The lens of time

Have you ever noticed how a situation that once seemed daunting can appear entirely different when viewed through time? Whether it’s a workplace dispute, the weight of a clause in an agreement, or the damage to your car, our perception can transform over time....

Switching drivers

If someone cuts you off while driving, you will likely be annoyed, frustrated, and possibly even angry. If you cut someone else off, it is always with good reason and justification. It depends on who is driving. So why not always look at it from your view as the...

Wallow

Often associated with large mammals laying around muddy water to stay cool and avoid insects biting them, and as humans, we take it as a form of indulging in pleasure. How is it that so many we encounter choose to wallow in misery? Each day presents issues and...

Have cake

We experience those days. You start well by the coffee machine does not work. You skip that and go for a run only to have a calf seize up. You limp home and remain steadfast to continue with the day. Soon you discover the dog chewed up your checkbook while you were...

Bird’s eye view

When we look to see clearly, we tend to want to focus, narrow our attention and bring it all to a central point. So we may see one element well, but we lose so much more. Not until the latter part of the twentieth century did we gain a complete sense of the earth as a...