by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Aug 8, 2022 | Observations, Peter's Voice
How Do You Focus? Michael Poland writes about two kinds of consciousness. I think of them as two types of awareness. He calls them the lantern and the spotlight. As children, we have more of a lantern style. We are just getting used to the world and have a lot to...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Jul 4, 2022 | Observations, Peter's Voice
Be Kind, Choose Love, Count Your Blessings While out for a bike ride this weekend I was struck by the beauty of our country. Where I live, we have rolling hills, beautiful trees, flowing streams, and of course amazing people. In this short post, we’d like to...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Jun 13, 2022 | Observations, Peter's Voice
Life and Chess I’ve taken up learning chess in the past year. I became interested in the game after watching The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix. I was captured by the game and the players. I’m no good at it, but I find it fascinating to play. The depth of...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | May 30, 2022 | Observations, Peter's Voice
You Are Exactly Where You Should Be You are exactly where you should be. That seems to conflict with what we’re told. Why on earth would you choose to be where you are now? When you look at ‘successful’ people, I’m guessing you think they are living larger...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | May 16, 2022 | Observations, Peter's Voice
Pros and Cons of Goals Today there is much focus on setting goals to get more out of life, but there are both positives and negatives to having them. Oftentimes, when you set a goal, you not only set what you want to happen but you also tie in the way it should...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | May 3, 2022 | Observations, Peter's Voice
The Magic of Smiles The other day I was at an event with a group of soon-to-be graduating college kids. I always enjoy being around young people to get an appreciation of how they view the world as their future is uncertain yet hopeful. During one of the discussions,...
