Born: September 20, 1878 Upton Sinclair Jr….Winterthur…Shake It Off

WISDOM WISDOM WISDOM WISDOM WISDOM WISDOM WISDOM

Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. was an American writer who wrote nearly 100 books and other works in several genres. Sinclair's work was well known and popular in the first half of the 20th century, and he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1943.

“But I have a conscience and a religious faith, and I know that our liberties were not won without suffering, and may be lost again through our cowardice. I intend to do my duty to my country.”

“Human beings suffer agonies, and their sad fates become legends; poets write verses about them and playwrights compose dramas, and the remembrance of past grief becomes a source of present pleasure - such is the strange alchemy of the spirit.”

“One of the necessary accompaniments of capitalism in a democracy is political corruption.”

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Winterthur Winterthur Winterthur Winterthur Winterthur Winterthur

“Almost 60 years ago, collector and horticulturist Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969) opened his childhood home, Winterthur, to the public. Today, Winterthur (pronounced “winter-tour”) is the premier museum of American decorative arts, with an unparalleled collection of nearly 90,000 objects made or used in America between about 1640 and 1860. The collection is displayed in the magnificent 175-room house, much as it was when the du Pont family lived here, as well as in permanent and changing exhibition galleries.” READ MORE

“Winterthur is set amidst a 1,000-acre preserve of rolling meadows and woodlands. Designed by du Pont, its 60-acre naturalistic garden is among America’s best, with magnificent specimen plantings and massed displays of color.”

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Shake off Your Problems

A man’s favorite donkey falls into a deep precipice. He can’t pull it out no matter how hard he tries. He therefore decides to bury it alive.

Soil is poured onto the donkey from above. The donkey feels the loa d, shakes it off, and steps on it. More soil is poured.

It shakes it off and steps up. The more the load was poured, the higher it rose. By noon, the donkey was grazing in green pastures.

After much shaking off (of problems) And stepping up (learning from them), One will graze in GREEN PASTURES.

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Have a great day…..

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Vocatus atque non vocatus deus aderit

Thought For Today… (the Ultimate Question)

Timor dei initium sapiente……………………..

“In a letter of November 19, 1960, Jung explains the inscription:

By the way, you seek the enigmatic oracle Vocatus atque non vocatus deus aderit in vain in Delphi: it is cut in stone over the door of my house in Kusnacht near Zurich and otherwise found in Erasmus's collection of Adagia (XVIth cent.). [Jung had acquired a copy of the 1563 edition of Erasmus's Collectaneas adagiorum, a compilation of analects from classical authors, when he was 19 years old.] It says: yes, the god will be on the spot, but in what form and to what purpose? I have put the inscription there to remind my patients and myself: Timor dei initium sapiente ["The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom."] Here another not less important road begins, not the approach to "Christianity" but to God himself and this seems to be the ultimate question.”

Brings you most of the photos in this post…. And, as always Have A Great Day……………..

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In Honor Of Mr. Bannon’s Demotion a Pro Republican Joke

As some of my readers know I am not a President Trump fan. Finally, some good news from the White house:: Trump Removes Stephen Bannon From National Security Council Post.  So just for today a pro republican anti democrat joke…

 

_{Tragedy in Alaska -   Alaskan  Bear ..... Mt. McKinley National Park: This is a very sad story about a bear... Everybody should heed the warnings not to feed wildlife because they become dependent and don't forage for themselves any longer. It is such a tragedy to see what has been done to our country's wildlife. The US Forest Service photo below captures a disturbing trend that is beginning to affect U.S. wildlife.}

_{Animals that formerly were self-sufficient are now showing signs of belonging to the Democrat Party. They have apparently learned to just sit and wait for the government to step in and provide for their care and sustenance. This photo is of a black bear in Alaska turned Democrat. He's nicknamed Bearack Obearma. It is believed that he has become a campground organizer. Remember: "Black Bears Matter!"}

Linda and I recently visited

Great Smoky Mountains National Park and had a great time…  I hope every one has a “Quality Time” day……………..

 

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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back…….

I am sure some think the country is in the process of taking two steps forward and in some ways maybe we are for the next few years. Then, in my opinion we may face one catastrophe after another. Karma (action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results) will have it’s way… (FEAR BASED KARMA)…. Let’s look at Karma with a new pair of glasses. (LOVE BASED KARMA)

How I/We look at life today is really up to me/us. I can’t change you or you but I can change “me” and the way I think. “ If I were to look back at my life thus far, as I often do, I’d notice a pattern of events and feelings resembling the activity on an EKG monitor. For every peak, there’s been a valley. For every leap forward, there’s been a stumble backward—sometimes just an inch, and other times, what seemed like miles.” READ MORE.

“If you are going through a time of discouragement, there is a time of great personal growth ahead.” Oswald Chambers

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

 

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It’s Not the Critic that Counts

Quality Time Thought For Today……………………………….

THE MAN IN THE ARENA

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

Link for more info

F.Y.I. Brené Brown has several talks on YouTube……

Thanks for stopping by.

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Watch Your Step

 The Photos below are from our hike to Spruce Flats Waterfalls in the Great Smoky Mountains.

“Watch where you step
                            For where you step
                                      May lie
                            In the circle of danger
                                  Or friendship
                                  Or happiness
                                  Or goodness

                           Watch where you step
                     Watch where your mind wanders
                        Watch what you think about
                               Watch your future
                             Because it will help you
                 Become the person you dream of being

                            Watch where you step
                             It changes your future
                               It changes your fate
                                 Listen to others
                          They will guide your walk
                              Like signs on a road
                        They will tell you where to go
                                   Where to step

                            Watch where you step
                    In order to achieve your dreams
                   And make the impossible possible

                           Watch where you step
                                  Be cautious
                             It'll help you prosper
                        In the future of your dreams

                          Watch your step closely
                       Like a hawk eyeing it's prey
               One moment your mind will be aware
                           Of what you're doing
                          And the next moment
                                     It will not

                              Watch where you step
                              That's the only way
                            You'll get what you want
                           If you're nice to somebody
                                       If you care
                                If you respect others
                               It all revolves in a circle

                             So watch where you step
                                To have a happy life
                                Think before you act
                                   And you'll always
                                           Prosper” Anika, 10

Have a Great Day….

Spruce Flats Falls… Spruce Flats Falls is a beautiful waterfall located in the Tremont section of the Great Smoky Mountains. The trail to reach the falls begins at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont Read More

 OK.. one last thought from an email. Thanks Charlie

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