things – 6/20/25

hey beloveds,

here are some things that i am thinking about, seeing, reading, listening to, etc.

this is curated by me, myself, and i. no AI or algorithms.

1. i made a list of resources for affirming Christians. I tried to be as thorough as possible. see it here. also happy pride month.
2. i watched a few movies in the past 2 months. i really liked them. very different, but both good. the first one was Twitter: Breaking the Bird. it is on Max. it is good. i also watched Passing. it is on Netflix. it is also really good. i recommend them.
3. i have been collecting wisdom statements and proverbs lately after doing a bible study on proverbs in the psych ward a few weeks ago. here are some of the modern day proverbs i have collected so far:
   1. happy spouse, happy house
   2. an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
   3. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
   4. look before you leap
   5. you eat an elephant one bite at a time
   6. i would rather be hated for who i am than loved for who i am not
   7. 90% of the fish are in 10% of the water
   8. you can’t pour out of an empty cup
   9. better safe than sorry
   10. aces in their places
   11. small talk leads to big talk
   12. if the only tool in your toolbelt is a hammer then every problem seems like a nail
   13. measure twice, cut once
   14. a stitch in time saves nine
   15. Rome wasn’t built in a day
   16. what would you add beloveds?
4. i reference this op ed piece a lot. it was a big deal and caused a lot of buzz at the time. it’s by Vivek H. Murthy, the former US Surgeon General. it is about the underlying issue of loneliness as the real problem we are dealing with. there is also this great little advisory booklet that was produced under his supervision that addresses the issue.

that’s all for now. hope this helps.

see ya,

a