A Carpe Diem Snapshot:
This photo, taken just now, represents for me the many life skills that the kids naturally pick up over the course of the day at the villa. Here, Cordelia mastered the use of the nutcracker, or schiaccianoci, so that she can practice her favorite life skill- hospitality. She enjoys putting on her best British accent and offers the students walnuts one by one. As it turns out, walnuts are excellent for cognitive health, so the perfect snack for students in the midst of writing essays and studying for mid-term exams.
Liturgical: Monday of the Second Week of Lent For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you.
Sanctoral: Porphyrius, Greece, Egypt, and Gaza +420 His hagiography is one of the most important historical sources of the 5th century.
Human: 212 AD – emperor Geta was murdered by his brother Caracalla. In their will, their father, Septimius Severus, gave equal authority to both brothers, without any division of competence or territory of the Empire. This fact alone made the cooperation between them more difficult and caused conflict. However, the deeper cause of the conflict that was the sincere hatred between them from their early childhood. They were not even stifled by the reconciliation above their father’s grave – to which their mother Julia Domna persuaded them. An unsuccessful attempt to assassinate his brother and the very aggressive behavior of Caracalla made Geta more and more popular among the people. So Caracalla decided to change the plan. Since the beginning of 212 AD he made gestures showing that he wanted to reconcile with his brother. Agreeing to formally reconcile with Geta, he arranged a meeting in their mother’s chambers on 26 February 212 AD. The brothers were supposed to be there alone and unarmed. However, Caracalla betrayed his brother, arriving with centurions ordered to kill him. Geta died while trying to protect his mother’s arms, who was injured herself trying to save her son.
Natural: Basics of brain health- nutrition, exercise, rest, relaxation, safety, avoidance of toxins, and mental challenges
Quote: "Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing has yet been done." -C.S. Lewis
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