Infinity is described as going on forever, never ending.  The universe goes to infinity, my love for you is infinite, etc.  We all know, as we've gotten older, that the concept of infinity is a tough one to get our human brain around and understand...just as an astronomer needs to be able to think in theory, the "what if" factor.

In my life, I understand the outside concepts of Infinity, however...in my short stay here on planet earth, my infinity is one paradigm to the next.  Life constantly in flux, always a variable, always ending one thing then beginning another... hence the term Broken Infinity.

I first coined the phrase in my own mind, back in 2008, April it was...on the campus of Texas A&M University.  My son had received his Sr. ring and we were walking around campus, taking pictures as customary, and looking at the various sites, statues and buildings.

We happened by the engineering building, if I'm not mistaken, and there was a statuesque piece in the courtyard out front.  It was an infinity symbol turned on end vertically...with an opening at the top, breaking the loop.

I told my son, that's an interesting piece, and he said, "What do you see Dad?".  Without hesitation, the words "Broken Infinity" came out of my mouth.  His reply, "Interesting.", in his dry recoil.  We went on, I turned, looked at it one more time and we walked away.

It stuck in my mind for months...I did some research and found the following: