The Chinese thinker and philosopher, Confucius said “Study the past, if you want to define the future,” It is necessary to revisit the past to understand the present, and often to discover ourselves and the context in which we live. There is history around every corner and there is change and transformation in everything human beings touch. Seattle was no different, the city we know today has been reinventing itself rapidly since the 90s and 2000s.
Posts tagged as “life”
During my first year of college, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called Ulcerative Colitis. My doctors told me that there is no cure for my chronic disease, and I would have to live…
Dark skies. It looked like night when I woke up. Nothing too unusual for someone who lives in Seattle. It had been a while since I woke up so early and excited. Yes, it is…
There’s so much trust that we put in strangers. Driving, eating, shopping — these all require a roll of the dice, a little faith in the stranger next to you. But what about the carousel…
As we’re painting the walls of my childhood home in Mississippi, readying it for a price tag, my mother tells me a story. You know the game MASH — that pen and paper kid’s game…
“Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?” Terry Pratchett Your name creates an avenue to search for your sense of self and for others to interpret…
“It is better to understand that the greatest achievements will take the greatest time, and rather not to be okay but grateful and compassionate to the time.” – D.H. Pain is not the only touchstone…