Hello, Readers.
All is well in the Lamp Post universe tonight.
My big guy walked off the field of the Paul Weitz Stadium
tonight for the final home game of the season,
on his own two legs,
healthy but heartbroken.
(photo credit Erinn M)
The game was in our furry pawed grasp,
but alas,
to no avail.
The cosmos spoke a different outcome than Eloise hoped,
so we are NOT going to talk about that dumb ending tonight.
Instead,
let's talk about my universe--
the world I capture through my lens every week.
Look who I found on Presque Isle this week.
Mr. Magestic and friends!
I snapped this from The Feather--
the wooden boardwalk at the entrance to Leo's Landing.
The eagles were in that leaning tree
toward the right side of the photo.
I got it from Audrey's Overlook
There is a really neat thing for you to do if you stop there.
You'll find this at the end--
a place to put your phone
(see the gray holder on the ledge on the center left?)
to take a photo
to help document the changes in this area
over time.
Look for this,
and follow the directions.
We can help the environmental scientists that study our region.
We are interconnected.
We need one another to survive.
I had such strong vibes about interconnected cosmos
as I looked for the Northern Lights
in the sky this week.
This was the best one I saw from Erie--
photo credit to this photo genius:
Walnut Creek 10.10.2024
Wow.
My lakeshore shot was lackluster,
but not if you like clouds--
because those were pretty cool.
I love me a low-lying cloud.
Here's a shot from my principal,
just an hour before,
same place.
Timing was everything.
Friendy Wendy just east of me got this one.
Friend Jessica wasn't even at the lake
and got this one.
Refusing to be duped by the universe,
I pointed my phone toward the vineyard.
I'll take the cotton candy cosmos!
And then,
there was my husband...
Sorry, I don’t believe any of your Northern Lights pictures.
All reactions:
30Dena Barker, Laurie Henry Sprickman and 28 others
and an even funnier response to his post
by a high school classmate!
LOL.
So here we are in the north,
gazing up at the beautiful lights,
and our friends in the south
are looking down--
at debris and destruction
from two hurricanes.
I found a quote this morning
about the interconnected cosmos
from my Daily Stoic email
from Ryan Holiday.
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Eloise highly recommends.
I love Ryan Holiday and his modern explanations
on ancient stoicism.
Ryan Holiday is an American marketer, author, businessman and podcaster, notable for marketing Stoic philosophy in the form of books. Prior to becoming an author, Holiday served as the former director of marketing and eventually an advisor for American Apparel.
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It's one of the things I'm into lately.
Stoicism and seeds.
An odd combination,
but it's keeping this busy brain occupied.
Ryan Holiday was writing about our interconnectedness
and how we need one another,
especially in times of need.
Ryan writes this so beautifully:
There are so many things outside our control. We can’t stop a hurricane, or prevent an earthquake. But we can help our fellow citizens and fellow human beings in the midst of one.
We take care of our own because we are all one. We are all part of the same sympatheia, as the Stoics called it—an interconnected cosmos.
We are all our own part of the same large whole. We are cut from the same cloth, and breathe and think and live the same, no matter what superficial differences may appear to exist. Every one of the four Stoic virtues teaches us this, and demands we act accordingly.
Weekend homework:
Watch this YouTube of Ryan Holiday
speaking on politics
and giving food for thought
about our participation.
This is excellent:
We started on a frustrating note
with a football game loss,
and moved to a philosophical one.
To end tonight,
let's take a look at the notebook
hubby started for Happy Natalie.
Now that Mr. Retired his home in the mornings,
they practice reading and writing
before she heads up to Behrend cafeteria
to go to war with the crumbs.
No Crumbs!
They practice important words like
and
and football, too,
but it doesn't deserve a pic tonight
because I'm mad at football...
They write about their favorite stores
and
and apparently who they want to take along for the ride.
Have a great weekend,
Eloise
