JUST ONE MORE ... eclipse.
This is happening folks. On Monday, August 21st, the first total solar eclipse seen in the contiguous United States since I was seven years old will occur -- regardless of the weather (although we're hoping for a sunshiny day [not including the actual event {of course}]). Although there is *another* total solar eclipse coming in 2024 that will *also* be visible in the contiguous United States, the whole lot of us humans seem to be living on borrowed time, and so deferring until that occurrence just isn't good enough in case the apocalypse is as nigh as it seems.
By the way, you might be wondering how the experiencing of the eclipse might fit into this particular concept's mission statement of "[embracing] incremental change in order to empower folks (or just me) to stay positive and solution-focused in a day and age where problems often seem insurmountable, control often seems out of reach and apathy often seems to be running rampant"?
Rumor has it that eclipsing can be a life-changing experience, as anyone knows who has seen (or read) 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'. Being so young before, the only thing I can remember from the last one was how we made special pinhole thingies in elementary school science class so as not to be blinded ... and shadows -- I can vaguely recall lots and lots of unexpected afternoon shadows. I can only imagine, now that I have the benefit of a life well examined, how I'll feel that Monday. Not to build it up too much in advance, but I'm fully expecting to be as affected as I was the first time I saw the Grand Canyon.
So now's the time. If you haven't yet made plans, do so soon. Find the path of totality and make your travel plans to get there. Clear your mind and be open to whatever comes in just under three weeks from those moments that day we'll be literally without the sun. Because 2024 is not promised, and so this may be your last time to be exposed to just one more ... eclipse.
