Unplug, Plug It Up, and Recharge | From Behind the Pen

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Today, I’m plugging into an outlet of gratitude. You can call it thanksgiving, thankfulness, appreciation, or any plethora of nouns you want to tag it as. But today, I am stepping away from the keyboard to give my eyes a bit of rest, well after I finish this post of course, and taking a dive into an ocean of gratitude and recharging.

When spring arrived this week, it was a refreshing welcome, but it also brought along its share of challenges. Now this isn’t something new, but for this moment we owe it to ourselves to push away from our desks and soak in a few moments of much-needed reflection and relaxation.

I am allowing myself to take a step back, unwind and regroup. Just like I have to plug my mobile devices into their designated chargers when their batteries run low, it behooves us to do the same. Sometimes we become a little overwhelmed and frustrated because we push ourselves to aggressive “limited limits.” Our buttons are pushed in rush mode, and then we find ourselves in a funk…a deep one at that. Can you say “Burnout, overwhelmed, over-my-head” boys and girls?

So, today, let’s keep this simple. If you need to step away and unplug for a little while or for the day, heck it can be for the weekend for that matter, so that you can get recharged, then just do it! If you don’t, then who will? If you passed out, then what? I won’t torment you to leave a comment today, but I implore you to take a break if need be. No running on empty today if you can help it. Love to you all. 💖

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Israel must allow humanitarian relief to reach Gaza, Australia and UK say in new joint statement – as it happened | Australia news | The Guardian

Foreign minister Penny Wong and Britain’s foreign secretary David Cameron in Adelaide on Friday. Photograph: Michael Errey/AFP/Getty Images

Source: Israel must allow humanitarian relief to reach Gaza, Australia and UK say in new joint statement – as it happened | Australia news | The Guardian

Around The World in 1896: See Colorized & Upscaled Footage of Egypt, Venice, Istanbul, New York City, London & More | Open Culture

 

 

The YouTube channel Lost in Time has taken footage from the legendary Lumière brothers, originally shot in 1896, then upscaled and colorized it, giving us a chance to see a distant world through a modern lens. Nearing the end of the 19th century, the film pioneers (and their employees) visited different parts of the world and captured footage of life in Barcelona, Jerusalem, Venice, Moscow, Istanbul, Kyoto and other locations. For viewers, unaccustomed to seeing moving films, let alone far-flung parts of the world, it must have been a sight to behold. Below, you can see the different places featured in the footage, along with timestamps. To see what the original black & white footage looked like, visit this post in our archive.

Source: Around The World in 1896: See Colorized & Upscaled Footage of Egypt, Venice, Istanbul, New York City, London & More | Open Culture