Communication – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

By Renee Shay, Harvesting Thought –explore– I recently visited the San Francisco Zoo with family and had a wonderful time.  I saw bears exploring their enclosure for treats left by the keepers, wolves playing hide-and-seek on their worn trails, orangutans climbing high up for the view while they ate breakfast and lions doing what theyContinue reading “Communication – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”

Need to Be Liked

By Renee Shay, Harvesting Thought –explore– The need to be liked, to belong, to connect, did not start with the World Wide Web, Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, or Messenger. These social networks were born out of our desire to connect with each other. It was quite genius of their creators to figure that out and capitalizeContinue reading “Need to Be Liked”

Fitting In

By Renee Shay, Harvesting Thought –explore– As far back as I can remember, fitting in posed challenges for me. Whether it was trying to get to know new neighbors when realizing the other neighbors had a head start or beginning new relationships on my first day of school, sizing up the room to decide whoContinue reading “Fitting In”