I love to travel, try new foods, ingest caffeine, and watch political news coverage. A psychologist by training trying to bring a little common sense to it all.
They hadn’t yet reached an understanding of what it all meant. They knew what they had done. They had an idea if what could come of it. Their joint motivation eluded them. That is why they were taking this trek and search for a life on purpose.
It’s a rainy, stormy day in New York City. The storm seems to capture a certain uneasy nervousness in the random people you bump into on the streets and subways. At moments like these you want to stay in bed and watch old shows and tune out the […]
This might sound a bit cheesy and too optimistic. However, I’ve been thinking about the “healing” concept with some frequency. We are currently re-assembling ourselves. Looking for growth spiritually and emotionally. As we heal ourselves, we are also healing others around us. This is where I might sound […]
“An upcoming vacation gives us something to eagerly anticipate.” -Jaime Kurtz This past weekend, I finally got my act together. I sat down and started planning vacations. Yes, multiple ones. I have use or lose days and I am of the firm belief that those earned vacation days […]
I am a fairly adaptable person. From a young age, I have lived independently. As part of that independence, I’ve become quite strong and at times stubborn. That makes sense. I’ve also lived in 22 cities and, as such, I had to learn to be adaptable so I […]
Even if the day is hot or foggy, you should wake up with a clear mission. That mission should be to gift someone something today. A gift can consist of a compliment, a smile, a bag of chips or access to a new resource. There’s much you can […]
Today is the Fourth of July. In the United States, weather permitting, we have grand fireworks celebrations to mark our grand day of freedom. The 4th or Independence Day is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence of the United States, on July […]
She had packed eveything up into the van. Well, not everything. Just what could fit and somewhat mattered. She only brought what she could connect to. Or so she hoped. She wanted to move on with what was just necessary. Yet, her insecurities seemed to spill out into […]
“The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.” A little bit of fear is not a bad thing. I believe. However, paralysis by fear can be all-consuming. As we think about freedom, we must consider it at not only at the societal level but also […]
There are known knowns; there are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns; that is to say, there are things that we know we don’t know. — Rumsfeld Day after day and hour after hour – particularly during covid- meetings came at a nonstop clip. […]
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