Legacy?

The Opening Your Mind Blog presents questions about Legacy! No answers are offered! Hopefully the questions lead you to reflection and more questions! What is a legacy? Is a legacy what is left after someone passes? Is it the money and property provided in wills? Is a legacy the trophies, awards and recognition accumulated during […]

Are you Sure?

Do we often say things, as if they are absolutely true and beyond doubt? Are we sometimes not completely confident in the veracity of our statement? Is it fact?

Achievement?

Do we ever achieve our best possible self? Is it always a lifelong pursuit? Is achievement a marker on the path to fulfillment? What is our best self? Is it a viable objective? How will we know if we achieve it?

REALLY?

Is “really?” a common reaction to what people say? Are we often surprised, shocked or incredulous about the words that come out of someone’s mouth?

You?

How does one go about the discovery of who they really are? Can this be accomplished through self-reflection? Does it take input from trusted family and friends? Is there an analytical test that will reveal it?

Why?

Is why a question that can go in many directions? Would it be considered a common question, that is asked of oneself, of others, of the universe, and even of God?

Reading?

Is the joy of reading still alive? Is it still embraced by the young? If we read with an open mind, are we overly influenced by the opinions of others, which are so prevalent on social media?

Responsibility?

What contributes to this hesitancy to accept the consequences Vof our decisions and our actions? Is it due to a fear of failure or a fear of consequences or a fear of criticism? Is it a demonstration of lack of commitment?

I know?

What do we know? What do we really know? Is a lot of what we “know”, in actuality, what we think we know? Is it beliefs and opinions?

Self-ESTEEM? YOUTH Sports?

Whose program is it anyway? Are youth programs primarily for the benefit of parents, coaches or the young people participating? Is that often difficult to discern by observation?