I’ve been waiting for an inspiring topic to share with you, and apparently my brain still thinks it’s summer. So my inspiring topic is that it’s OK not to feel inspired. Instead of receiving internal sparks, I’m inspired now by the incredible array of art in the...
I had a conversation recently about that tricky situation where you want to speak up, and you hesitate. Maybe there’s a ‘superior’ or authority and you aren’t sure about the hierarchy of power. Maybe you know something is off, and you haven’t found the words yet....
We consider Thoreau a naturalist, poet, and philosopher, not an economist. So why in the world does he begin with a chapter on economy? Whenever I wonder what he was doing, I remember that he revised Walden SEVEN times. If something made it all the way to version...
I recently did a Google search on Covid and mental health. Turns out more people are suffering from mental stress than from the actual virus. I know that’s obvious, and it’s worth a pause. Perfect example of the stress response taking over the actual stress. The other...
by Henry David Thoreau Autumn 2020 Consider your place in the world, your relationship with nature, and how to live more consciously. You probably read excerpts in high school. Has anyone ever invited you to read it all, like now? Let’s read this familiar and powerful...
