On Slowness
— Slow is “in.” And for good reasons —
These days, the term slow suffers a number of negative connotations. Industrialism, globalization,
Fulfillment
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The Happiness Issue
— Is materialism bad for one’s emotional well-being? —
While reviewing thousands of psychology studies performed over the past six decades,
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You’ve Gotta Jump
—Few things in life are truly risky—
“I can’t. I’m scared.”
Skyler Dunn, three years older and infinitely wiser, looked at me
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Six Ways to Stretch Time
“Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.” – Henry David Thoreau
Here in the Pacific Northwest the tree-leaves that
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When Time Stopped
I’d seen them in the boarding area: two teenage Dutch girls, each carrying souvenir American flags, chatting excitedly as they
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What Making Chili Taught Me
Last Friday night, for the first time in 20 years of marriage, I felt how my wife must feel most
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For A Fulfilling Life, Beware of “Wisdom”
— I heard the Hollywood gospel, but it didn’t save me —
Conventional wisdoms are sneaky things. Moderately useful sometimes, they often
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Art Awakens Us: The Diving Bell & the Butterfly
— Here’s a beautiful film that explores how art and imagination liberated one human spirit —
The most powerful works of
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Neighbors at Work
— Daily, like me, the guy down the street labors away in solitude —
The day is young, an average Tuesday,
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A Hymn to the Library
— Here’s a place to really “work wireless” —
I tote no slim, foldable device of silicon, plastic and liquid crystal.
