Word Rich, Cosmic Calendar
We arrive at the various stages of life quite as novices. Francois de La Rochefoucauld Astronomer Carl Sagan’s Cosmic Calendar presents the universe’s existence in a single year. Here is how human life and the cosmos unfolds. Human 1st Stage: Before birth. Inside the womb, life depends on mother’s condition. Universe, New Years Eve: In 1931, Belgian physicist Georges Lemaître proposed his proposed his “hypothèse de l’atome primitive.” Later called the “Big Bang,” this theory suggested all space and time burst from a single atom. In the 1970’s, scientists started suggesting other possibilities, such as that the current universe developed from an earlier one. The Hindu, the belief is that all existence begins and ends while Brahma dreams. Human 2nd Stage: Infancy. Through first year, child can suck, cry, swallow and needs much care. Universe, August 28: Our solar system starts [4.57 billion years ago] Human 3rd Stage: During toddler years, intelligence, emotions and social skills develop. Universe, September 14: Single-cell life on Earth begins [4.1 billion years ago] Human 4th Stage: Children walk, talk and eat independently. The world intrigues. They want to learn. Universe, September 30: Earth produces oxygen via photosynthesis [3.8 billion years ago] Human 5th Stage: Adolescence. Puberty and sexual development accompanied by rapid physical growth. Often, increased impulsiveness and risk taking. Seeks to establish individual personality and independence from parents. Universe: December 5: Growing beyond bacteria, multi-cellular life develops on Earth [800 million years ago] Human 6th Stage: Adulthood. Physiological peak achieved. Universe, December 25: Dinosaurs appear on Earth [230 million years ago] Human 7th Stage: Middle Age. Beginning in late thirties, expertise increases. Problem solving improves. Signs of aging. Universe, December 30: Earth’s fifth mass extinctions destroys almost all life. Death of dinosaurs allows small mammals to develop. Human 8th Stage: Late Adulthood. More health issues must be managed. Universe, December 31, 12 a.m.: Forty million years ago, primates that would become Earth’s humans still living in trees. Human 9th Stage: Life Ends. This commencement period can include choices about palliative and hospice care as well as bequeaths. Loved ones can be involved. Universe, December, 31, 11:59:58 pm, Christopher Columbus finds Earth’s northern hemisphere. [NOTE: Asian people reached these continents fourteen thousand years earlier.] Now that life can be understood in both personal and cosmic ways, keep in mind, At every stage of life, our inner self requires the nurturance of loving people attuned to our feelings and responsive to our needs who can foster our inner resources of personal power, lovability, and serenity. Those who love us understand us and are available to us with an attention, appreciation, acceptance, and affection we can feel, they make room for us to be who we are. ~ David Richo During these two minutes, Neil deGrasse Tyson condenses the universe’s 13.8 billion years into twelve months. Click Here to View See Also: A Journey to the End of Time 29 Minutes Research Resources: Before the Big Bang Brahma Dreams the Universe Cosmic Calendar Cosmic Calendar Lesson Plan Earth’s Five Mass Extinctions History of Big Bang Theory Human Life Cycle Periods of Human Development Human Life Stage Lessons Succeed and Soar! Sandra Gould Ford Presenting arts experiences to encourage, refresh, enrich creative thinking and inspire. Journals Record dreams, hopes, plans and achievements in these beautiful, inspiring notebooks. Details: 6” x 8, spiral notebook 120 pages, ruled on both sides Art printed on front Cover is thick paper stock. Back cover is medium gray Inside front and back covers have pockets for storing extra paper and pens View All Notebooks Thanks for shopping!
Life Well Lived #10: Stumbles & Stepping High
When life offers lemons, make lemonade. The lemon life delivered this week was my experiment with sweetening the Artisan Bread mentioned in my last post. When a reader wrote that he was going to try the recipe, I advised: Adding sugar and dried fruits didn’t go well. Must run an advisory in next week’s post. Turned out a bit tangy. [Will stick with muffin recipes for that kind of thing.] Perhaps I used too much yeast for the heavier, non-wheat flours. Here’s how I made ‘lemonade’ from that bitter bread: Crumbled everything while watching Chopped-Beat Bobby Flay. Put all those crumbles on cookie sheets, baked them for four hours at 200 degrees. [They got really crunchy.] Made granola with this recipe Decided that was a way lot of maple syrup and honey for a couple servings [made with my dehydrated bread, it tasted like peanut brittle candy], so … Pulverized remaining crumbles in my seed-coffee grinder and now have fine-ground bread crumbs. Voila! Stumbles can be stepping stones. As the philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Geothe said, “By seeking and blundering, we learn.” Learn what? Astronomer Carl Sagan suggested “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” Yeah! And, I promise, no more Artisan Bread posts!! * Commencement Speech Transcript * Write for Succeed and Soar Succeed and Soar’s next theme is “Love.” Twenty great quotes have been chosen as prompts. Let me know if you’d like to share your thoughts, meditations, memories, opinions, and the list of quotes and guidelines will be sent asap. I look forward to publishing you in the Succeed and Soar newsletter and on the blog. Click Here to be a Guest, Succeed and Soar Author. Tales from The Dream Zone & “Wishes” Tales from The Dream Zone is Flying Ketchup Press’ second anthology. This collection of weird and wonderful stories is inspired by remembered or imagined dreams. “Wishes,” my short story about a magic coin debuts in this collection. Copies of this beautifully illustrated book are $12.99. Sandra’s Special, Limited-Time Offer Receive unlimited, personally-autographed copies on single orders, to one US address for $5 shipping & handling. Request here. * Preparing to Win National Novel Writing Month In 2019, nearly a half million people started National Novel Writing Month, determined to build at least 50,000 words into the start of a book-length story. A few succeeded. Far more important than piling up words is producing useful material. This Pennwriters workshop will use October to launch a fabulous writing adventure at midnight, Halloween night while winning the word-count challenge.Join me. I’m a NaNoWriMo winner and learned a lot along the way. Course Info When life offers lemons: Stay flexible. Accept that we can’t control everything and life is unpredictable. Maintain good, healthy relationships with family and friends. Learn from situations so that history doesn’t repeat itself. Stay positive. Here are four more tips. And, here are Five, Powerful Ways to Turn Adversity Into Opportunity. Please share. * This Week’s Special Offer Each week, my Featured Art is offered at 25% off [plus any discounts offered by my Galleries]. Shop here. Thank you for visiting my galleries and for your purchases. They support Succeed and Soar.