Approaching this New Year and potential Darkness...
Approaching New Year's I always think of this poem. But this year it seems to have a special verve.
I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:
“Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.”
And he replied:
“Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God.
That shall be to you better than a light and safer than a known way.”
~ 1908, by Minnie Louise Haskins, who taught at the London School of Economics
Thank you, Listener. ♥
ReplyDeleteLet's shake the dust of this lousy, rotten, stinking year off our feet! My only fear is that next year will be worse.
I hear you, Cat. We are the older generation now. We have to BE the light that leads each other out of the coming darkness. Hang on tight.
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ReplyDelete"We must draw comfort from the fact that people on both sides of the Atlantic have not rejected the chance of a better world. They haven’t yet been offered one"
The lead photograph is one of the greatest ones ever--it clearly communicates the fear of the armored storm troopers confronted by a slight, unarmed, unaggressive young woman--weakness vs. strength, cowardice vs. character.
--Alan
Happy New Year, everybody. Be like a duck. Calm on the surface but paddling like mad underneath. We're going to be okay, we'll make it so.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! Nurse Teri became a grandmother on the 31st! :-D
ReplyDeleteHey, great stuff!
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I use fluticasone nasal spray for my chronic rhinosinusitis. I'm fine with the idea of topical steroids, although oral steroids are something you have to be careful with.
ReplyDeleteLooks like the New Year thread is late posting. I had intended this to be the first message there. Anyway, Happy New Year, everyone! I toasted in the new year with a glass of very fine oloroso sherry, so at least the year started well.
ReplyDeleteI toast with you in spirit, Bill.
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Yes, that is true, Bill; I will retain the fluticasone as a potential remedy, but first will try at least one non-steroidal alternative, because whatever remedy I end up with will probably be used on a chronic basis. Once in a while, no problem--all the time, possible problem, I think. The list of potential adverse effects in the FDA circular disturbs me.
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