“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.”
― Alexander Pope
“Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect.”
― Margaret Mitchell
It’s not easy being empathic. Often it’s a challenge to separate your own feelings from those of the people around you and the world at large. Aches and pains come that don’t belong to you, and there are periods of time when you feel that you are spiralling out of control through no fault of your own.
It is especially challenging now. There is a need for optimism and clear guidance in the world right now, and love of course. Lots of love. But it seems difficult not to predict more doom and gloom and challenges and heartbreak and destruction. Whatever is to come for the rest of this tumultuous year, it will be what is needed. It doesn’t feel at all like it will be something we expected, or necessarily wanted though.
The World as We See It – Always remember that we see the world through physical senses that are unique to each species and that aren’t portraying what is really out there, just an interpretation of it. In this interesting study, researchers found that hummingbirds have the ability to see colours much differently than we do. Using ingenious methods of testing, they found this: “The experiments revealed that hummingbirds can see a variety of nonspectral colors, including purple, ultraviolet+green, ultraviolet+red and ultraviolet+yellow. For example, hummingbirds readily distinguished ultraviolet+green from pure ultraviolet or pure green, and they discriminated between two different mixtures of ultraviolet+red light — one redder, one less so.” For more, read about it on ScienceDaily.
On This Day – Things could have turned out much differently for Canada if the Americans had been successful against the British in the war of 1812 that began on June 18. They unsuccessfully tried to take over control of the northern neighbour on a three-point front, and the British eventually burned down the White House. Turbulent times existed then, and collectively we haven’t been able to get past the incessant need to control territory.
The aliens must think we are crazy. They are likely correct.
Thought of the Day – Appreciate the beauty of things close to home. Watch nature as she continues about her business in a glorious and soundless way, offering up miracles at every turn. It really is a beautiful world in spite of what people think of it. Have a reflective day.
“My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.”
― Stephen W. Hawking