Permission to be open

“I didn’t know that I would like it or that it was good for me until I tried it.’  Have we not all experienced this at some stage in our lives? It may be as simple as a productivity hack, such as scheduling your week, substituting milk for plant-based options, or...

Your best – why not?

Society, through the generations, is intent on progress.  With that, we tend to measure what progress is being made by looking at bigger, better, faster, and more robust. To attain any goal, there are inevitably many factors that we must consider, some within our...

Cherish the bittersweet

For many, this is the chocolate of choice, the rich dark bitterness infused with sweet notes. Yet, it is not the preferred choice for two-thirds of people in the USA while preferred in other countries. For many, the joy of the bitterness accentuates the sweetness and...

The world with open eyes

How blind can we not be to see? Eyes open but minds shut brings little richness in experience. With that, we do not grow. The scene you often see that you quickly dismiss or process as familiar may not be the exact scene you are acquainted with. What is it we are not...

Intersections

We approach it from four directions, converging to a single point. We come from very different places, and what we see we may believe to be the same, yet it is not. While we may be looking at the same point, the background and perspective of each person differ But, we...