Monday, August 22, 2016

As I Work Away: Notations From my "Walk-About" On the Grid On Refugees & Hope...

It has been an interesting day as it was a bit of a reflective day that saw #Outsiders release a poem from the Great Persian Poet Hafez--although I personally was busy on Twitter responding to a few interesting tidbits on the US Campaign Trail as yet again Clinton Emails and the Clinton Foundation dominated the headlines--and Mr. Trump calling for the Foundation to be shut down.     This is as Newsweek Magazine published quite a expose on Mr. Trump.

As I was On Facebook finishing off a "Virtual Walk-About", I had picked up this article by Roya Hakakian as I saw a reminder from a Facebook Friend that Ann Frank's US Visa Application was denied.    This article was quite telling:  





I also took comfort in this though as well:




Onward to the new week with all its' possibilities.   


Sunday, August 21, 2016

As a New Week Dawns.....




&

“Even after all this time,
the Sun never says to the Earth,
“You owe Me”.
Look what happens with a love like that.
It lights up the whole sky.”
~ Hafez


Onward to the New Week!!!

On the Eve of a New Week: A Blast From the Recent Past :)

August 12 was Laguna Niguel and Tustin Day at the 2016 OC Fair.  I had the pleasure to be there with the Scouts of Troop 772 and as the entire City Council of Laguna Niguel as the Fair Opened.   It was a wonderful day and Council Member Minagar captured this day so beautifully in this Facebook Post:


Being witness to such scenes continues to give me hope despite all that we have been witness to throughout our World.

Onward to the New Week with all its' possibilities 

:)