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 […]

Thinking?

Do most people prefer to think for themselves? Does it seem that many prefer to be told what they think? Or maybe to be told what they “should” think?

Drifting?

What is drifting? Does it involve living without direction? Are drifters literally blowing in the wind? Are they susceptible to any and all outside

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?

Different Views?

Can we find points of agreement in our differences? Is it a matter of focus? Is it a choice of a perspective that is more positive or one that is more negative? Does it involve respect for others even those with different viewpoints?

Autopilot?

Do we live our lives on autopilot much of the time? Do we start each day with the same morning rituals? Do we follow the same route to work? Do we do the same things in the same way we did them yesterday and the week before and the way we will do them tomorrow and next week?

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Who am I?

How do I know that I am?

How do I know who I am?

What does it mean to be? To be what?

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Memorial Day

What does it really mean? How can we really honor the millions of men and women who died in the cause of freedom? Is it enough to have parades, speeches, music and holidays?

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memory?

“I remember that distinctly, as if it just happened!” With what certainty can than statement be made?” It may seem certain to the speaker of those words, who still has a vision of it in mind, but is this vision accurate?

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Is change a word and a concept that elicits immediate attention and possibly fear? Is the perception of change the key to how we respond to it? Does a fear of change lead to certain actions? Does a positive perspective and acceptance of change, lead to different actions in the face of change?