December 29, 2013

Lessons for 2014: The Owl-Brain and The Squirrel-Brain

     Animals have so much to teach us.  Take for example the squirrel and the owl.   The owl often perches silently, quiet and unafraid to watch the big picture of the world below.  This is a great contrast to the behavior of the squirrel, darting to and fro, in an endless frenzy of paths on the forest floor and through the trees.  Squirrels always seem to be on a […]
December 29, 2013

An Introduction

I have always been attracted to blank-paged, beautifully bound journals.  I must own at least 30 of them, most untouched.  It is the first place I go, in fact, when I enter a bookstore.   Despite all the works of authors lining shelves in front of me, with beautiful glossy covers and eye-catching names, I am drawn to the empty void of the unlined journal.   Just recently, I was reminded of […]