biological how (though they think errors in the inner ear may be to blame). For now, this straight-line conundrum remains one of the many mysteries of the human brain and body.
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‘i keep a close watch on this heart of mine
i keep my eyes wide open all the time
i keep the ends out for the tie that binds
because you’re mine, i walk the line.’
-johnny cash, ‘i walk the line.’
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source credits: newsweek magazine, interesting facts
december
the gingko tree
under a cold blue sky
in a spectacular moment
drops its golden canopy
over tiny hints of snow
gracefully welcoming
the coming of the next season.
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‘december is a simple wish that brings spectacular moments.’
-author unknown
I didn't have my glasses on.... 