inspiration

The idea to start this blog was heavily inspired by Gretchen Rubin’s blog- The Happiness Project – in which she explores and tests various theories related to happiness.
I have enjoyed reading Gretchen’s experiments in happiness since the beginning and though I don’t always agree with her, I admire her candor.  I hope some of it [...]

neuroplasticity

One piece of the puzzle that could point me toward walking down a different street may be found in the neural web of my brain. This occurred to me as I was listening to David Sousa talk about how the brain learns at an education conference in January. His two big themes were how [...]

Autobiography in Five Chapters

by Portia Nelson
Chapter One
I walk down the street
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
I fall in
I am lost . . . . I am helpless
It isn’t my fault
It takes forever to find [...]