“Are we there yet?”  “How much farther is it?”  I remember asking such questions as a child, when on a trip to a destination I was excited about (actually I sometimes still ask these questions).  The excitement and anticipation of a new experience, or even the repeat of an event experienced as enjoyable, drives us to expressions of impatience! …

I remember as a child that many of my friends received a monetary allowance from their parents, either on a weekly or a monthly basis, to give them an understanding of money management.  Although my siblings and I never received such an allowance, we were given a form of allowance sometimes for performing certain chores for grandparents and other relatives. …

We normally do not consider losing something as profitable.  When something or someone goes away, especially something that we consider to be of value or someone whom we love dearly, our reaction or response is usually framed within sadness, confusion, perplexity, and sometimes anger. …

Have you ever been in a situation where you hear someone say something, and it sounds new but also familiar.  Almost like something you feel you knew before but had forgotten.  It’s like waking up.  Maybe more specifically, it’s like something is waking up inside of you that has been slumbering, so to speak. …

When we hear news about our world, many times it is taken as simply information or data.  This information is about something that has happened or someone who has done something.  There is an implicit alterity or otherness about the information. …