There are two types of people in this world. Those who look at the scene above and think, Who let the dogs out? And those who smile inside. I am optimistic about humanity. I believe that people will come to understand that happiness is not something to fight for. Happiness and love are not limited resources. What we give away comes back to us an order of magnitude greater. If we learn to share. But aren’t we giving up opportunities?

Most Americans grew up with the notion that our flag represents freedom and independence. But what do Freedom and Independence mean at the core? As a child, I remember asking my mom Do you prefer Freedom or Security? She said Security. Nature Economics and social studies have taught us that humans…

Technology is preventing us from connecting I remember not too long ago, we could just pick up the phone to solve a problem. Now, it seems like real-time problem solving is a thing of the past. No longer is there live support. Phone numbers have been replaced by chat bots which lead you down a labyrinth…

Part One — The Breath is like the Wind What produces wind? What triggers us to breathe? Sport Teaches Us About Life As athletes, we learn to master our breath. We learn to enhance our breathing above & beyond involuntary action. Supreme efforts require a little help…sometimes producing amazing performances in the theater of sport. We develop deeper inhales stretching our muscles and lung…

Musings in Perspectives — Every morning I sit in my chair and look outside before I meditate We have a bird feeder hanging directly in a line of sight to the backyard. This morning, I noticed the seed level to have lowered dramatically. Spring has finally arrived in the Pacific Northwest with Mother Earth awakening to a new year! I thought to myself, as my body gradually…

Sometimes we overthink things. We use our limited past to predict what we don’t know in the future. But the only thing we really do know is the opportunity in front of us.

Let me describe for you a scenario I’ve been imagining. You might need to stretch your imagination muscles if they haven’t been used in a while — then again, you might be very flexible! You might hear voices saying, “This doesn’t make sense” or “That is impossible”. Write those thoughts…

This article is not intended to be a tutorial on how to drive – I just felt the need to point out some things that some people may not know. I am not a professional driver. I am not a driving instructor. But I do know a thing or two…