Mindfulness

You've Got a Friend in Me: Rethinking Our Relationship with the Natural World

To change the world requires us to radically alter the way we think about our relationship with it. See what that means in this week’s piece.

The Art of Solitude: How to Be Alone in a World Full of People

Too often, we associate being alone with negativity. We associate being alone with loneliness, depression, brooding, etc. There is certainly truth to the fact that isolation can be negative, particularly for those battling addiction, depression or some other mental health-related issue. We also know that socializing with other hoomans is a positive force in terms…

The Simple Joy of Walking in the Woods

“Being accustomed to climb trees in making botanical studies, I experienced no difficulty in reaching the top of this one, and never before did I enjoy so noble an exhilaration of motion. The slender tops fairly flapped and swished in the passionate torrent, bending and swirling backward and forward, round and round, tracing indescribable combinations…