Ordinary Mer

We Are Family

Close your eyes. Picture a family. What does it look like? If you’re like most people, regardless of your religion, politics or beliefs, you’re probably thinking about a mom, a dad and some kids, maybe a shaggy looking dog that followed them home one day. This image, of course, is a very traditional idea of [...]

All That We Perceive

Perception. It is “the act or faculty of apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind,” at least, according to the dictionary. When we taste, touch, see, smell or hear, we are perceiving. Every day, our perceptions lead us to make certain conclusions: she has brown eyes, he is bald, the water is [...]