Day One Hundred Three: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Today was my first time to visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and I really loved it. It was so well done and was such an inspiration.

"Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope"

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness..."

Day Thirteen: Kickstarter

I received a very heartfelt and unexpected gift today, and it put me in a giving mood myself. I've heard of the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, but until today, I had never so much as looked at it, much less thought of providing financial support to one of the projects. Very shortly after I began looking through the projects to see if there was anything I felt good about supporting, a perfect project jumped out at me and enticed me to make a pledge: The Yes And Journal. It almost seemed like Providence. I sincerely hope this one gets off the ground!

This photo is not my property but was borrowed from the Kickstarter page.

Day Seven: Origami

I've had an origami book on my Kindle for quite a while. It's something I got for free at some point and thought the kids might enjoy. When I came across it this afternoon, I had my inspiration for today's first. Though it didn't offer step-by-step instructions with pictures like I was hoping, it did have some interesting history and background on the various origami techniques. In traditional origami, the folding of cranes was sometimes regarded as a type of prayer, the aim of which was to teach concentration and patience. Hmm. I happen to be in need of an extra measure of patience at the moment, so I decided to go ahead and try the crane, even though it was rated "medium" for difficulty. And, I decided to use the instructions I found on origamiway.com, since the site offered clear steps and pictures. My crane still needs a little work. But so do my patience and concentration. So perhaps I will keep trying until I start to see improvements.

My first attempt at origami