The greatest pleasures in life are free. Take laughter as an example. Do it daily. You’ll live longer…and better too. Or how about sunshine? On days when the sun is beaming, let the rays shower your spirit (use sunscreen, of course!). Connecting with dear friends […]
“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 […]
Every 90 minutes a new need for Slow is born. That is, according to recent research that states our adult minds work optimally for an hour and one-half, then we need a break. A quick nap, says University of California at Riverside professor Sara Mednick, […]
Rome wasn’t built in a day. I don’t think I really understood the meaning of that saying until very recently. Like, as in yesterday, when I came to realize how much I have pushed myself all my life. It’s cultural in part. Americans glorify pursuing […]
Everyone has experienced that moment when you’ve run up the stairs to retrieve something, only to forget what it was by the time you got there. For a split-second, you are lost, dangling in a state of limbo while you try to remember why you […]
Escape is something we all do with our minds from time to time. Whether it’s watching a movie or play, listening to a great concert or your favorite music, it can be very relaxing to take our minds off the day-to-day grind to lift our […]
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 […]
Do you ever feel isolated, alone, not connected with anyone or anything? Then look at your hands. See what they do. They reach. They move. They write. They create. Do ever think you aren’t a part of something greater than yourself? Then look at your […]
Creatives tend to experience life on the fringe. We don’t bow to convention. We question societal norms. We shake things up. We dare to ask “Is this really true?” My sister once called me a “loose cannon,” a phrase reserved for those who roll about […]
Music has healing properties. And it seems that just when I need it, a song will show up to tell me just what I need to hear. Marc Cohn is a singer-songwriter whose music touches my soul. In his song She’s Becoming Gold, he sings […]