It is a difficult time to be a human in the world right now. Not insurmountable, but there are challenges. Aside from a sweeping global pandemic virus that currently has no cure, there is the social distancing and isolation, abrupt changes to schedules and lifestyles, fear for health and financial…

“What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.” ― Maya Angelou, Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now Stop me if you’ve heard this before (and by heard, I mean uttered it…

“I’m convinced that empathy is more powerful than hate and that our lives should be dedicated to making it go viral.” ― Zak Ebrahim, The Terrorist’s Son: A Story of Choice. I’ve had a few opportunities in the past couple of years to “go viral” on Twitter. It’s supposed to…

“Food is everything we are. It’s an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It’s inseparable from those from the get-go.” ― Anthony Bourdain This post is in honor of Anthony Bourdain’s birthday on June 25th. In recent years there…

“…although I do not suppose that either of us knows anything really beautiful and good, I am better off than he is — for he knows nothing, and thinks that he knows. I neither know nor think that I know.” ― Socrates (v. Plato in Apology) Ok, so Socrates may…

“Sometimes you need to scorch everything to the ground, and start over. After the burning the soil is richer, and new things can grow. People are like that, too. They start over. They find a way.” ― Celeste Ng, Little Fires Everywhere There’s a quote that has been tossed around…

“One thing is for sure — you will make mistakes. Learn to learn from them. Learn to forgive yourself. Learn to laugh when everything falls apart because, sometimes, it will.”―Vironika Tugaleva, The Art of Talking to Yourself Perhaps you are one of those people who have had to go on…

“When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety.” — Maya Angelou, “When Great Trees Fall” I heard a story (parable, fable … whatever you want to call it!) the other day that I had never heard before. …

“Anyhow, the older I get, the less impressed I become with originality. These days, I’m far more moved by authenticity. Attempts at originality can often feel forced and precious, but authenticity has quiet resonance that never fails to stir me.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear How…