"Since the pandemic started, I've wanted to stay connected with our community. Through the form of a weekly blog, I share my insights and reflections on various topics."
In an Opinion piece in the New York Times in April, Frank Bruni wrote about the most important item that he teaches his students at Duke University.
At the start of my week, I was talking to a colleague, and we were sharing how our weekends had been. His weekend plan had included a birthday celebration for his son in which they had rented a moonbounce for the party, followed by a visit from the local fire department with the fire engine.
In 2008, NPR launched the Tiny Desk series as part of its NPR concert series. Since then, over 1,170 performers have visited the studio in Washington, DC to perform.
A month or so ago, I saw a segment on PBS Newshour that featured an artist, Kent Stetson, who turned his art into accessories—namely, handbags. Each piece he creates makes a statement. “When you carry one of my pieces, it gets acknowledged.”
In Eckhart Tolle’s book, Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose, he spends time talking about ego and how ego can significantly influence who we are. What I found interesting was the way he described the ego as almost like a separate entity inside of us, fighting for power over us.
Have you ever had the situation where, after talking to someone, you felt like you were each having different conversations? The reason for that feeling is that you probably were having different kinds of conversations.