thinking thursday.

Every Thursday, I thought I would gather my thoughts. Doing it more than once a week is unthinkable (har-de-har-har), so every Thursday, a few links I've discovered, things I'm thinking about. And, of course, a link somewhere to Johnny Depp.

(Where I can follow the serendipitous thread I followed to get there, I'll include a thanks to the person who surfaced it for me.)

mind :: my brain and yours

how early do we discriminate? "Kids as young as 6 months judge others based on skin color. What's a parent to do?" (thanks to Lynne Herr)

What do you know about homeless children in the U.S.? Asheville gets top billing in this story about an alarming trend.

body :: my place and yours

I want to live in a storybook house. (Thanks to Kate Flint)

Zucchini noodles with pesto sounds lovely. I'm hungry. And I have a tiny pesto problem. (Thanks to Paula J. Kelly)

What is all this stuff? And why do we need it? (Thanks to Lee Hancock)

How many things do you own? Can you reduce it to just 100? (Thanks to Marilyn Maciel)

Made me smile. And want to dance.

Sure, twist my arm, I'll go!

soul :: my heart and yours

Love isn't always magic. (Thanks to Susie Bertie)

Poet Emily Long urges us to learn to fall apart.

49% of transgender youth attempt suicide. How are we serving them? (Thanks to Gail Batchelor Higgins)

And, lastly, ponder this: "True remorse is never just a regret over consequence; it is a regret over motive." -Mignon McLaughlin

Comments

[Elisabeth]

I'm not sure if you meant to add this quotation

"True remorse is never just a regret over consequence; it is a regret over motive." -Mignon McLaughlin

on recent events in Congress but it resonated very strongly today. (And for the record, I am frequent and fierce critic of Obama. I am a true believer that dissent is patriotic and just because I voted for you doesn't mean I'm not going to hold you accountable.)

I think so much about forgiveness - how important it is and how DIFFICULT it is (unless you are talking about SOMEONE else forgiving).

So I wonder if we innately know when someone's apology is sincere and how that allows forgiveness to fill our hearts. I think when we sense authenticity, forgiveness comes like a flood of relief because anger is so heavy to hold. When we don't - it might even harden our hearts more.

As always, thanks for making me think!