Social connections affect focus

Use of social media is known to impact our focus negatively. Social media had one fantastic benefit during the peak of the pandemic. Online connections, when fostered intentionally, can have a positive affect on focus. I recently started reading Michelle Obama’s “The Light we Carry”. She begins by discussing her use of small things to … Read more

Intentional connections

Living with intention is more than just setting goals, and visioning exercises, it is living in the moment – making intentional connections to people, places, self. Starting a new year is often a time that we consciously consider our lives, perhaps even take stock, and consider what we’d like to have/do differently. I’ve been on … Read more

Making a difference, one little thing at a time… according to Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Tipping Point”

Self Portrait, Reading, Book, Difference

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference Since posting my 2017 Books Read list (read so far that is), I have finished nine more books.  I hope to give my response (not review), to the books, and how they have some impact on my life. Most recently, I finished the audio … Read more

If not now, then when?

Now Distant Thoughts

Have you ever wanted something/somewhere/someone so much, so bad… that you were willing to do almost anything to get it? No matter how counter-intuitive, no matter how hard it might seem… and it wasn’t hard at all? Acting outside of our comfort zone, especially against natural instincts is a sure fire way to see growth. … Read more

Impatient for change

Distant thoughts

All this talk of change and living for it, blogging for it, making it happen in all facets of life, from parenting – to work – to housing – to my blog – to relationships… and I am terribly impatient for it. I am ready for these changes to happen, I don’t do the limbo … Read more