We develop our identities early in life according to family, ethnic group or religion. Later we use careers, hobbies and talents to differentiate ourselves. But, believing that these circumstantial elements define who we are is limiting. It’s like squeezing ourselves into a tiny box and looking for others who inhabit a similar container. However, we needn’t narrow our world to only those who have the same politics, religion or ethnicity. Expanding past these boundaries helps us embrace new worlds, experiences and people we’d otherwise never even see. These self-imposed barriers often hide…

Amazing beauty.

Jarl and Steve