Central. Sometimes I like to give the answer right up front. As if you didn’t already know this one. The human body cannot thrive without breathing. Photo by Tim Goedhart on Unsplash So why do we hear these sayings so often? I just need to catch my breath I feel like I’m drowning (absence of breath by the
Photo by Susan Holt Simpson on Unsplash If you were given only four letters with one word for each letter and were told to pick the one letter that describes you best, would you be able to do that? Would one word or letter be sufficient to describe you? Here are your letters: D – Driver I –
Originally I intended to write a post today focused on the power of lifelong learning. I chose instead to give space for each of us to rest. Photo by Sid Leigh on Unsplash How does choosing rest demonstrate lifelong learning? It’s taken me decades to recognize the long term benefits of pushing pause and making time to really
Looking in the mirror I see my face changed with years; I completed my 62nd trip around the sun just two months ago. You might think that by this time I am well acquainted with me. I am and I am not yet. Living things grow and growing things change. In 2013 I heard this
Photo by Philip Swinburn on Unsplash Staring up at the pegboard above the workbench that was both out of my childish reach and appreciation of shiny things, my Grandfather told me of the value of using the right tools to do good work. His tools were hung carefully by type of tool. He had four
This sounds like the beginning of a riddle: How are plants, butterflies, & people similar? I’ve never been good at solving riddles; I’m often too deep into the associations rather than pulling back to see a bigger picture. This isn’t a riddle. It’s a legitimate question. How are plants, butterflies, & people similar? Let’s start
Today I want to invite you to engage your imagination. Photo by Belinda Fewings on Unsplash Using your imagination may be as natural to you as breathing. For some, you’ve been told the imagination is a road to debauchery. Others of you haven’t used your imagination for yourself for far too long. I know it
There are 28 days left in our 40-Day Journey to the New Year. We’ve talked so far about growing your awareness in three areas: head, heart and body. I’ve shared some invitations to dig a little deeper below the surface in any one of those areas. Perhaps an area has been poked a little too