If I were to tell you about a new medication that relieves pain, reduces stress & anxiety, lessens your risk for type 2 diabetes, helps improve memory, increases longevity, and enhances overall life satisfaction, would you drop your to-do list and rush to phone your doctor’s office for a prescription? According to an article onContinue reading “A Secret to Happiness”
Category Archives: Psychological Health
Need a Reason to Get Away? Here You Go!
Do you remember vacations as a kid? I can recall living for vacations. My family would always go to the Gulf of Mexico and stay in a motel on Florida’s Panhandle. We traveled to Flarda, as it’s pronounced in the South, to swim, lie in the sun, play in the surf, and deep sea fish. Continue reading “Need a Reason to Get Away? Here You Go!”
The Waterfall Effect
As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I’ll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche. I’ll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can. ~John Muir When I see the word waterfall,Continue reading “The Waterfall Effect”
The Amazing Science of Grounding
Through the years, I’ve written a lot about the healing powers of Nature. In Escaping Normal, I shared how my experience of spending many months exploring areas of natural beauty rehabilitated me from burn-out and loss, bringing me back to life. The Waterfall Effect outlined a number of health benefits of natural crashing natural waters. Continue reading “The Amazing Science of Grounding”
Primal Connection: A Need for Credence
Whether or not we acknowledge it, each of us is a part of Nature. In past posts, I’ve written about the importance of staying cognizant of and nurturing this connection. That is in fact the theme of Micro of the Macro. But it’s always a delight to explore further and better understand this all-encompassing blessing.Continue reading “Primal Connection: A Need for Credence”
Working Toward Oneness: Meditation
After a 14-year hiatus, I have reestablished a daily meditation practice. It is part of a deep Ayurvedic cleanse I’m doing, and its purpose is to release stored emotions. After only 3 weeks, I’m already experiencing positive results; I no longer feel the stress of getting things done at a hurried pace. My daily modeContinue reading “Working Toward Oneness: Meditation”
The Gift Economy
When I was a small girl in the Southern US, my Grandmother kept a sizable vegetable garden, a large number of chickens, a few cows, and several pigs. My memories of time in the garden and with the animals outnumber any others from those days. I befriended one of the chickens, actually a rooster, whoContinue reading “The Gift Economy”
5 Extraordinary Benefits of Going for a Walk
For years, I’ve read about the many advantages of walking, and I’m sure you have, too. Among its plethora of benefits, it improves endurance, helps with hydration, burns calories, increases longevity, and reduces the risk of many chronic illnesses. It’s a great activity to continue into advanced age, or to incorporate into any work-out routine. Continue reading “5 Extraordinary Benefits of Going for a Walk”
What Do You Mean “Holistic?”
If you are a tag reader like I am, you may have noticed all my posts include the word holistic. You may understand the concept, but my idea of it encompasses more than what’s normally considered. For that reason, I’d like to take the opportunity to explain. First, I want to share a definition fromContinue reading “What Do You Mean “Holistic?””
Five Life-Changing Gifts of Travel
Learning about new cultures is fascinating to me. I love hiking and biking new landscapes, towns, and villages. It’s thrilling to see with my own eyes the ancient structures first glimpsed in the textbook of my college Renaissance Art and Architecture class. And the people I’ve met couldn’t have been nicer.
Micro of the Macro 