Author Archives: Lee-Anne Ragan
Everyone smiles in the same language
Life Lenses™ is all about building bridges across different perspectives. Bringing appreciation to ‘other,’ to ‘different.’ Frequently, when conflict is rife, when tempers are hot, when differences are many, when time is short and resources are low, differences can be … Continue reading
Home is a pregnant pause & expat ‘um’
Kenya is my new home. I’ve moved here after living my entire life in Canada. I find myself asking people, on a regular basis, where’s home? If you’ve lived overseas for any length of time you’ll understand the pregnant pause … Continue reading
The ‘Middle Wife’ by an Anonymous 2nd grade teacher
I checked this story on Snopes & turns out it’s an urban legend, however, it’s too cute nonetheless. It’s a great example of how, when your perspective is different (that of a child) things can get turned around in the … Continue reading
Women multiply
If you’re a frequent reader you know the Life Lenses™ blog is all about perspective how we see things & how that view affects who we are, how we act & what we prioritize as important. Our perspective affects what … Continue reading
A perspective on gender identity
This image is from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. I think it speaks volumes. ‘nuf said.
I put the lime in the coconut … now what?
If you know the song ‘Put the lime in the coconut’ by Harry Nilsson, then this graphic (by Mike Rilestone) is pretty darn funny. If you don’t know the song, then it will leave you scratching your head. Like perspective. … Continue reading
Laying it bare – monthly round up of April Life Lenses™ blog posts
We’re laying it bare. Stripping it down. Peeling back perspective. In this monthly round up you’ll find the Life Lenses™ blog posts laid bare for the month of April. Get bare, dive in deep and take a full look around … Continue reading
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Fact chimp – just the facts ma’am
Ancient Egyptians believed that onions would keep evil spirits away. The band Duran Duran got their name from an astronaut in the 1968 Jane Fonda movie “Barbarella. In Belgium, there is a museum just for strawberries. Reindeers survive in the … Continue reading
‘Sometimes,’ said Pooh, ‘the smallest things take up the most room in your heart’
Ahh Winnie. As in Winnie the Pooh, that affable, loveable, wise teddy bear. No truer words were spoken from a Heart Life Lens™ perspective. Small matters can make a big difference to how we feel – about ourselves & others. … Continue reading
Out of the mouths of babes … come an entirely different perspective
We have chains around our brains. These chains limit our thinking. They box us in, hold us down, reign us in. The chains often come in the form of assumptions. Assumptions we make without even knowing it. Assumptions kill creativity. … Continue reading
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