Life is fully determined by perspective. Some people engage in the argument of nature versus nurture, but I don’t believe that either of those are nearly as defining as personal perspective. The beautiful thing about perspective is that we have full power and control to determine our own. We aren’t born with a specific perspective,
DECK THE HALLS
It’s no secret that I like cough drops. If have don’t have Listerine or a mint to subdue my clean-mouth oral fixation, I chomp down on cough drops, whether I’m actually sick or not. One time last year, on my drive down to Richmond to meet up with someone for a second date, I chewed
STORIES & STARBUCKS
“Stories are gifts: SHARE.” Opening the doors of Starbucks typically excites me, but yesterday was different. The door itself moved me. It summarized why there is so much power in human connection and I believe that the strength of this connection comes from story telling and memory sharing. It’s a beautiful way to
TALENTED LOSERS
I always knew there was a reason why my family loves the Redskins, and I learned exactly what that reason was on Sunday. After sitting in the rain at FedEx Field for the entire ‘Skins/Bucs game, I learned something about life: I learned it takes heart and hard work to be good at losing. Even
FEDEX FIELD WITH A PINK SPLASH
Live sporting events are like nothing else: they invigorate the most basic human desire for competition and camaraderie, which is why I am particularly excited to be at FedEx Field watching the Redskins play in the rain today. My brother can be the first to attest that I’m not the type of fan that will
FRAZZLED WAVES
There’s something to be said about those people who pay attention to the small details. You know, the small hellos, the opening of doors, and the people with full grocery carts that allow the person with only two items to go ahead of them in line. It’s these small acts of common curtosey — which really
PETIT PLAISIRS IN AN AMERICAN WORLD
In France, petits plaisirs, or small pleasures, are what make life so very worth living. Petits plaisirs are exactly why the French do not know the meaning over over-indulgence, for they understand that by allowing yourself the petits plaisirs you desire (in moderation that is), your life will be more balanced and complete. Keeping with
25 MPH WITH JINGLE BELLS
Our lives move at a constant 85 mph. It is a pace of life that is adulated by American society for its efficiency, productivity, and ability to “do it all” in one day. The sad truth is that 85 mph is a speed which prevents us from really living. Someone told me this weekend that
LIVE, LOVE, & EAT 86,400 SECONDS OF THANKS
Happy Thanksgiving! As you turkey trot your way around the local roads and your kitchen this morning, take thanks in every small moment of this day. There are 86,400 seconds in a day; catch these seconds as you live them and give thanks for every small detail of this holiday. If you run a local Turkey
THE TEN MINUTE CUSHION
We live our daily lives without enough of a cushion. The alarm clock goes off, we rush out of the house, we franctically squeeze in all your errands, we work eight hours, we make it to dinner, we have five minutes of free time and then we collapse into bed to do it all again. We have allowed ourselves