by mjmarggraff | Mar 9, 2020 | Inspiration, Space
A recent excursion to Mauna Kea to the see the stars changed suddenly: a rare snowfall blocked the roads and to my long-awaited night of viewing the heavens on some of the best peaks in the world. Skies atop the Big Island are an open star-scape, unspoiled by city...
by mjmarggraff | Dec 12, 2019 | Inspiration
“It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”, a new release starring Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers, is more than the sentimental journey the title implies. The beauty of the movie (no spoilers) shows how deeply Rogers understood humankind: He had an uncommon awareness of...
by mjmarggraff | Sep 25, 2019 | Just for Fun
Your humor style says a lot about you. A sense of humor means getting and giving a laugh—a truly human quality. Having a sense of humor is important enough that it’s a trait sought in candidates applying for one of the most serious jobs on earth (or off): NASA...
by mjmarggraff | Jun 10, 2019 | Confidence
3 Ways to Keep Your Confidence Alive All the Days of Your Life Recently, while having lunch with a long-time friend, she confided in me that age had drained her confidence to create, change, and inspire. She felt that she had ‘expired’. Anything she’d had the capacity...
by mjmarggraff | Mar 22, 2019 | Just for Fun
VR in THE VOID Presents New Sensations, Thoughts, Actions — Was That a Game or the Real Me? Until last month, my virtual reality (VR) headset experiences were fantastic and the immersion impressive: I cruised Mars, flew to the Moon, swam with whales in the seas...