Archive for September 2020

Finding resilience is a theme in 2020. This year is less about troubles and more about trials.  With each new test, our character is challenged, strengthened, and inspired. Presiding over much more difficult dilemmas, Churchill wisely encouraged: “If you are going though hell, keep going”! Discover bold reassurance and the optimism of bravery watching Film…

Native American Civil Rights leader Standing Bear suggested “Man’s heart away from nature becomes hard”. Gardens of world renown are open for online exploration. Embolden artistry with classical sculpture and renaissance engineering at Villa d’Este Gardens in Tivoli, Italy. Find impassioned use of color at both Nongnooch Tropical Garden in Pattaya City, Thailand and Keukenhof…

Grounded at home? Your kitchen houses colors, scents, and tastes of foreign continents: stimulating creativity and animating imagination. Check out Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat on Netflix with Samin Nosrat as she travels and tastes her way around the world. Or pick up her book by the same name and start cooking. Emmy Award winning Parts…

The pandemic affords a free escape into the most illustrious museums, all from your home. The Louvre offers online tours of her galleries, including a virtual reality Mona Lisa viewing. May we suggest Founding Myths: From Hercules to Darth Vader as ground zero for enthusiastic revelation. The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides access to pieces…

Tackling garage and closet cleaning can be as creatively stimulating as it is cathartic …and practical. Try uncovering toy collections, forgotten concert stubs, old board games, and other things saved against better judgment. These items once sparked imagination, enthusiasm, and adventure. Unearthing them now can reignite an authentic, original flame through a matured perspective. The…