In Whitman’s poem I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer, he suggests that numbers and diagrams are nothing without a little magic mixed in. Instead of a lecture, he chooses to ‘wander off by himself in the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time, look up in perfect silence at the stars.’ I too feel that […]
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Psychologist D.W. Winnicott described creativity as the space between the inner and the outer worlds. So true! In order to be creative, we must leave our outer world and venture to the space where we can just explore- without judgement. This space is where we can find something that suits us. It can’t be explained; […]
From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free. -Jacques-Yves Cousteau It’s no surprise that water can have positive effects on our mood. Swimming underwater gives us a quiet that we can’t get anywhere else. […]
Everywhere I look these days, from the slogan at the YMCA to life coaching advice from Martha Beck in her book, “Finding Your Way In A Wild New World,” I’m reminded that a key to creating a peaceful, joyful life for oneself is feeding one’s mind, body, and soul. The body and soul were easy enough […]