I love these notions! It is so true that we are comprised of five senses, not just our brains. Touch, sound, smell, sight and taste offer a complex interaction with our mind, body, and spirit. Thanks much for your suggestions, Lissa! I especially love the […]
We’ve all heard the parental warnings – don’t write down anything you wouldn’t show a nun. But the days of digital digests are here, and in that impulsive teenage way, kids today often Facebook their feelings before thinking. That can lead to future calamities during job searches […]
Sunday is a day of rest like no other in Germany. A fairly traditional society, Germany observes more religious holidays than any other European country I know (with, perhaps, the exception of Spain). I live in Bavaria, which is the most conservative state in the […]
Notice the sun dial on the church. This is one of my absolute favorite pictures from our trip to Ibiza. Island time goes at a flip flop pace. Love it!
Arielle Ford was in the air, heading towards Las Vegas while she read my book (and ‘highlighted much of it’ she said in an email – she likes it. She really likes it!). Her husband, sitting next to her, kept poking her in the side […]
The power of slow is about our relationship with time and how we can live mindfully to have more of it. But what if your days were numbered, like Randy Pausch’s? What if you thought your time was up, then got a second chance? For […]
“Oh no!” my friend’s email cyber-wailed. “I forgot your birthday…” Actually, she had not. She had remembered right on time. I spent seven glorious days on a Spanish island with two of my favorite people in the world: my best friend and my husband (my […]
As I stared down at my camera battery gleefully soaking up more energy from its charger cradle, I realized we are a lot more like machines than we realize. We need to recharge our batteries like everything else. Taking time off is as important as breathing […]
A nugget to ponder as I depart the blogosphere for a week of fun in the sun. The power of slow is a philosophy based on the strength of our choices. Do we want to run blindly through our days based on misconceptions of self, or do we […]
Yesterday was the pinnacle. We traversed the Greater Munich area, enjoying the scenery and commenting on how beautiful Germany is. But last evening, soaking our sore hams in the bleeding sunlight, we agreed we would make today a ‘transition day’, a day in which we […]