We took this picture a couple of weeks ago. It was taken from underneath the St. Johns Bridge. We are standing on the East Side of the Willamette River. In the background you can see Forest Park, the massive park inside the city limits.
I am trying to be more observant. It took me weeks to realize that the tree in our back yard was blossoming with a vibrant red and white. The tree sits right outside our kitchen window. It is the first thing you see when you go in the kitchen. I knew it was there. But I hadn't really thought about it. I hadn't appreciated it.
I think this is pretty common. I know that I do it often. And I notice that others do as well. My mind can get so cluttered. There is always something to think about. There is always something to figure out. There is always a problem to solve. There is always something to worry about. There is always something to fret over. There is always something to hope for. There is always something to aspire to. There is always something.
Sometimes my mind needs to get put in a time out. We went to the Tree Arboretum last weekend. Pictures posted below. I've been trying to pay attention to trees. Portland sure does have alot of them. We have some really wild and out there trees in this city. I'm hoping to advance to birds after that. I rented a book from the library on birds from the Willamette Valley. We'll see how that goes.
I meant to do a small book review of every book I read on here. I finished the Autobiography of Malcolm X a little ways back. It is the kind of book that really should be required reading; if not at high school then at least in an institution of higher learning. It is an easy enough read. And the story is powerful.
I am currently reading the Bible. I'm doing the New Testament. I am almost finished with the Gospel of John. I don't think that I ever realized that there were things in the New Testament besides the Gospels. I have not decided yet if I will read those next or take a break and read something else first. Jesus is bold. And speaks truth. There is alot that I know of, or thought I knew of Christianity that either flies in the face of what Jesus said or seem to come out of nowhere. The Sermon on the Mount should also be a required reading. I can not seem to figure out where this idea of the Trinity came from. There is at least one instance where Jesus clearly states that he is not 'good' and that only god deserves such praise. The Trinity was always one of the more troubling aspects of Christianity for me. I was unaware that you could still be one and not believe in it. Turns out you can be a Christian and not believe in the Trinity. I read it on Wikipedia.
I learned this week that indenting paragraphs in letters has become out of style. I was completely unaware. I am not sure how long this has been going on. But I have, in all likelihood, written dozens of letters in a style that is not only unfashionable but is also out of date.
I mean to put a stop to that habit immediately.
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