I look at this photo and it seems ages ago. I took it while laying in the sun on a hotel rooftop in Miami. In reality, it was only taken 3 weeks ago today almost to the minute. Since then, a pandemic has taken this world by storm. Mother Nature is shouting from the rooftops and people are being forced to listen. We are being told to stay home, don't leave the house unless necessary, and practice social distancing. Such a funny term: social distancing. What will this do to human connection? To human culture? Behavior? Our future perspective in this world is about to go through a massive shift. "Are you ready for this," Mother Nature asks? I sure wasn't. I have been learning so much about myself in the past 2 weeks. How does one react in vastly unknown and uncertain times? I am no longer in a rush to do things. It's strange, I never felt that hurried before but now there is ample time to focus on things I didn't spend that much time on before. Connectin...
my morning meditation view This month I reached a birthday milestone. I am being granted the privilege of growing old. I say that now because before, the number of years I am, have never felt very old to me. Maybe it’s because I come from a large extended family where my twin sister and I were always the “babies” of the group. We were the youngest of the kids. Now the kids have kids. And we have reached a number that makes me pause and evaluate where I am at in my life and if I am achieving what I hoped to achieve when I was younger. Professionally, I am not fulfilled. I have a job that I like at a company that I admire and have much respect for. But something is still missing. I do not feel the value in my work as I once did. I consider myself lucky and honestly very grateful. I am in the position I am to have a career that so many would trade places with me for. But I’m looking for something b...