It finally arrived. Today, American comedic actor Betty White (The Golden Girls, Mary Tyler Moore Show) gets her own US Post Service "forever" stamp. And that's as good a reason as any to binge some TGG, particularly the Best of Rose Nylund, Scandinavian dunderhead, her character on the famous American TV show. All hail the great feminist pioneer Bea Arthur (Maude, Dorothy Zbornak) for keeping White on the hit show.
Betty White celebrated with USPS ‘Forever’ postage stamp
(TODAY) Nov. 18, 2024: Legendary actor Betty White’s legacy is being celebrated with a new USPS Forever postage stamp, meant to honor her iconic career and advocacy work saving animals. #BettyWhite #USPS #PostageStamp
Farber is also the board chair. And as the first Latina president in the Tournament's history, she's part of a continuing effort to increase diversity at the venerable volunteer organization.
Farber also asked that the B-2 pilot who flies over the 2020 festivities be a woman (wish granted: Lt. Col. Nicola Polidor).
She also chose this year's theme, "The Power of Hope (El Poder de la Esperanza)." She told us the choice was inspired by her and her husband's immigrant experiences (he's from the Dominican Republic), and fueled by a desire to see a divided country come together in the new year.
MAKING HISTORY
The pantheon of past presidents includes just two other women (who served in 2005-06 and 2012-13). Farber is the first Latina and native Spanish-speaker to work her way up to the post. More
Jack Kornfield: Episode 79, Remembering Ajahn Chah
(Beherenownetwork.com) On this special episode of the Heart Wisdom Podcast, Jack Kornfield reflects on the life and teachings of his Theravada Buddhist teacher Ajahn Chah (ajahnchah.org).
Ajahn Chah was a Thai Buddhist forest tradition monk. He was an influential teacher of the Buddha-Dharma and a founder of two major monasteries in the Thai Forest Tradition (Wat Pah Nanachat and Wat Pat Pong).
Respected and beloved in his country as a man of great wisdom, he was also instrumental in establishing Theravada Buddhism in the West. Beginning in 1979 with the founding of Cittaviveka (commonly known as Chithurst Buddhist Monastery) in the United Kingdom, the Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah has spread throughout the United States, the British Commonwealth, and Europe. The Dharma (Pali Dhamma) talks of Ajahn Chah have been recorded, transcribed, and translated into several languages.
Our Tree of Teachers – The opening begins with a reflection. A big part of our practice is realizing our interconnectedness. Kornfield reflects on the vast network of benefactors and teachers that are responsible for the aid and guidance which have contributed to who we are at this very moment. Despite what our ego may tell us, we are not alone, nor did we not reach this moment on our own.
“A monk’s work is hard. He works to free his heart so that he begins to feel lovingkindness, which embraces everything.”
– Ajahn Chah
A Still Forest Pool: Insight Meditation
Remembering Ajahn Chah (5:15) – Jack Kornfield shares memories of his teacher Ajahn Chah. He reflects on the impact of Ajahn Chah’s teachings, which have been carried over to the West through his many dedicated students. We hear about an introduction to Ajahn Chah and play a recording of Ajahn Chah sharing his philosophies of mindfulness and meditation.
“When we talked about the hard time that people have in the West with meditating and loving themselves, how much self-hatred and judgment there is, he said to bring them out to the forest. Let them spend time with the trees, with the rhythm of the moon and the sun. Teach them practices of lovingkindness and compassion, that will soothe their hearts and make them sane again.”
– Jack Kornfield quoting Ajahn Chah
An Island of Sanity (22:55) – During the time that Kornfield studied in Thailand, war raged on outside of their peaceful forest monastery. He shares the role this warfare played in their training and the deeper Dharmic lessons that the conflict revealed to them.
“What Ajahn Chah talked about, and my other teachers as well, was that it’s not just that we have to do away with the landmines and bombing, but we have to do away with the landmines in the human heart. We have to do away with the violence in the human heart.”
– Jack Kornfield
Turning Towards Awareness (40:50) – Kornfield shares more stories of the kindhearted and at times whimsical teachings that Ajahn Chah shared with his Western and Eastern students.
“This is who we are. We are short and tall. This is the way that it is. We have to live with each other the way that we are and not the way we would imagine that we are supposed to be.”
– Ajahn Chah
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Sunrise over Crater Lake, Oregon, Crater Lake National Park, which sits in a caldera of an ancient volcano called Mount Mazama that collapsed 7,700 years ago, according the NPS. It is the deepest lake in the US and is famous for its vivid blue color and clarity (Marc Adamus/The Register-Guard via AP).
Park Service marks centennial with new citizens, monument
The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th birthday on Thursday with events across the U.S. including the creation of a giant, living version of its emblem in Washington, D.C., a naturalization ceremony on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and an outdoor concert at Yellowstone National Park.
( The centennial comes as the agency that manages national parks as well as historic places welcomes a new national monument and nature forces some changes in the party in the West.
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell says all Americans deserve the chance to experience the national parks.
Speaking below the Roosevelt Arch in Gardiner, Montana on Thursday night, Jewell said Americans from all walks of life should see themselves in the country's public lands. It was a full night of speeches and singing as about 6,000 people gathered to celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Park Service.
The Billings Gazette reports two-time Grammy winner John Prine sang "Paradise" in honor of his father, who used to take him to state and national parks. Next, Emmylou Harris and a stage filled with musicians sang Woody Guthrie's [originally very radical] "This Land is Your Land" as the crowd sang along. More
SRI LANKA - If one does not get angry, he or she is said to have attained full enlightenment (Arahatship or sanctity). The fast track way to nirvana is to rid oneself of anger without any residue, a well- known Buddhist teacher in the Theravada Forest Tradition, Ven. Ajahn Brahm of Australia once said. To reach this milestone one has to follow the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. But what will happen to someone who rarely gets angry? Daisy Rodrigo, aged 100, has been an lay devotee of Amunudora Bandarawela Temple. She rarely gets angry, say her sons and daughters. She celebrated her 100th birthday on April 22, 2010. She plans to go to temple as usual to chant Pali hymns at the feet of the Buddha. More>>
Japan now has so many people over 100 that it is cutting costs by reducing the size of silver cups it presents to those who reach that age. Last year 19,769 people reached triple figures in the world's most rapidly aging country, compared with only 153 in 1963, the year when the cups were first presented. More>>
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