This video fortuitously ended up on my YouTube feed yesterday and I thought it explained how I’ve been feeling lately. The world is changing faster than we can comfortably adapt to it and that tends to make us, generally, feel uneasy.
https://youtube.com/shorts/M1qg95wa-q0?si=uwCnii1qGYamWKyW
I urge you to take a minute and watch it and see how it makes you feel. AI is undoubtedly here to stay but it’s up to us to determine how we wish to use it and what of ourselves we’re willing to give up for the convenience of it.
This video, strangely, brought me some comfort. As we're bombarded by chaos and negativity, nearly 24/7 it's important to remember the world isn't ending. There's still a whole lot of good in the world even though you wouldn't know it from the news and what we see on social media.
It's never been more important to make an effort to seek out the good and to use our discernment. I've adopted the attitude now that everything I see online is false, or at the very least slanted in one way or another. I don't believe anything until I've had a chance to satisfactorily verify it on my own.
Anyone who might be interested in a glimpse of how AI could reshape our society I'd recommend you give this a watch (or a listen).
https://youtu.be/RSNuB9pj9P8?si=8oQ50vY3mHRC0P-2
Ta-Daa!
After months of planning, work, and turmoil I’m happy to say our kitchen is done! Hallelujah! Well, I should say almost done.
The cabinet refacing company still needs to install some of the cabinet door knobs, which are on backorder. They also had to reorder a few of the doors because the wrong size doors were sent from the factory—but these are just minor annoyances. It’s great to be able to have full use of the kitchen again and to start putting it back together.
Nature, the Great Healer
It's been an unusually difficult week here in the Twin Cities as we, once again, have been the focus of the national news. I've been finding myself, more and more, reconnecting with nature. Animals, and their natural rhythms, continue on obliviously to the turmoil unfolding in human society. The local wildlife has been taking advantage of the recent January-thaw and there's been a lot more activity at the feeders.
I was surprised last night to see this pair of deer as I was closing the blinds for the night.
I'm trying to enjoy these little glimpses of warmth because I know we're in for at least a couple more months of subzero temperatures. This is the time of the year I just keep telling myself we're gaining a few more minutes of sunlight every day. Before we know it the forests around here will be bursting with color, beauty, and life again. This day can't come soon enough.
Speaking of seeking out the good—I've found myself seeking the solace of videos like this:
https://youtu.be/LZa9ZQkd05E?si=D-VA5Hm1WeBi7W6t
Our connection with nature can be such a great reminder of what's truly important and a healer of things inside of us that we might not even realize are broken. It's crystal clear that the world is, indeed, reorganizing. Let's hope this reorganization ends up being something that's better for all of us in the end.
All for now. Thanks so much for reading.
