"Others have trodden this Path before you, overcoming the same obstacles facing you now, and making crucial decisions at the same crossroads. Study their journals, watch for their trail markings. Gain inspiration and wisdom from the heroes and learn from the mistakes of those who chose a sidepath. All were Seekers, explorers whose daring mapped a course you can follow."
~I Ching / Ta Ch'u
"Beware the Ides of March."
The thing is, March 15 is no longer the Ides of March and hasn't been for a long time. In the Roman (moon) calendar of Caesar's time, Ides merely meant first full moon of the month. This year (2021) the first full moon in March is on the 28th (sun calendar). All this woo-woo about March 15 is correlation, superstition, and dramatic renderings of history.
When I expand my reference a bit, what I remember is that any and every day is simultaneously somebody's best and somebody else's worst day of their life, and by somebody I mean all living beings on the planet, not just us humans. With this in mind, I'm content letting March 15 be nothing special. As my son says . . . "Have an ordinary day."
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Also the 101st birthday of Maine as a state. This move riled up southern states who were upset that the balance of free states and slave states thus moved a tic toward free states, which ultimately resulted in the Missouri Compromise. Too bad apparently nobody at the time could see where this was all headed, with the exception of Jefferson, who expressed dismay and fear for the future of the union.
A day is a day, but tomorrow is always another day.
Correction: 201st birthday of Maine----1820.
Happy 201st Birthday, Maine!
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