For it is this way with wonder: it requires that we are curious enough to look past the distractions in order to fully appreciate the world’s gifts
* Jean-Michel Basquiat
New York Times bestselling author of The Push
which leads to many more in the coming weeks
including cultural traditions of food
How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community Science Fiction Short Stories For it is this wayAn Invitation to Community and Models for Connection After almost every presentation activist and writer Mia Birdsong gives to executives, think tanks, and policy makers, one of those leaders quietly confesses how much they long for the profound community she describes. They have family, friends, and colleagues, yet they still feel like they're standing alone. They're "winning" at the American Dream, but they're lonely, disconnected, and unsatisfied.