Gratitude

   My gratitude for November:

1.  I'm not in a wheelchair.
2.  Nor am I walking with a crutch anymore.
3.  In two days, leaving for Boston.
4.  Paul Revere and all the patriots
5.  The Old North Church
6.  Healthy granddaughters
7.  the Hope Valley Y
8.  Patience
9.  Courage
10.  Deep Breaths
11.  the nine focuses of DBT
12.  Sofia
13.  Mali's poetry
14.  Dinner is ready for today
15.  the house will be warm
16.  Stone archives
17.  i have a heating pad
18.  my brother
19.

Today in History-- Nov. 26th

Abraham Lincoln declared that the last Thursday in November would be  recognized as Thanksgiving.

Black Sax Player in Boston Common

trying to find his name   ---

Markeety Tate

DBT SELF HELP

https://www.dbtselfhelp.com

WOMEN LIVING ALONE

https://www.aarp.org/home-garden/livable-communities/info-03-2012/9-myths-about-living-alone.html

IT'S A GOOD THING!

"Sinners Grand Tour: A journey through the historical underbelly of Europe

https://books.google.com/books?id=J6BnSZoSMAYC&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=salvador+dali+copper+bathtub&source=bl&ots=CPZn2VIzuF&sig=ACfU3U2WJVNCW4YTP5ufCM8xWdoTpnrBJA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjduImJxvTlAhUMTd8KHXGFC8oQ6AEwDXoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=salvador%20dali%20copper%20bathtub&f=false

lbgtq association Apollo TheatreAp

https://www.nps.gov/articles/lgbtq-artists-working-in-private-and-in-the-spotlight-apollo-theater-ny.htm?utm_source=article&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=experience_more

Frances Perkins/Triangle Fire

http://trianglefire.ilr.cornell.edu/primary/survivorInterviews/MaryDomskyAbrams.html

Frances Perkins witnessed the fire.

PAULI MURRAY

https://today.duke.edu/2017/03/pauli-murray-house-celebrate-designation-national-landmark-april-1

PAULI'S HOME IN DURHAMWAS DESIGNATED A HISTORIC LANDMARK!

ART MEETS AI

CHRIS WAS INVOLVED WITH THIS!

https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

https://www.verywellmind.com/theory-of-mind-4176826

a hundred things for October, and then some

My100 Things

1.   Crepe Myrtle blooms on the tree outside.

2.   UK  WWI digital poetry collection

3.   Staying in tonite and keeping warm

4.   Coffee from the Clubhouse and snacks

5.   Duke puppy kindergarten

6.   Listening to the Moth today.

7.   1 episode was from Durham

8.   2 lillies are still blooming on my secretary

9.   doing the best I can. 

10.                 Dealing with anger – it’s not a bad thing.

11.                 Symbols on my iPhone

12.                 Mali

13.                 Deep breaths

14.                 Not doing things perfectly

15.                 Separation from the Y job  -- not a good fit

16.                 Zip Recruiter – sounds cool

17.                 Ed, old friend in Sharon MA

18.                 Liz Warren

19.                 Sophia

20.                 Feeling my anger

21.                 Teddy bears

22.                 2 smart and healthy granddaughters

23.                 being a grandma

24.                 the archangel Raphael – he is for healing

25.                 the story about the little girl from Japan who made 1000 paper cranes.

26.                 Chris used to make those

27.                 The song – Teddy Bear Picnic

28.                 Sorrow

29.                 Bellaruth Naperstack

30.                 Sophia

31.                 Summer of ’69 – book I’m reading

32.                 Boston and it’s history

33.                 “Hub of the Universe”

34.                 the 3^rdgraders at Club Blvd

35.                 I want to do something for them – gift books from Barnes and Noble

36.                 I’m fine with avoiding Rebecca

37.                 Hispanic Heritage Night at Club

38.                 The dance teacher there

39.                 The Durham Parterership for Children

40.                 Daniel’s mom

41.                 Daniel

42.                 Beltre Corina (Duke Med. Hub)

43.                 Front office staff at Club

44.                 Making plane reservations

45.                 Natasha from NC State who helped me

46.                 Morning stretches

47.                 Holly, oa, likes Teddy R. quote

48.                 My mantra, “I am a strong, intelligent, and capable woman”

49.                 Got rid of my futon – Pennies for Change took it

50.                 The futon was a fat magnet

51.                 Church

52.                 Laura Fergusonand Leslie LaZara at Downtown Y

53.                 Sophia at Lakewood Elemenatry School

54.                 Feeling content

55.                 Brittany at the Triangle Y

56.                 The law office downtown that prosecuted the pedophile at the Raleigh Y  --  he went to jail!!!

57.                 Ethics

58.                 Apple/Pumpkin bread from Whole Foods

59.                 My book on DBT for emotional eating

60.                 ShaLeigh Fairbanks

61.                 The spirituality of dance

62.                 The duke diet and fitness center staff

63.                 My wonderful primary doc

64.                 Jenny Wang and her 2 boys

65.                 Duke puppies!!!

66.                 The stat. bike and the elliptical at the clubhouse

67.                 Bio Sciences, room 002, puppy lab

68.                 Ed from Boston

69.                 Sergio

70.                 And his wife Becky

71.                 And his mother in law

72.                 Cleaning out the car

73.                 Sitting in the sun – glorious!

74.                 NC State Library

75.                 Gaga Technique

76.                 A brief walk

77.                 Erica and James, next door neighbors

78.                 The book I’m reading

79.                 Lynnie, my stylist at Sport Cuts

80.                 No Halloween candy

81.                 Hand me downs fro Sharon

82.                 Abstaining from Facebook

83.                 Avoiding the news

84.                 My computer is down

85.                 Centering Prayer

86.                 Loving Kindness meditation

87.                 My framed poems on the wall

88.                 Might do some research at Harvard Library

89.                 The Lenox Baker pool

90.                 Might go to Steevie’s art show  ---  big maybe b/c of her steps.

91.                 Hillsborough

92.                 Mebane

93.                 Haiku I wrote for the kids

94.                 The love letters they gave me

95.                 Being invited to read there

96.                 NOT HAVING to learn that fluency program

97.                 Not having an uncomfortable work environment

98.                 Peace

99.                 John Patmos

100.             Alex and Morgan

101.             I have to finish my AEA training

102.             There is training in Italy

103.             Jane Fonda’ s book (has exercises)

104.             Kale and quinoia, yum!

105.             Squash soup

106.             The call of the barred owl …. So soothing

107.             The idea of “radical acceptance” – a very positive thing according to DBT 

108.             I can learn new things like DBT

109.             I am open to new experiences

To Boston Town I Go

To Boston Town I Go

I.  Since I'll be flying in on a Sunday, I'd love to journey into Boston for a service at the Old North Church.  Checking to see if I can bring my small suitcase.

193 Salem Street
Boston, MA

Phone:  617 -

https://oldnorth.com/plan-a-visit/

The home of Paul Revere is iffy...easier to just read descriptions.
Here's one:   https://www.paulreverehouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/InterpretationLabels_Website_.pdf

Sunday to the Beacon Inn to rest.

II.  Places of Interest

• Boston: Public Garden, Massachusetts 54th
• Boston Public Garden "Make Way for Ducklings"
• African American Museum
• MFA  (George Washington Crossing the Delaware, or is that one at the Met?)

• Cambridge:  MIT, List Museum
• Harvard University
• CCAE (Cambridge Center for Continuing Education)
• Mary Walker's house

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Disability Information (for Old North Church)

https://www.massvacation.com/explore/accessible-travel/#arts

MFA:  Copley print  https://collections.mfa.org/objects/32401
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Pauli Murray papers:  Schlesinger Library
                                    3 Jones Street
                                     Cambridge, MA

https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/8/resources/4874 

Contact: 
3 James St. Cambridge MA 02138 USA 
 (617) 495-8647 
 ask@radcliffe.libanswers.com 

Using Words to Save Lives

from the BBC   https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190919-the-simple-words-that-save-lives