Ordinary Leaving
When we see someone walking near us, are they walking away from somewhere or walking to somewhere else? It's hard to tell since we are always on our way too.…
NEXT Be
We are all a lot of individuals wrapped up in one package. We each have multiple titles, wear many hats, interact with many levels and have to still somehow remain…
NEXT Mind
Having a safe place to think isn't necessarily just a physical spot. The place you spend your time managing your thoughts is your own mind. Is your mind a safe…
Ordinary Eyes
Imperfect eyesight usually results in the need to wear glasses or contacts. When the mental roadmap from eyes to brain breaks down, we accept correction; in fact, we are very…
Ordinary Choice
Sameness can be a lonely place or a bustling venue. Our daily lives generally are full of systems and things to do. What one person may feel is a schedule…
NEXT Up
Those few seconds when I first wake up are wonderfully untouched. My life is easy, the day stretches out ahead and miraculously, I feel pretty good. And then the issues…
Ordinary Oh
The mystical allure of the "AHA" moment has left me wondering where the heck mine have been. I don't recall ever hearing myself utter that pithy remark upon a great…
NEXT Selfish
It may sound counterintuitive, but it is really unselfish to act selfishly sometimes. Let's talk science. Much of scientific research on resilience, or how we react to adversity, has demonstrated…
Ordinary Middle
Being in the middle is rarely comfy. Think about the center seat in a row of three on an airplane - no armrest just for me! Maybe that is why…
Ordinary Sight
I was in middle school standing behind a piece of tape on the floor several feet away from a giant E when something good happened in my life. The nurse…