Conformity.

They were told to stand in a line, one after the other and precisely behind the child in front of them. Perfect conformity. I'm not sure that there is a better way to manage small children crossing the street, but perhaps we need to do a better job of teaching our youth (and adults and [...]

Falling into place.

Some decisions are difficult to make and yet, when you finally get around to making it, things fall into place and you realize that it was the right decision at the right time. There could be many signs. But if it is something that you fear doing the most - that's probably a good sign [...]

Mentoring from a stranger.

What are you working on today? Arms. How often do you workout? This was the start of a gym conversation between a well-muscled man and a kid in his mid-teens. I turned the podcast I was listening to off to listen in. The older gentleman shared a few tips - he works one muscle group [...]

Our reality bubble.

We see the world through some level of egocentricity. Our default is to view from our own perspective and to think that this is the whole world, that there isn't anything outside of that reality. Then other levels of cognition kick in and we are aware, to varying degrees depending on the person and the [...]