When I went to see The Temptations last week, I hoped to be entertained. I didn’t expect to have a life-changing experience related to the power of intention.

As quoted above, William James was a philosopher, historian, and psychologist, but he might as well have been a marriage counselor. Feel free to send today's post to your spouse or partner, especially if you have a personal tote board regarding your relationship or if you feel pleased that you are winning the game of logic when it comes to you and your partner.

Thanks to Tash from Australia for turning me onto this TEDx talk that demonstrates how essential it is that we “retire to” something as opposed to “retire from” a job.

I’ve just arrived back—with a big smile on my face—in El Pescadero, our dusty, sandy fishing and farming village in southern Baja. The first thing I noticed was the waves. And not the ones in the beautiful ocean.

“If a previously unidentified virus was found to diminish life expectancy by over seven years, considerable effort would probably be devoted to identifying the cause and implementing a remedy. In the present case, one of the likely causes is known: societally-sanctioned denigration of the aged.” - Dr. Becca Levy

The title of today’s Wisdom Well blog comes from Albert Einstein, a clever and wise human. Would you prefer being clever or wise?

What do you value more? Competence or loyalty? Self-awareness or connections?

Socrates said it's when we come to the realization that we know that we know nothing. Maybe that's true.

For those of you who know something about Dan Buettner’s “Blue Zones” (by the way, he’s teaching at MEA Baja next year…here’s the link), you know five places in the world hold the record for the greatest concentration of longevity amongst their residents. One of those places is the island of Sardinia off the coast of Italy.

In August, I attended the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament in New York. This has been on my husband's bucket list for a long time so we bought tickets months in advance for opening night.