Ikigai is a Japanese phrase for “a reason for living.”And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the longest living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life. This village has one of the highest percentages of 100-year-olds living in it. It represents one of … Continue reading
Concepts
Collective Commitments
In April 2016, I had one of my “Aha” moments while spending time on Madeira island. The place where I feel like that I experience my true self the most. While on one of my waterfront walks, I said to myself, “Pat you have always said that you want … Continue reading
Audio Books
In my January 2015 post, I identify two Joseph Campbell audio books I listen to – all the time. Another audiobook I recently enjoyed listening to was The Power of Vulnerability: Teachings of Authenticity, Connection & Courage. Show up and let yourself be seen. “In our culture,” teaches Dr. Brené Brown, “we … Continue reading
Okay Glass – You Are Getting Wild!
Each month, Google introduces new features to enhance Glass. Here are two new ones released today and a new App that just came out called Glashion. The Glashion app is definitely ”Mind blowing”. Vignettes Glass now has a whole new way to tell stories through pictures. You can capture both … Continue reading
A Glass Star is Born!
I am shamelessly promoting my 207 TV Show debut here in Maine last night. Check out this link in case you missed it or in case you want to watch it multiple times. I apologize if you are subject to watching an advertisement before the Show. What do you think of … Continue reading
Okay Glass – Take A Picture….
When the Glass home screen comes on – you see the current time and the words, “Okay Glass.” At this early stage in the beta test mode, the most used command by all the Explorers and the curious minded people who try them on is – “Okay Glass Take A … Continue reading
Getting Glass
A month or so after I applied to be a Google Glass Explorer a friend of mine asked me if I had heard if I was going to be invited to be a Glass Explorer. I answered without hesitation – Oh No – that would be a life changing event … Continue reading
Google Glass
Did you hear about Google Glass this week? Google announced that it would make its Google Glass beta test product available to a limited number of would be ‘Glass explorers’. To acquire a pair of Google Glasses and become an explorer you had to apply by February 28th by either … Continue reading
What’s Your Real Age?
Following the post about 99 Year Old Gertrude Brown, this subject seemed like a natural place to go. Dr. Mark Hyman (www.drhyman.com) a blogger I follow commented this week on why our biological age is different from the actual age of our body. We certainly witness that with Gertrude. Dr. Hyman’s post … Continue reading