Jan 6, 2023
Do we need an atlas anymore? Recently walking through Walmart, I noticed an atlas on an endcap. I’d forgotten those even existed. Then, a few weeks later, I saw an idea for Soul Creations using maps. You choose various cities off an old map, places that may have...
Dec 6, 2022
When my son went to college and would come home for various breaks, it was inevitable that he would sleep an inordinate amount of hours. At first, it was a little frustrating because I scheduled time to be off from work so we could hang out together but he would sleep...
Nov 30, 2022
Do you ever feel like if something is “good for you,” then it is bad before it is good? It’s almost as if consuming something good has to be a bit like a punishment. Like you have to “take your medicine.” But if something is “bad...
Nov 28, 2022
That’s how millions of people felt in 1985 when they took their first sip of the new Coke. Hopefully, your first day back at work following a holiday weekend has gone well! Or . . . if you have the privilege of being retired, today was full of peace and rest!...
Nov 24, 2022
Over the years with West folks, I’ve not hidden the times I’ve screwed up. Certainly, there are plenty to choose from, but a significant regret of mine is cheating in high school. Geometry and Chemistry. Those two things alluded to me. Cheating did not get me on the...
Nov 18, 2022
It’s the way we think. And it changes the way we live. For the next week, we will prepare to “be grateful.” What if preparing for Thanksgiving is a jumping-off point for living life rooted more deeply in gratitude? Sometimes, gratitude is easy. We look around our...
