Kermit sits there. Hands folded. Eyes staring up to the ceiling. Mouth open. The seashells are next to him. The coral next to the seashells. The bird cage to the left and the candles to the right. They all rest on the fireplace ledge. Joseph Campbell, Don Miquel Ruiz and the Dalai Lama's writings all sit on the shelf too. Each one speaks on a level that lights the way in their own way. Each book talks about a journey, a light, a higher place, a higher purpose, a definition of time beyond mere math, a definition of purpose beyond mere acquisitions. From the power of myth to the Toltec belief to inner peace to the world of silence where the answers reside all can be found on a fireplace ledge sitting next to Kermit, a seashell and a piece of coral on a little island called Sanibel. Independence Day 2010.