“Short naps are good. Given modern workplace demands, this is not possible for many people – but if you have the option, try napping for ten to twenty minutes in the afternoon, preferably lying down in a darkened room.” Andrew Weil What an awesome opportunity…for the first time in months, I had finished everything I…
February 4: Out for supper
“I think America’s food culture is embedded in fast-food culture. And the real question that we have is: How are we going to teach slow-food values in a fast-food world? Of course, it’s very, very difficult to do, especially when children have grown up eating fast food and the values that go with that.” Alice…
February 3: Frozen river
“Silence can always be broken by the sound Of footsteps walking over frozen ground In winter when the melancholy trees Stand abject and let their branches freeze” ― Merrill Moore, Illegitimate Sonnets Each day is different in winter, and there are always beautiful surprises to see, even when you have seen the same landscape a…
February 2: Rowing hands replace dancing feet
“There is advantage in the wisdom won from pain.” – Aeschylus There is definitely a certain amount of wisdom won from pain. There is also a large amount of self-control exerted when you want to give up because the pain is so intense, but you won’t because of your competitive edge…Cait has replaced dancing feet…
February 1: Thomas Paine reflections
“I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.”- Thomas Paine Every day when I drive to and from work, I drive past this statue of Thomas Paine (1737-1809), and have seen him sitting here through the seasons,…