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Nap time day, today! Awoke later than usual. Cosmic fog was back and the tremor as well. Chris sent me a helpful note reminding me to focus on doing things and enjoying what I'm doing--instead of doing things with a focus of what they are changing/altering/fixing. He reminded me to ponder a poem by Erich Fried called "What is it?"

It is madness, says Reason: it is what it is, says Love.
It is unhappiness, says Caution:
It is nothing but pain, says Fear:
It has no future says Insight: it is what it is, says Love.
It is ridiculous, says Pride
It is foolish, says Caution
It is impossible, says Experience: it is what it is, says Love.

The wording may vary slightly based on its translation, but the above provides the gist--especially the repeated phrase when Love speaks. That phrase makes a great mantra. It is what it is! Nothing more and nothing less!

My friend up in OR sent me an updated copy of his Chapter 1 Algebra notes. I plan to start an edit of that material in the morrow. Looking forward to it.

Had two dream segments last night. One dealt with directing people to an open house at a cafe. The cafe was operated by a person I once knew here in PA, Carol, who died several years ago. She was having an open house in her/my dream cafe with lots of free food and wines. People in the dream were trying to figure out how to get there. I was showing them routes and telling them about landmarks.

A second dream dealt with having two dogs and getting a third dog being added to the mix. There was some concern that the new dog wouldn't be accepted by the other two, and that they might start fighting. There was a scene where the dogs were checking each other out and where they seemed to acknowledge each other and look like they would be OK together. There was never any signs of aggression. They seemed content to let things be.