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Across the Bridge of Self Reflection
One of the most profound gifts of insight I have received in this lifetime came through a 26-year career in picture framing. Day after day, each design session revealed the same truth. A single work of art could be seen and experienced differently based entirely on the colors and textures you surrounded it with. And…
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Mine to Do…?
The Minnesota winter of 2023-24 was one in name only. Persistent grey skies and stubborn tawny shades defined a landscape that would have normally been contoured by nature’s frozen frosting. I am not going to lie; my nervous system enjoyed its seasonal vacation. I had not realized how demanding this season was to my overly…
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Sharpening Our Awareness
YOU.logy is a practice in four basic skills. The first three, PAYING ATTENTION, CURIOSITY, and LISTENING, are ones we naturally possess as children. The final skill, APPRECIATION, is one I believe we foster with age and experience. While the story you are about to embark on may seem made up of irrelevant, disparate parts; each…
