This THPL journey, it affords us the opportunity to learn and to learn a lot. We can learn by hanging with other smart people, by doing our research and reading, and my favorite, by going out and seeing something or someone with our “own eyes”. Leaving the “safety” of what we know is the key, it matters none if it is near or far, we just have to “go there”. Being there in person is the key. It is amazing what happens when we see things in person. We feel differently about what we see, it is not antiseptic, we truly get a visceral feeling, palpable and real, and we can choose to get as close as we feel appropriate. The key is to embrace, engage, get connected, feel the vibe and then to make the feeling last….how to do that…..put words to it. Describe what is it like… Is it interesting, different? what adjectives describe it – what words bring it to life. Then there is one more step; after we visit and write about what we saw, then we need to read it and see if the feeling that we had comes back. Give the process a try. We might get hooked…. Loving life when I see it with my own eyes