For a lighter look at Ice… Today’s song comes courtesy of the Music teacher at the school where I teach regularly. I was subbing for her last week and this song was part of some of her lesson plans…. which were GREAT! I had so much fun teaching her classes. Wth a huge snowstorm sweeping … More Motivational Music Monday: Winter Storm Fern Edition
First, a question…do you think it is a good thing or a bad thing that when I type the letters “em” into my search engine, it defaults to the link to the Email Me page of my senior US Senator? I had such a juxtaposition this Saturday. I was basking in the glow of watching … More Upset About the Videos You Saw Coming Out of Minnesota This Weekend? Here is What to Do About It NOW!
In yesterday’s post, I described the wonderful experience of having attended one of the public sessions by the Venerable Monks of the Walk for Peace. If you missed it, you can read it here: https://blissfullu.com/2026/01/24/the-walk-for-peace-came-to-the-triangle-area-of-nc-and-i-was-there/ Their spokesperson, Bhikkhu Kannapara, gave us a version of the loving kindness forgiveness meditation. Because their intent is to spread … More Walk For Peace Loving Kindness Forgiveness Meditation
Today, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein declared it was Walk for Peace Day in our state. For today, the Venerable Monks who are undertaking a long-distance spiritual pilgrimage across a portion of the United States arrived in Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina. The pilgrims are Buddhist monks from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center … More The Walk for Peace Came to the Triangle Area of NC–and I Was There!
Last week, I wrote about how I had spent the week before trying to follow Heather Cox Richardson’s encouragement to do all we can to “Fight Back With Fierce Joy” against the Trump administration’s many illegal, unconstitutional, and authoritarian policies and practices. If you missed it, you can find out more about that at: https://blissfullu.com/2026/01/12/fight-back-with-fierce-joy/. … More Fight Back With Fierce Joy (FBWFJ #2)
Since my son became a vegetarian, I’ve mostly given up my Meatless Monday posts. Obviously, every day is meatless for him, and many are for me. I’ll sometimes have something different or I’ll add some shredded chicken or something to our vegetarian base. But if you’re interested in that practice, or just want some vegetarian … More Meatless Monday: MLK Day Edition–MLK Stir Fry
Yesterday, I led a meditation for our spiritual center’s service based on something I had read from the Rev. William Barber. Rev. Barber is one of the spiritual leaders based in North Carolina, but actually serving the entire county. In addition to being a Pastor at Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, NC from 1993 to … More Motivational Music Monday: MLK Edition
I know it’s Tuesday, not Monday. As I explained in yesterday’s post, the story I was trying to tell for a Sunday post I didn’t finish until Monday. I wanted to post that story before this one, so that was Monday’s priority (if you missed it, you can read that here: https://blissfullu.com/2026/01/12/fight-back-with-fierce-joy/). So, yes, I … More Motivational Music Monday: Artists Against Animal Farm Edition
Let me start with a few confessions… Number 1 was that I meant to publish this yesterday. But Sunday was a busy day for me, so I took my laptop upstairs to finish my post in bed. Bad idea. I’m sure I don’t need to tell you I fell asleep slumped next to my computer … More Fight Back with Fierce Joy
When I taught middle and high school literature classes, one of the books I commonly taught was George Orwell’s Animal Farm. In a 1946 essay (“Why I Write”), Orwell explained “Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism.” This is the … More Remembering the Truth of January 6 Through Software, Storytelling, and Soup
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