It's Earth Day 2023. The annual reminder to pay explicit attention to, and say thanks for, all the food prep and housecleaning done for us by our planet! Food prep and housecleaning? Yes!! Have you ever filled a 5-gallon bucket of water and walked it
Idioms carry and convey wisdom. This post is could be summed up in eight words: Don't put all your eggs in one basket I like to imagine my grandmother speaking the words; her long life experiences packing the words with a heft greater than the word count.
I recently watched "Free Solo," a documentary about rock climber Alex Honnold, and his ascent of the very challenging 3,000 foot wall, el Capitan. He climbed the wall in under 4 hours, without a rope. Sheer granite, sheer exposure, sheer composure, sheer
My father-in-law recently found a buried treasure. Deep in the back of a filing cabinet, he discovered a forgotten envelope containing several US savings bonds. Fun! Unexpected money! The bonds were made of real paper; they had a good feel - squared corners, colorful bold print.
Feelings are little bundles of emotion that zip around our bodies. They are essential. They make life vibrant. They have a powerful influence on behavior. We are wise to pay attention to our emotional selves in matters of friendship or love. But in the realm
Investing, to many people, is a mysterious realm, a bit like the Ocean. We wonder at the Ocean's beauty, play in its margins, and know its vitality to the world. But we also know the Ocean to be fierce, hazardous, unfathomable below the surface. Investing