Culture and Caffeine

Much of what I have written over the years, both here and on multiple other platforms has come from a deep desire to see cultural walls broken down and allow everyone a seat at the same table. As I mentioned in my last post Border Crisis, cultural differences can’t be seen as “us vs. them”.Continue reading “Culture and Caffeine”

Finding your rhythm

Do you ever feel like the busyness of this world, schedules, deadlines, commitments, expectations, and pressures are all waging war against your soul and sucking the life right of you? Maybe you feel a bit like Garth Algar from Wayne’s World, crying out, “It’s sucking my will to live!” I think we probably all experienceContinue reading “Finding your rhythm”

I pledge allegiance….

When I say, “Red, white, and blue”, what emotions does that evoke in your soul? For some, this brings feelings of nostalgic patriotism with visions of a Norman Rockwell painting in classic Americana style. Maybe you think about the freedom that you or a loved one fought for, and perhaps even gave their life toContinue reading “I pledge allegiance….”

A world broken

In a previous post What would you do?, I tried to consider how it would feel to be a refugee. Either due to war, persecution, violations of human rights, or violence, there are currently an estimated 110 million individuals who have been forcibly displaced from their homes. Add to that poverty, climate crisis, and countless otherContinue reading “A world broken”