by Jule Kucera | Feb 2, 2020 | Blog
In support of our goal of uncovering and discovering our True Selves, we’re starting a series of eight explorations that are intended to be enjoyable, not onerous. Treat them as if you were seeking a hidden treasure. You may want to grab a notepad or a tablet—a place...
by Jule Kucera | Jan 26, 2020 | Blog
There were two top vote-getters in our survey of possible topics for this blog. “Finding our true selves” was one of them and is where we’re going next. I used to believe that we have One True Self that we must find in order to live our best life. I used to believe...
by Jule Kucera | Jan 19, 2020 | Blog
In 1835, forty-five young, white men wanted to better themselves. They were not professionals, they were clerks to professionals and merchants. The men knew they could improve themselves more quickly and to a greater degree if they did it together. Their solution was...
by Jule Kucera | Jan 12, 2020 | Blog
When an adult negatively critiques the portrait of a child in their care, it is never about the child, or what the child looks like in the photograph. It is always about the adult. As I write this, I am not thinking of what my mother said to me. Unfortunately, I am...
by Jule Kucera | Jan 5, 2020 | Blog
Even though I said this post would be about a library, there is something more on my mind: photographs. In particular: portraits, otherwise known as headshots. For most of my life, I have not liked to have my picture taken. This aversion might have started in second...
by Jule Kucera | Dec 29, 2019 | Blog
Sometimes I come to wrong conclusions because I have made wrong assumptions. I have done the equivalent of assuming the world is flat and therefore have been careful not to sail my boat off the edge of the earth. The wrong assumption I have made about couples is that...
