Years ago, I stumbled across George Orwell's book entitled, Why I Write, and I had to buy it. I had been writing for years in a journal, and while I knew quite well why I had started (to nurse my broken heart), I found that I was still writing long after my heart had healed.
Upon reflecting on my inner George Orwell, I couldn't help but realize that somewhere along the way, my self therapy had turned into a deeper inquiry. About life. About love. About meaning. And I have remained on this path ever since. Reading, writing, reflecting.
In the process, I have built a collection of Truths. I find these truths in just about anything: fortune cookies, napkins, tea bag tassels, movies, television, magazines, catalogs, books, conversation, photographs. I also find them in my travels and in my own life's experiences—taking chances, making mistakes, sometimes winning, sometimes losing, always learning. And when I am able to connect these truths across disciplines and through the ages, I find that all of humanity can often be held in a single vignette—a story that represents the essence of what it means to be human through a quotation, an anecdote, an image.
I believe that wisdom holds the future of our humanity. And if it can be made accessible to the many, we have a much greater chance of living extraordinary lives and creating a world that future generations will be proud to inherit.
This is my effort to make other people's wisdom accessible.
