“Don’t make use of another’s mouth unless it has been loaned to you.”
Belgian Proverb
Image: “Little Girl in the Garden”, Anna Rosalie Boch
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December 2020 Countdown – December 10!
“One might compare the journey of the soul to mystical union, by way of pure faith, to the journey of a car on a dark highway. The only way the driver can keep to the road is by using his headlights. So in the mystical life, reason has its function. The way of faith is necessarily obscure. We drive by night. Nevertheless our reason penetrates the darkness enough to show us a little of the road ahead. It is by the light of reason that we interpret the signposts and make out the landmarks along our way.”
Image: “Hummingbird”, Chris Maynard
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December 2020 Countdown – December 9!
“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them but I can look up and see their beauty believe in them and try to follow where they lead.”
Louisa May Alcott
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December 2020 Countdown – December 8!
It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand.
Apache Proverb
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December 2020 Countdown – December 7!
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December 2020 Countdown – December 6!
May love and laughter light your days,
And warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
Wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world,
With joy that long endures.
May all life’s passing seasons,
Bring the best to you and yours.
Irish Prayer
Word of the Week – December 5, 2020
Emulous
Adjective
Latin, mid-16th century
Seeking to emulate someone or something.
Motivated by a spirit of rivalry.
Example: My rationale is emulous of the great thinkers of the ancient world because I don’t spend much time on social media.
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Tweets of the Week – December 5, 2020
Blow was responding to this tweet by Lauren Witzke, a former Republican U.S. Senate candidate:
In response, Sen. Rand Paul said this:
They were both referring to a previous declaration by Dr. Anthony Fauci that schools should remain closed.
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Most Ominous Quote of the Week – December 5, 2020
“By this time next week, we are going to be talking about 3,000 deaths a day – that’s 9/11 every single day.”
– Dr. Jonathan Reiner, cardiologist and professor of medicine at George Washington University, to CNN
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Chief Writing Wolf 