Engaging in the details and realizing it’s just logic, a practice in thinking. Relaxing enough to let down the facade. Sharing the things that delight you.

You’re the Dutch in the 1600s. You’ve set up ports around the world to facilitate trade. One particularly successful settlement was christened New Amsterdam. Today known as New York. After various conflicts in the Third Anglo-Dutch War, where the Dutch re-conquered Manhattan, you trade New Amsterdam as a part of a peace treaty and get…

“It is not the rich man’s son that the young struggler for advancement has to fear in the race of life, nor his nephew, nor his cousin. Let him look out for the “dark horse” in the boy who begins by sweeping out the office.” “A new judge is very apt to stand so straight…

Take the beauty of the historical churches from Rome, nestle it into a green valley, bring in a copious amount of art, make it a honeymoon destination, bring in a lot of artisan crafts and voila, Florence. A gem in an ocean of gems. Italy in the spring is unparalleled.

An unabated curiosity. Dreams so large they create awe in others. A few ingredients that made up the magic of Leonardo Da Vinci.