Our humanity is best fulfilled when we exist and live together, when we succeed in experiencing authentic, informal bonds with the people around us. If we close in on ourselves, we risk growing sick with loneliness, or even narcissism, which leads us to care for others only out of self-interest. #GeneralAudience
“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.”
- G.K. Chesterton, On Running After One’s Hat
The city of Peterborough is opening three arenas, at 6 a.m. Sunday, for ppl whose homes are in power outages:
Healthy Planet Arena, banquet hall, 911 Monaghan Rd.
Miskin Law Community Complex, 271 Lansdowne St. W.
Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre, 775 Brealey Dr.
life hack: do the work. stop looking for the shortcut, and do the work. stop overthinking, and do the work. stop listening to people tell you why you'll fail, and do the work.
Disappointment comes from knowing things could be better. Gratitude flows from knowing things could be worse.
We don't control events, but we do choose our outlook. Where we focus shapes how we feel.
For most people in most places, this is the best time in history to be alive.
Sending memes, links, and videos to others isn't trivial. It signals that you're thinking of them and want them to share your joy.
It's known as pebbling, based on penguins gifting pebbles to potential partners.
Pebbling is an act of care. Every pebble is a bid for connection.
Fun fact.
Every time Sweden and Denmark play a football match, the scoreboard says SWE - DEN.
Interestingly, the letters omitted from the scoreboard spell DEN - MARK.