Words To Live By: “It’s A Beautiful Glass”

Wanting to understand “What is it that makes us human?” filmmaker and artist Yann Arthus-Bertrand collected images and stories from 2,000 women and … More

The World War II Women Knew

The stories of World War II have been told many times through a multitude of male perspectives and usually with … More

Doing The DEWEY’S READATHON

I’ve have yet to made it through the complete 24 hours of a Dewey’s readathon and I won’t today.   But in a spirit … More

Words: “Courage To Face Life Cheerfully…”

“I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves — this critical basis I call the ideal … More

Caterpillars — Masters of Domination

Evolution does strange and wondrous things — like creating Caterpillars Masters of Domination! I’m proof of how little we know of nature’s … More

Words: “Things I Learned When I Was Chris…”

Sometimes, the right words have an unexpected source. Back in 2013, Ashton Kutcher at the TEEN CHOICE AWARDS confessed that his … More

The Transformative Power of Listening

As much as the phrase “captive audience” is bandied about by advertisers and media, listening is not passive.  It is … More

Words: “I design, therefore I become.”

Jason Silva’s DO WE HAVE FREE WILL video (below), part of his SHOTS OF AWE web series, is an excellent reminder … More

Featured Book: CHASING THE SUN by Natalia Sylvester

“beautiful prose”  “a realistic portrait of PTSD”  When I met Natalia Sylvester on Twitter (@NataliaSylv) four years ago and first read … More

Words: “Do Worthwhile Work”

Its human nature to want ‘what we do’ to be valued and to want to be valued for what we … More