Take a look at the two boxes; are they the same shade of gray or two different ones?  They are actually the same exact color.  Hard to believe but true.  Want to test it yourself? Cover the shaded area where the two boxes connect with your finger…do you see it now? This is the perception of our brain because it uses shadows as clues to identify our world.  Our brain is tricked by the shadow which leads it to make assumptions about an object.  “Our brain tends to use past experiences to generate its perception of the world.”  Beau Lotto…

My family LOVES LEGO’s! To say we are obsessed is an understatement.  It all began with me and eventually trickled down to my family and now I am convinced I have created monsters. When my husband and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary last month, our present to each other was LEGO sets, and we spent our quarantine anniversary celebration with a race to see who will build their 3,000 piece LEGO kit first, to make it more interesting, we mixed all the bags together, and of course… I won. I am intrigued with how many pieces it takes to…

2020 has been an interesting year, to say the least.  I saw a meme that said “2020, written by Stephen King and directed by Quinton Tarantino.”  Every time we think we’re on the tail end of something, we find ourselves on the brink of something else.  As my girls and I were working on our spelling, we came across Bitter and Better.  These two words got me thinking about how one small letter changes the complete meaning of each word.  As we continue to roll with life’s punches this year we can live bitter or better…it all comes down to…