Bits of Life Missed Worth Exploring
Red flowers. Yellow flowers. Purple flowers. Large ones. Orange ones. Small ones. Bought from a store. Growing wild in a field. Displayed proudly in a yard. They seem to be everywhere. I find flowers fascinating in that all of us love their beauty, color, and brightness. Flowers have a way of erasing the clouds in the sky and those deep in our hearts. Flowers, without ever saying a word, find a...
In a world driven by deadlines, schedules, and constant timekeeping, it’s easy to forget the beauty of timelessness. We use time as a scorecard. Needing to rush to the next thing we need to do. Then counting how many things we finish in a day. But amidst this endless pursuit of efficiently using time, there are instances when time seems to suspend its rigid hold. Moments of flow and...
When we seek help or advice, there’s an important question we rarely ask the other person whom we seek advice from: “What experiences, responsibilities & training have shaped your knowledge?” Essentially asking, “Where HAVE you been”. This question holds significant value, giving us a chance to measure if the person we are seeking help from really has the...
Mathematics is often met with disdain by many individuals, becoming a subject they “hate” as they progress through their primary education. However, it is intriguing how we overlook the significance of mathematical concepts in our lives. In this article, we will explore the enduring value of the four fundamental operations—addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division—and how we...
For avid readers of this blog, you know my passion for music. Have you ever wondered about the origins of your favorite songs? Are there songs you’ve been listening to for years? Most of the songs we enjoy today didn’t exist 50 years ago, and some didn’t even exist a year ago. Every song starts with an idea and someone who writes it. Creativity is often associated with artists...
The progression of life is hard to see when looking into the future. What will we understand a year from now? Who will we meet? What challenges will we face? The future is filled with too much uncertainty never giving us a hint of what’s to come. Yet when we begin to look back, seeing the years piling up, we remember when something good or bad happened to us—thinking about the mistakes we...
As we age, we realize that our understanding of things is always incomplete. Everything changes – circumstances, people, and things. While we may feel that we understand something, it’s only when we recognize that everything is situational that we can translate our knowledge into better choices and more effective actions. Living our lives based only on facts is difficult. Life...
Why is it so powerful? It is one habit that can help you immensely in expanding your life and your circumstance. Ambiguity in what we hear, read, or face is a precursor to curiosity. Doubt, confusion, or lack of understanding are characteristics of ambiguity. We need to be curious in many situations. When we need to learn more yet don’t have things right in front of us to learn from forcing...