by laurel5289 | Dec 28, 2020 | Big Questions, Mindset
Image: Pastel and ink on paper • “Soul Singer” • Katy Ward A friend once told me: “the worst mistake anyone can make in life is to build someone else’s “ideal scene.” The “ideal scene” is the dreamed-up version of your life, where every part is a personal...
by laurel5289 | Jun 7, 2021 | Big Questions, Environment, Mindset, Sustainability
Questions covered in this show: How would you define ‘green’ or ‘sustainable?’ How does that affect how you live? How do you integrate it into your life? What drives you in this direction? What’s your WHY behind sustainability? Was there...
by laurel5289 | Nov 11, 2020 | Big Questions, Mindset
Breaking the Matrix 101 Part 1 of 3 in the Allegory of the Cave series. Feature art by the McGill Library for Unsplash. Why does the holographic steak taste so good in The Matrix? There’s a scene in the film when Neo plugs back into the Matrix to have a conversation...
by laurel5289 | Nov 5, 2020 | Big Questions, Mindset
Have you seen The Truman Show? It’s a film about a guy named Truman who lives in a simulated life that is completely predetermined and broadcasted to a TV audience. Truman has no idea his life is inside a TV set… and no idea that the reality he sees is not the reality...
by laurel5289 | Jan 12, 2021 | Mindset, Social Good
Tutto Andrà Bene for Unsplash The shocking events in DC last week brought an unexpected opportunity for me. The events boiled partisan opinion to overflowing. Can you imagine how many yelling matches (or frigid silences) came up at dinner tables? I wondered if...
