Unexpected

In the Beatles’ song “Beautiful Boy,” John Lennon sings: “life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” Today, I was going to write about my blog’s 2-year birthday. Instead, I’m writing about something else. This week, for me, was a crash course in understanding how exactly true that statement is. I’m [...]

Ignorance is Bliss

I don’t actually think that ignorance is bliss. In fact, I usually am firmly in the opposite camp: more knowledge, I say! As a society, culture or country, we tend to think of knowledge and intelligence as a good thing. Information is out there in the world and it’s our job to go out there [...]

The Curse of the Overachiever

I’ve been a busy bee this winter. In between all the snow storms and shoveling, I’ve been taking a lot of proactive steps towards reaching my 15 Before 30 goals and I’ve even started chasing after a few extra dreams as well. Of course, all of these things keep me occupied and in constant motion [...]