“Ah, not to be cut off, not through the slightest partition shut out from the law of the stars. The inner–what is it? if not intensified sky, hurled through with birds and deep with the winds of homecoming.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke (Ah, Not to be Cut Off) I know urbanites who possess the soul of a farmer, stay-at-home mothers with…
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A Cure for Everything that Ails You: On the Healing Power of Art
Because we live on doorstep of NYC, we often find the culture of city life seeping into our everyday. Our highways jam with commuters, and our schedules swell with too much to do in too little time. We pay exorbitant prices for everything from a cappuccino to burgers to real estate. It can be a drag to feel the financial…
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A Moment to Breathe: A Book Giveaway
***This giveaway in now CLOSED. Congrats to our winners, Sandra and Sierra!*** …. “Inside, I’m dying with fear,” he said. “I think we all are.” I read these words in a recent NY Times article, spoken by a seventeen year old boy living in a tumultuous political climate, and I felt them bore deep into my body. Every time I…
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When Waiting is Your Destination
I recently lamented to a friend about my growing sense of impatience with the current state of my work life. I no longer have any deadlines circled on the calendar–every paper, article, and book project has reached a stage of completion or been scrapped entirely. Without dates scribbled and double-starred in black pen, I find myself at loose ends, wondering…
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On Being Kind to Ourselves
To celebrate a special day last week, I gave myself an entire day of permission. I gave myself permission to do whatever pleases me, and to refuse anything that does not. This means I spent the better part of my birthday ignoring the dishes calling me from the sink and the silent washing machine begging to be put to use….
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