Time seems to go by so quickly. Unless you are in the middle of a weather event in Kansas. I really can’t complain. This has been an easy winter. Yes, we’ve had cold, yes, we’ve had a small amount of snow. But all in all, it has been a very easy winter. February seems like a good month to find some new hobbies or even catch up on a little reading. Reading never hurt anyone. Our Johnson County Libraries are free for all of us and easy to find, use and request something you want to get more information about. It is almost as endless as the internet. Well almost. The older I get the more I realize what a tiny view of the world I have been exposed to. How many more ideas I could read and ideas to consider. This is how we grow. Be open to ideas and other people’s opinions. No, we aren’t going to like some of what we find. But maybe we can find new ways to look at the world around us. We are all valuable. Find a book to read. Do some research on weather balloons or some other news item you see on TV. Look to see what all travels up and down our railway lines. Search what all is moved up and down our interstate highways. What you find may scare you or just make you a little more open to your world. We can’t live in fear of what we don’t know. We need to live with information and knowledge. Or if those ideas don’t spark an interest. Do some family history research. Like everything else, be open to what you find. Not everyone is related to a past president, a Native American chief or a famous inventor. But you may find something that explains family beliefs, health, traditions or favorite foods. Or at least maybe get some answers as to why Grandma put raisins in her thanksgiving dressing.
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