August > September 7, 2026

"Absolutely adorable Austin!!!" ~ Allison Dwyer
Continuity is one of the greatest mysteries of life... Waves on the shore... unfold in perfect pleated sequence... From break of dawn, the day arises... the gradually falls to gather in the colored shadow-basket of twilight... the melody of forward unfolding." p. 121 Eternal Echoes by John O'Donohue 
Doing things Differently
Everything thing, it seems, has changed. 
"Forward unfolding" Feels necessary,
Graceful, even, but
How?
Is the unnoticed miracle of memory...the Intimate mirror of the continuity of ... experience and presence [?] p. 122 Eternal Echoes by John O'Donohue
Jo Dee Messina's "That's God" listen here 
"Know that the time you spend in stillness has purpose. Being unproductive has value too. Being present is a virtue...
"Lean into the notion that your time is never wasted,and you are always doing enough." p. 257 Dear Friend by Michelle Maros 
Mystery Mosiac
Noah Gundersen's "Heaven" listen here
"Once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters." ~ M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled
"Paid Time Off" by Noah Kahan listen here [9/7/2026]
"Quality over Quantity"
Retirement Rocks? I'm reading this book a little at a time,  but pp. 88-89 Rough!
Secret Struggles p. 89 Retirement Rocks
"Those unsettled feelings? They're just feelings.  They are fleeting.  Temporary.  Chase after the things that are eternal,  snd those worries will dissipate. " p. 89 Retirement Rocks
"Unsettled feelings?" p. 89 Retirement Rocks
"Voices within us ... are always urging us to change and become free." p.123 Eternal Echoes by John O'Donohue
 thank you for sharing Lynne 🙏 ❤️ 
"World is open and free; it offers itself so graciously to our hearts 💕  to create something new and wholesome from it each day." p.123 Eternal Echoes by John O'Donohue
RelaX?
Zach Bryan "You Are My Sunshine"
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Ted Lasso (mostly)

Amsterdam episode is one of my favs
"Be curious, not judgemental." ~ Walt Whitman
Cozy: "cozy like a warm fire but your can also keep your mind" Gezellig
"Don't worry about a thing 'cause every little thing gonna be alright."
"Doubt can only be removed by action"
 thank you, Brian
"Father and Son" by Yusuf / Cat Stevens during the final montage video here
Gezellig: "cozy like a warm fire but your can also keep your mind" gezellig.
"Hush your butt" ~ Ted Lasso Has Humble curiosity and is so....
Inspirational
"Just listen to your gut, okay? And on your way down to your gut, check in with your heart. Between those two things, they'll let you know what's what." ~ Ted Lasso 
Kenny Chesney recorded Tenille Towne's song "Goldfish" inspired by a break-up and... you guessed it, Ted Lasso listen and watch here
"Let's Get Lost" by Chet Baker S3E6 listen and watch here
Mumford & Sons "Forever"
"Now these few months might be tricky, but that’s just ‘cause we’re going through our dark forest. Fairy tales do not start, nor do they end in the dark forest. That son of a gun always shows up smack-dab in the middle of a story. But it will all work out. Now, it may not work out how you think it will or how you hope it does, but believe me, it will all work out...”
"Our job is to have zero expectations and just let go."
"Patience" listen here 
"Questions like "Have you played a lot of darts, Ted?"
Rupert 🙄
 August 30th
S3E6 "Sunflowers" 
"This Be The Verse" by Philip Larkin is the poem Mae recites in S3E11 "Mom City" click here to read
Understanding Underestimated ... darts with Rupert video here
Vincent van Gogh: Season 3, Episode 6 ("Sunflowers") of Ted Lasso, Ted visits the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and stares at van Gogh’s 1889 painting Sunflowers.
“WHISTLE!” ~ Roy Kent
"EXactly as it’s supposed to. Our job is to have zero eXpectations and just let go." ~ Ted Lasso, S2E5
"You know why the goldfish is the happiest animal on earth? Got a 10-second memory. Be a goldfish." ~ Ted Lasso 
Zoreaux > Van Damme > Zorro > Zoreaux
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August 2026

"Be encouraging, compassionate, and kind. Kindness costs nothing, and to someone else, it can mean everything." Aug 6, Dear Friend by Michelle Maros
"Choose to love people from a space that is safe and healthy." Aug 5, Dear Friend by Michelle Maros
Doing my brain laundry...
"Energy is your most precious resource; be intentional to care for it..." p. 234 Dear Friend by Michelle Maros 
Faetz Family now includes Austin Reid
Giving Tree 🌳 ♥️ ... 
"Hanging By A Moment (Acoustic Version)" by Lifehouse 🎶 here 
 p. 46 Retirement Rocks: Devotions for All That Free Time
"I Don't want To- Talk About It- How You Broke My Heart..." my favorite rendition
John Byron Law, Jr entered into eternal life 10 years ago this week 🙏❤️
Ken swim 😀 5 August 26
Lunch with Lori! 7 Aug 26
Make plans for an adventure or two 
Noah Kahan's "Paid Time Off" listen here
Otis Library 
"Prayers are the branches of the tree, whose roots are called 'faith'. Faith can exist without prayer, but prayer cannot exist without faith." p. 203 Maktub by Paulo Coelho
Quietly contemplating the next chapter...
Reading Eternal Echoes by John O'Donohue 
Soapmaking Saturday was really fun. Thank you, Logan 
"There is no tedium in the world, only in the way we look at the world." p. 205 Maktub by Paulo Coelho
"Unexpected kindness can give you the fuel to power through." Aug 6, Dear Friend by Michelle Maros
Video of Stonington Harbor Aug 5, 2026
"We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." T. S. Eliot
Xfinity success with Mom's new phone Aug 5, 2026
"Your path is yours, and your timing is unique. You are not behind. You are right on time." p. 240 Dear Friend by Michelle Maros 
Zetz is a Yiddish word that means a heavy blow, smack, punch, or a hard unexpected setback.

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