Berne Library Notes for Wednesday, March 17, 2021
You want to try an experiment? You don’t need to order any special gadgets or file into the ground floor of the mega gym to secure your six-foot distancing square. You don’t need an iPad, smartphone, laptop, tablet, state-of-the-art step tracker or internet access of any kind.
All that's required is you and that amazing three-pound wonder you carry around with you everywhere you go. It’s housed above your shoulders inside your skull and contains lots of water, a good amount of fat and billions of — what are they called again? Oh, that’s right. Billions of neurons.
Give it a go as you step away from the daily bustle of “should do”s, “wish you’d done”s, and “really gotta run”s. Settle back, take a few refreshing breaths, and experiment with a daily dose of mind-wandering.
That’s right, take a minute or take five to test out the mind-wandering waters. You may be pleasantly surprised where a positive flow of mind-wandering can take you.
After all, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, and Friedrich Nietzsche were all known to be one with the mind-wandering practice and they had some interesting journeys. One key ingredient to bring with you, your smile.
Gratitude Wall
After your mind wandering session, maybe you’ll dive back into your device. While there, log onto www.bernepubliclibrary.org and check out the Gratitude Wall. A place to add a happy note or two.
Stop in frequently to watch the wall grow. If you are more a pen-and-paper kind of person, drop the library a written note that can be added to the living wall of sparkles. Send your note to: Berne Public Library, Post Office Box 209, Berne, New York 12023.
Sparkles
Here’s a sparkle for you — the library is now open for short in-house browsing, Monday to Friday from 2 to 7 p.m and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Other sparkles include fine-free March for all Berne library items, virtual story time on Facebook live every Friday at 3 p.m. with Miss Kathy, weekly take-and-make kits, and the seed library is ready to help grow your gardens. Wander in and find your sparkles.