"Feelin Better"

"O universo conspira a meu favor!"

One of the very few Portuguese expressions I acquired from my Brazilian days, but one of my favourites.

"The universe conspires in my favour."

A few things happened today to lift my spirits.

1)  I got over the loss of my stolen posts!
2) I had a nice easy run around the block with very little discomfort.
3) My shoulder pain is back to a manageable level.
4) I killed a freakin chipmunk.

The last part I felt a bit badly about because the trap just glanced him, and he was still alive when I found him.  It's okay though.  I squashed his head with a rock!

run 7.3 kms

And never have I had so much fun researching a quote as with the "universe".  There's a whole world (ha ha) of great stuff containing the word.  I thought of several people as I was browsing.

....this one's for you Elly...

"---You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."---Buddha

...and you'll appreciate this one Odd John...

"Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe."---Frank Zappa

...and one for you Gail...

"It is impossible to account for the creation of the universe without the agency of a Supreme Being."---George Washington

...and for my sociologist son Michael...

"It is thought and feeling which guides the universe, not deeds."---Edgar Cayce

....I thought of you sister Kate...

"The universe is always speaking to us... sending us little messages, causing coincidences and serendipity's, reminding us to stop, to look around, to believe in something else, something more."---Nancy Thayer

...and Miguette...

"Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything."---Plato

...and last but not least, for you babe...

"I understood at a very early age that in nature, I felt everything I should feel in church but never did. Walking in the woods, I felt in touch with the universe and with the spirit of the universe."---Alice Walker

I could go on forever sharing the wisdom of others.  Here's my favourite for today.

"A person who is fanatic in matters of religion, and clings to certain ideas about the nature of God and the universe, becomes a person who has no faith at all."---Alan Watts

Love

Peter