Hummingbirds and 4 dimensions of energy.
A few mornings ago, I was taking the garbage out. I went outside through our garage and when I turned to go back inside, I noticed a bird – or what I thought was a bird – swiftly flying around the ceiling area of the garage. I quickly realized the creature was a hummingbird. We […]
Darren’s one of these. Are you?
We just passed the end of the month. In our house the end of the month comes with comments and discussions that sound like this… “Well, I’ve got 3 days before I know about my month….” Or“I’m 15% over my month…” Or “It looks like I’m going to hit my month…” Etc. Darren is a […]
Which kind of self-aware are you?
Several weeks ago I was sitting in a large event arena to witness one of my nephews’ high school graduation. The arena had steep stadium seating so I had a really good view of a mom trying to keep her toddler quiet in the row in front of me. What finally did the trick was […]
Point Positive and an ancient prophet.
Illustration: Sketchplanations My brother in law Chad is a large, quiet, fearless (really!) man who spent a decade of his adult life as a professional white water river guide. Besides my sweet mom, he is, in my (very, very large) family, for sure one of the most trusted and trustworthy members. The majority of us, […]
Those printing brothers from York, England.
Once upon a time there were 5 Gibson brothers from York, England: Robert, Stephen, George, Samuel, and John. According to Great American Press, they settled in the United States in 1850. Printing had been the family business, so they “brought with them a French handpress to jump start their new lives and business opportunities in […]
Urgency, Importance, and Springtime.
A little kid education site online called Twinkl describes Spring this way: “Spring is a season of new beginnings, renewal, and growth. As the days get longer and warmer, the world around us starts to come back to life with blooming flowers, chirping birds, and buzzing bees. Spring is a time when we can shed […]
Harmonizing your primary chord
I’ve had a lot of conversations lately about work/life balance. People trying to find it, replicate it, master it, sacrifice for it, beat it into submission. One dictionary defines balance as: “A condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions.” It’s the ‘correct proportions’ part that can trip us up. Mary […]
Brielle – and being true.
Author and podcast host Polly Campbell recalls a story of helping her 7th grade daughter navigate 7th grade. “It was while my daughter was settled into the passenger seat—essentially trapped for the 15 minutes it would take to get home—that I gave her some advice. She was feeling lonely and sad thanks to friend drama at […]
Becoming our own wayfinders.
I have spent the majority of my life in a ‘grid’ city. According to Wikipedia, “In urban planning, the grid plan, grid street plan, or gridiron plan is a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid. The grid plan dates from antiquity and originated in […]
“Flinging yourself straight into life” – or not.
Fyodor Dostoevsky in the book Crime and Punishment, writes “Don’t be overwise; fling yourself straight into life, without deliberation; don’t be afraid – the flood will bear you to the bank and set you safe on your feet again.” Sometimes I wish I was a ‘fling yourself straight into life!’ person. Some of you reading this post […]
