Eyes Up World Blog

Although having more time is always preferable for exploring new places, I’ve had some extraordinary chances to deviate from my planned route and immerse myself in a few captivating destinations, even if just for a day. One such destination that captured my heart was Edinburgh, Scotland. I recently found myself with an unexpected extra day before my work commitments commenced in London so I seized the chance to embark on a quick yet delightful trip North to this captivating c

"Signs, signs, everywhere is signs "bleeping" up the scenery, breaking my mind, do this, don't do that, can't you read the signs," Five Man Electrical Band, 1971 and Tesla, 1990. On my way to Zion National Park and a stay at one of my favorite off the grid cabins , I encounter a perplexing series of road signs. The sequence begins with a sign that states "Dip in Road One Mile," which is followed by another sign indicating "Dip in Road 1/2 Mile." As if that weren't enough, sh

Some of my most vivid memories from my childhood involve my mom tirelessly working around our house and farm, constantly attending to the...

If you were raised in the South, as I was, you've probably heard that the path to a man's heart is through his stomach. This adage,...

It's a new year and I'm once again immersed in contemplation about what I want this year to look like and the myriad possibilities that...

It was 2018 and the scars from my breakup over a year earlier had not yet healed. But, I was at least certain at that point that I would...

“We thought we were doing a good thing,” said Rachel as she began to talk about how a hand-me-down, mobile phone had set her sweet...

I left Starbucks this morning in tears, my usual coffee in one hand and a gift from a stranger in the other.

What would you do? Did the public shaming of this unaware restaurant patron fit the crime?