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#15. Imagination and The Big Lie

As we age, we often lament the loss of our imagination. We tell ourselves that responsibility forced us into the ‘real world’. We see children as the pretenders and call ourselves mature for rejecting day dreams and fantasies. Truthfully we never stop pretending, we...

#14. Beauty and Screens

A few nights ago, I saw one of the most beautiful sunsets of my life. I did not take a picture of it. That sunset, from that location, at that specific time, was mine alone. No one else ever has or ever will see that sunset from that spot again. Light from the sun...

#13. Fear of Staying the Same

Mix things up. Wake up for the sunrise. Skip rocks. Go for the hug. Turn left instead of right. Buy a ticket. Get a tan. Fall in love. Never return. You can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube. Time moves on without us regardless of how we choose to spend it....

#12. Ode to Strangers

Ants have made their way into my pantry. It is frustrating, but also fascinating and rather impressive. How could they possibly discover, mobilize, and organize in order to assembly line the food into their hidden hill? Individually they barely have enough brain power...

#11. How to Be Understood

Rejection, pain, and anger are often triggered through misunderstanding and miscommunication. When miscommunications are frequent, it leads us to isolation and loneliness. We live in a time where we are constantly seen and heard — but never known. There is a vast...