Diversion. A piece inspired over the long haul. Your day begins. You exit your apartment, climb down 5 flights of stairs, release yourself out onto the street, and dodge the mystery streaks and piles along the sidewalk until you spot the green bulbs of the subway station entrance. All of this is predictable. What happens next is out of your control. The subway’s delayed this morning for a variety of reasons: signal malfunction, sick passenger, an unexplained "earlier incident

Storybook. A piece inspired by Scotland. It's safe to say since my time in Scotland, I'm on a different path. Rather, I've always been on this path but now I see it differently, more clearly -- and for exactly what it is: my own. I've stumbled off of it more times than I can remember, but I've thankfully always found my way back. And I've finally discovered the tool to stay on this path, an inner compass to guide me along. One that I can use to sort out all decisions with, an

Impact. A piece inspired by struggle. A recent professional development course introduced me to the concept of personal impact. My takeaway from this session was that impact, contrary to popular belief, is not something you have. Impact is something you do. Therefore impact is not a passive byproduct of your existence, but an active effort you make to influence and shape your environment. During this course, a swarm of "Wheels Up"-inspiring questions filled my head. How aware