Happy St Patrick’s Day

Saint Patrick the patron saint of Ireland was not Irish. When sixteen years old he was captured and enslaved by Irish pirates. After six years he was able to escape and return to his family. Later, after he became a cleric, he returned to Ireland where he had been enslaved, as a missionary. He is credited with converting Ireland to Christianity. It is not hard to celebrate such a man.

 

Give things a fair look.

Give people a fair shake. Assumptions and stereotypes cause more trouble than they are worth. I remember as a teenager I read about General George Custer in our history book. Mostly it was dates and battles information. I wanted to know more.

I read My Life on the Plains by Custer himself. He was the hero of the book. Then I read Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown and saw another view of the story. Since then I have come across further information to aid my understanding. My point is this. One source history can be similar to a one source stereotype.  To give history or people a fair shake we need to not jump to conclusions or familiar categories or stereotypes.

 

Why so positive on your blog?

I was asked this by someone who knows me well and knows some of my circumstances have been less than positive.  The injunction was to “be real”. I said, “I am real I just choose to live as positively as possible.” There is enough negative stuff all over cyberspace. We need more positive places.

 

Thoughts and Humor

• Noah was a brave man to sail in a wooden boat with two termites.
• He who throws dirt loses ground.
• Well done is better than well said. Benjamin Franklin
• I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. Thomas Jefferson

 

Take an I Love Beauty Break.

 

Music

I love music. I love creativity and great vocals. As I have checked out music on youtube I have found some artists I didn’t know before but whose music I love. Check them out. See what you think.

• Great vocalists in the U.S. Norah Jones and Rachael Potter
• Great vocalists from the UK  Louisa Johnson, Leona Lewis, and Ella Henderson
• Great vocalists from Australia  Dami Im, Reigan Derry, and Karise Eden
• Great creative pianist from the UK Tokio Myers
• Great creative pianist from Australia Chooka Parker
• Great creative steel guitar player from the US Robert Randolph

Have a Great Week