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Each year, National Ag Day recognizes and celebrates the abundance provided by agriculture across the United States. American agriculture plays a critical economic and food security role in our country.

SPRING BEGINS

Spring begins on the March or vernal equinox, which is when the amount of sunshine is approximately 12 hours long. The amount of sunlight will incrementally increase until the first day of Summer.

The vernal equinox marks the moment the sun crosses the celestial equator. This is the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator, from south to north. The vernal equinox happens on March 19, 20, or 21 every year in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, this same event marks the beginning of fall. Meteorologists mark the spring from March 1 through May 31st.

In 2020, spring arrived a little earlier due to it being a leap year. On Leap Day, there’s a short math lesson regarding the Gregorian calendar. To keep our calendar following the seasons so that spring happens when flowers grow and winter arrives when snow falls, an additional day was figured into years divisible by the number four. This caused the 2020 spring to occur earlier than any living human being alive had ever seen. Before 2020, the earliest spring on record took place in 1896.

@oodiebom,

Please be care with the meds and headache when out taking care of your husband.

The hospital need to get their act together I know it’s not cheap to have him there so
they need to do their job a much better job taking good care of him.

Hey Happy Spring. 🎈😎

@sheba2011

Today was one of those days. Head was throbbing this morning and I took the meds. Didn’t seem to hit and then realized the sky was becoming quite dark. Guess this headache was due to the low pressure. Then it happened again as I was getting ready to leave hubby. This time I took the meds and before long it was raining. When the storm passed I began looking for my eyeglass case and it was nowhere to be found. During the time I had the headache he was telling me not to drive and to stay the night. That was impossible. Have appointments tomorrow morning. Anyway, I had checked t he nightstand and hubby’s dresser to no avail. I wondered if it got tossed by mistake with either the laundry or the garbage when the Aid was there to get hubby ready for bed. But he mentioned that they weren’t there. Normally I wouldn’t care, but along with the reading glasses, I also had the house key. The only thing I hadn’t checked was hubby’s bed. And there they were all tucked in with him. I was going crazy then, but am laughing now. He would do anything to keep me there. He gave everyone a good laugh. I will be getting some duplicate keys made just in case.

Taci, I wasn’t too happy with hubby’s situation either. It has been reported since staff did not notice or if they did, just let it be. The aid that was on tonight is a good worker. He and my hubby share lots of laughs and is right there if needed. Also, the sherpa blanket was missing. This time I told an aid who went searching and returned from wherever with it. He loves that blanket and it does keep him warm. I also purchased one for his roommate. His is no where to be found either. I will be making a call to the Head Nurse in the morning. .

Sheba, Glad Spring is around the corner. We had some rain again today. It surprises me because we had so many years of drought that I never checked weather conditions when going out.
I stayed in today and did some things around the house.
Glad you and Poppy got out a bit.

Oodie, sorry your hubs was so cold. I find that really negligent.

Peace Out Peeps enjoy your evening.

Worth

Your worth is not a product of your intelligence, your talent, your looks, or how much you have accomplished.

Though much of who and what we are changes as we journey through life, our inherent worth remains constant. While the term self-worth is often used interchangeably with self-esteem, the two qualities are fundamentally different. Self-esteem is the measure of how you feel about yourself at a given moment in time. Your worth, however, is not a product of your intelligence, your talent, your looks, your good works, or how much you have accomplished. Rather it is an immeasurable and unchanging manifestation of your eternal and infinite oneness with the universe. It represents the cornerstone of the dual foundations of optimism and self-belief. Your worth cannot be taken from you or damaged by life’s rigors, yet it can easily be forgotten or even actively ignored. By regularly acknowledging your self-worth, you can ensure that you never forget what an important, beloved, and special part of the universe you are.

You are born worthy — it is intertwined with your very being. Your concept of your own self-worth is thus reinforced by your actions. Each time you endeavor to appreciate yourself, treat yourself kindly, define your personal boundaries, be proactive in seeing that your needs are met, and broaden your horizons, you express your recognition of your innate value. During those periods when you have lost sight of your worth, you will likely feel mired in depression and insecurity, and lack of confidence. You’ll pursue a counterfeit worth based on judgment rather than the beauty that resides within. When you feel worthy, however, you will accept yourself without hesitation. It is your value as an individual, who is simultaneously interconnected with all living beings, that allows you to be happy, confident, and motivated. Because your conception of your worth is not based on the fulfillment of expectations, you’ll see your mistakes and failures as just another part of life’s journey.

Human beings are very much like drops of water in an endless ocean. Our worth comes from our role as distinct individuals, as well as our role as an integral part of something larger than ourselves. Simply awakening to this concept can help you rediscover the copious and awe-inspiring worth within each and every one of us. AMEN! 😎🎈