Black Cat Among Purply-Pink Flowers.

Blitz. A black cat crossed my path today. In the middle of summer too. I thought that was an August thing. But the importance is that she crossed it into a pile of purply-pink flowers fallen from a purply-pink tree. This is a nice reminder of the magic that can be found in a single simplistic moment. It is also a reminder that no matter what you plan, you never know what you'll find when you wake up in the morning.

Midnight grass.

 Whoo, whoo, sounded an owl in the distance. The midnight air was moist, like swimming in sludge. Stars glittered above and reflected among the wet grass twinkling like silver moon fairies. A Gerbil stuck his head out above the grass, his fuzzy hair matted with the wetness. Whoo Whoo.He ducked down below and bolted through in cover of the tall moist grass. He had to get there, he had to. Timothy's life depended upon it. The elixir in his mouth slipped a little as his teeth struggled to grip the slick glass. Whoo. Whoo. Faster and faster the Gerbil bounded as fast as his tiny feet could blur. They went as blurred as the fancy fairy-lighted grass blurring about him like sound and fury rolling over stone. At last he bolted out into the clearing, the house before him, but he quickly backed up into the cover of the tall blades of grass. Whoo. Whoo. His belly touched the ground and his ears lay low. Just fifty yards to the door. Fifty yards exposed to the midnight gaze. Whoo. Whoo. Did he dare?

Hummingbirds.

The magic of a moment can be compared to a hummingbird.
by the time you've seen it, its gone. But its so fantastical, you can write entire novels about it.
or videos...

From a hottub in the rain, or walk through a thunderstorm, from canoeing lovers through lilypad glades, or dancing in nature or watching the stars with your feet in the water, from driving down the street listening to music, to a Midsummer's Night Dream, never doubt the power of a magical moment.

Teaching.

In case you didn't know. I have recently taken up a quest to become an elementary school teacher. 
Here are some things I have learned...

   1)Always befriend the janitors.

    2)Never do anything for a kid that he can't do himself.

    3)You're the boss, not a friend. Therefore, master your "you're dead" look.

    4) Teaching is 80% classroom management, including the rules, environment and daily routines. The rest is lesson plans. Blah. 

If I can teach them these three things in this order, they're golden. 

    1) STANDARDS: sadly, standards have to be the first thing they learn if they are to pass the tests. If not for their benefit, for mine.

    2) GOOD PEOPLE: give them a moral compass, teach them how to think, how to learn, and how to embrace the unknown. 

    3) INSPIRE: inspire them to reach new heights.

Even if it takes you your Entire Life...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6DJcgm3wNY

Even if it takes your entire life. Its worth it...

http://paulslight.blogspot.com/2013/04/homeland.html
http://paulslight.blogspot.com/2013/03/zombified.html
http://paulslight.blogspot.com/2012/05/unknown.html
http://paulslight.blogspot.com/2012/04/know-thyself.html

United

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/19/us/boston-area-violence/index.html

What happened in Boston is living proof of what happens when America is united. If you think about it, America has never lost a war due to a lack of military strength. Historically, our biggest downfall comes when we are divided, whether its passing a simple bill on background checks for guns,the fiscal cliff and recession or the Vietnam war, divided, we fall.

But then, something like tonight comes along, when an entire nation is united to find one man, not only do we find him, we offer him a chance a little mercy and justice. Truly, united, we stand. 

crazy

My life has been crazy of recent.

The crazier the world, the calmer, stabler must you be. The more ambiguous, the darker the world, the clearer, brighter must you shine. 

I do not mean that the hardest stick survives the fiercest waves. I mean water is able to fit to all forms, because it never changes its basic properties. (unless you're poisoned, which just sucks.).