The Universal Law of Flow
Sometimes you have to say “no” to get to “yes”. Over the past few months I have met many people at a crossroads in their lives. They know where they are isn’t where they want to be. They have a vague sense that there is […]
Tag: mindful living
900 Posts to Slow
Today represents my 900th blog post. The number surprised me. Back in 2008 when I started this blog, I wondered whether there was really enough to say about Slow at all. Yes, there is. Slow is a lifestyle choice. The great thing about it is […]
Life’s Little Synchronicities
The train from Stuttgart sped along the late winter tracks as the grey light weighed down on me. Sitting in a six-person compartment with a man preoccupied with his iPhone, I wondered if I was making the right decision to set my sights on Freiburg […]
The Heart of the Matter
The blessings of friendship are never more apparent than when you are going through tough times. Perhaps it is my rather Puritan upbringing that suggested doing things on my own without outside help was somehow noble and showed character, but as I discovered the power […]
Dare to Dream
“Look for the good things to come…and they will.” I posted that on Facebook yesterday. A great friend of mine from California quickly reminded me that those good things have already happened. It’s simply our job to remember them. Calling forth good things is really […]
Google Head
It was an innocent mistake. Really. And I swear I’m a good listener. Except when I’m not. At lunch the other day, my son was trying to explain the latest video game that has captured his attention. He mumbled something about Zombie Apocalypse, only I […]
What Lies Within Us
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Throughout the years since I first pondered the Slow Movement, I have learned there is one fundamental thing lacking from the entire discussion. We […]
Relinquish
Habits are hard to break, especially the ones that aren’t good for us. But as creatures that love routine, we cling to our structures as if our lives depended on it. That’s how we’re made. What would we do if we didn’t have our preset […]
Why Fear is not Always a Bad Thing
Pearls of sweat bead on your brow. You sit, perched on the edge of your seat, waiting to jump out of it during the scariest part of the movie. You toss and turn at night, plagued by a recurring nightmare of being chased in the […]
The Prison in Our Heads
In the past two days I have watched two movies. It’s been one of those rainy weekends where staying indoors seemed like the best solution. The Life of Pi, an epic Ang Lee film about a young man’s journey of perseverance and survival, was not […]