I had to pull the car over to watch the mesmerizing display of ornithological acrobatics. The starlings were clustering again in their beautiful, synchronous murmuration, a pattern too breathtaking to be mere chance. This aerial spectacle benefits the birds by providing warmth and creating an opportunity to exchange information. But it’s also a defense mechanism, […]
If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears. ~Cesare Pavese “Is that all you’re taking?” My friend eyes my suitcase doubtfully. It’s a familiar refrain. I like to travel light, to challenge myself to move forward without feeling weighed down. I also love […]
Last week I wrote about how I had gained weight and was ready to (re)adopt some healthier lifestyle habits without dieting. Diets don’t work long-term and destroy your metabolism in the process. So if dieting fails, how in the world do we win at weight loss? It’s less complicated than the diet industry would have […]
I stood on the scale, horrified by the number staring back at me. I have been backsliding into some older, lazier, less healthy habits lately. I walk, do yoga, practice mindfulness to keep stress at bay. I go to sleep early and start my days with a green smoothie. That should keep me at a […]
People are basically the same the world over. Everybody wants the same things – to be happy, to be healthy, to be at least reasonably prosperous, and to be secure. They want friends, peace of mind, good family relationships, and hope that tomorrow is going to be even better than today. ~Zig Ziglar “There! Go […]
One of my literary heroines is Gertrude Chandler Warner, the former first grade teacher who wrote The Boxcar Children series. The book, originally published in 1924, features four orphaned siblings named Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny. Afraid they’ll be split up in an orphanage, they steal into the forest, constructing a makeshift home in an […]
