INSPIRED MUSIC
Beethovan's Ninth Symphony never ceases to inspire me. Undoubtedly the greatest symphony ever composed, it uses Schiller's poem, "An die Freude" as its centerpiece:
"Joy, bright spark of divinity,
Daughter of Elysium,
Fire-inspired we tread
Within thy sanctuary.
Thy magic power re-unites
All that custom has divided,
All men become brothers,
Under the sway of thy gentle wings."
Also, anything by Telemann!
WHAT IN THE HELL HAPPENED TO WAYNE DYER?
I've had two of his books gathering dust for the past couple of years. One is "Feeling Good", which is mostly about depression. In fact, depression is mentioned constantly throughout the book. Along with guilt. A therapist recommended it to me and I bought 2 copies, one large print. What a waste of money -- it feels good to unload them.
Albert Ellis accused Dyer of plagerism in regard to Dyer's book, "Your Erroneous Zones."According to Ellis:
that book is "the worst example" of plagiarism of Ellis' Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT).[4] In a 1985 letter to Dyer, Ellis claims that Dyer had participated in a workshop Ellis gave on REBT before Dyer published his book, in which Dyer appeared to understand REBT very well. Ellis adds that "300 or more people have voluntarily told me... that [the book] was clearly derived from REBT." Dyer never apologized or expressed any sense of wrongdoing. Ellis admonishes Dyer for unethically and unprofessionally not giving Ellis credit as the book's primary source, but expressed overall gratitude for Dyer's work, writing: "Your Erroneous Zones is a good book, ... it has helped a great number of people, and ... it outlines the main principles of REBT quite well,... with great simplicity and clarity."[5]
I admire Ellis a lot and took his course in grad school and attended a conference where he was the keynote speaker.
I had no idea that Wayne Dyer had died (2005). Otherwise I would have avoided my salty language.
100 things I'm grateful for:
1. I haven't fallen
2. Chatted w/ Ed this am in MA
3. Finally got my bed made up
4. Watched a doc on the Harlem Hell fighters yesterday
5. Asked for help w/ getting the docs in to archival sheets
6. Durham Church
7. All the great folks in my fam
8. being a grandma
9. indigenous cultures
10.Julie
11. Tofu in fridge to lessen the tendency to eat unhealthily
12. Memories of Mimi
13. Got a request out today
14. Chat w/ John last Night
15. That passage from the Beaumont Bull
16. Andy's in Lisbon
17. No calls or texts this morning - yay!
18. Beautiful apt.
19. that's quiet and peaceful
20. opening other angles to WW1 -- i.e. it failed, not the "war to end all wars" -- Daddy discussed this with John
21. De-colonization is a global term
22. the public library here
23. lots of energy today
24. not rushing
25. WW1 songs
26. getting my flu and booster shot next week
27. 20 breaths even tho I only got to 10
28. Sangha tonight
29. Blythe's bf produced a film showing on uTube now
30. sorted thru some docs that are going to UVa, about JT Kincanon
31. John Hope Franklin Center -- need to get there
32. memories of Dee
33. feeling content
34. off to the gym in 10 min.
35. hitting the library tomorrow
36. it's all about love
37. my strength
38. Apple support
39. Gaylord
40. the Royal Albert Hall
41. I didn't get Covid
42. My hands feel strong today.
43. Jackie Shelton Greene
44, Renewed Netflix
45. Watching Windsor now. Description of the Prince of Wales, as the Princess Di or David Beckham of his day
46. glad I got got the gym, if only for 15. min.
47. thankful I got to see Q Elizabeth II when I did, on her "Silver Jubilee" == what a great memory, really, I'=m amazed that I did that! Taking a bus to Wimbledon, Centre Court. Virginia Wade was the only time a woman from Britain won Wimbledon! Wow...
48. my son and the current Prince of Cambridge were born around the same time, special!
49. I'll always be an admirer of Diana
50. She changed the monarchy for ever.
51. Glad we have Harry now.
52. got to bed early tonite but then again, I feel like I'm "coming down with something"
53. Grateful I stopped romanticizing WW1
54. Daddy was let down afterward
55. Maybe the process won't be so anxiety producing from now on.
56. We're having a freeze here tonight...good time to stay cozy in bed.
57. Spoke with new employees in the office. One woman is from Iran. Her family moved to Germany.
58. Opened up the "big table" to work this morning
59. I find winter soothing. Leaves are falling.
60. Over 300,000 Black people fought in WW1.
61. I really think I should get another cat. A dog is out of the question.
62. Jack is 12 now.
63. I'd still like to volunteer at Windsor
64. Very lucky to have my brainy bro...he is like a rock
65. The Windsor doc on Netflix now
66. Spoke with Penny, a reference librarian at Small Library of UVa. Lovely chat with her. She went to Kent State for library school, has been at Small for about 8 years. From Northern Ohio, knows about Wright-Patterson AFB. The Base is in Fairborn, where I was born!
