R's rue

Above Pope Francis's happy and mutually respectful meeting with the 44th President of the USA. Below, Pope Francis waiting to meet the 45th/47th President of the USA... There are roughly 52 million Roman Catholics in the USA  - around 20% of the population. Under normal circumstances, it would of course be right and proper for the sitting president to attend a pope's funeral on behalf of  those many American Catholics. However, this coming Saturday one cannot help speculating that  Trump will have ulterior motives for his attendance. After all, he is a deeply irreligious man. He might be there principally to network with other political leaders or to bolster his sinking popularity back home. For his Easter Sunday address, Pope Francis's words were spoken by another, “I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others, but rather to use the resources available to help ...

 I was out yesterday. Someone asked me what I put on my face. Apparently, it was clear and smooth. My face was radiant. I never really pay attention. The question floored me. I don’t wear makeup. I don’t use cleansers or serums. I use sunscreen, chap stick and witch hazel. That’s it. When I thought about it, the only thing I could think of was that I was drinking water continuously, getting good sleep and eating better.  I may be undergoing slow physical metamorphosis, my mind has started to realign. I still have bouts of anxiety. If you told me however, that at the onset of anxiety, I would stop in the middle of Wal-Mart and practice deep breathing, I would have laughed.  I now no longer laugh.   Yesterday I stopped in the middle of an aisle, and started to count as I took a breath. I did it for as long as it took to calm down. Thanks to my sister I have a watch now to track my heart rate and blood pressure among other things. And when the numbers are too high, I b...

 Vegetable soup On a rainy day Rain to Water  The crops Is so needed Water To wash My troubles And cares Away As my body Needs An infusion Of water From  The Living Well Parched from A world That makes No sense  These days from R's rue https://ift.tt/hH1e6Oz